Puvidham- A School outside the Classroom

Puvidham/ Tamil with Eng Subtitles (2018)
57min/Colour
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Synopsis
Puvidham translates from Tamil to love for the earth.
Puvidham, a rural primary school has been providing education to the children of Farmers, Migrating Labourers and the under- privileged for the last 18 years in the Nagarkoodal area of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India. Puvidham’s education is based on Mahatma Gandhiji's Nai Talim Curriculum with the spiritual principle which states that "knowledge and work are not separate".
The documentary showcases Puvidham where Children do organic farming as an everyday school activity, manages school on their own without much help from the adults. The film captures the essence of how learning happens outside the classroom at Puvidham and the spontaneous expressions of children towards exams and gender roles.
About the Director:
Balamurali Krishnan is a filmmaker based out of Chennai. Apoornathakal(The Incomplete) a Malayalam short fiction film which he shot has been screened at Various festivals including Inside- out Toronto film festival and Chicago short film festival. He has produced and directed short fiction films, documentary and educational films. He has taught film and video production at National institute of design(NID), Ahmedabad.
Camera, Production, Direction and Editing by
Balamurali Krishnan
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