“Janwaar” in Janwaar

Written by Anil Kumar. Last night we had a film screening at our Villa Janwaar. “Janwaar” – a short documentary by Danny Schmidt. Gopal and Arun have helped me to set up all the technical stuff and made it run. We invited the kids and parents.They all were curious to see “Janwaar” – a documentary […]

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“Janwaar”

@Mountainfilm 2021 USA / Duration: 11 minsDirected by: Danny Schmidt In one of the largest and poorest states in India, there lies a community skate park built-in 2015. Ulrike Reinhard, the creator of this Janwaar Castle, is all about challenging the status quo and providing a safe space for kids to find their own way. […]

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Satoshi

Written by Anil Kumar Satoshi has been suffering. His foot was literally falling apart and turning back and brown. This went on for seven months. I got to know about it from my father. I went to his farm three weeks ago with my father and clicked some photos and sent them to Ulrike. We […]

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A Wise Investment

1.5 years ago we bought more than 150 SAWYER water filters for the villagers of Janwaar. They are very happy these days to have them. The heatwave and the lack of proper drinking water (all wells are dried out in Janwaar or have only very bad quality water) transform these filters to survival kits for […]

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