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It has been a long journey for Esther Victoria Abraham, known as Pramila, to the film world. From a girl who stood under the foyer clock of her Calcutta school - punished for giggling and playing pranks - to a Hindi cinema actress in Bombay, from marriage to a celebrated actor to becoming a producer in her own right, Pramila has travelled a long way. The journey of this venturesome, vivacious woman has been marked by many road maps, many destinations. Not all these destinations have brought her joy but if one were to believe Pramila, all of them have been worth the journey. At eighty-one, ...

In order to reach Lanka, Rama began to build a bridge. A little squirrel wanted to contribute its mite to this effort. It began to jump into the water and then roll on the sand and then run to where the bridge was coming up to shed the sand. Amazed at this unusual activity, Rama asked the squirrel what it was up to. The squirrel replied that it was doing what it could, to help build the bridge. There must be many who, like that squirrel, have contributed quietly to our independence. They also have their own stories to tell. Kala Shahani too, has a story of her own. Learn more about SPARROW ...

Listen to inspiring stories of women, whose lives are a testament to what a dream, fuelled by will, can do. Written and presented by Sound & Picture Archives for Research On Women (SPARROW). SPARROW is a non-profit committed to creating archives of oral history and visual material connected with women's lives and experiences which have remained hidden in the crevices of history, keeping their history alive through various media. It believes that positive change is possible only when we understand women’s lives, history and struggles for self-respect and human dignity. Voiced by Shruti Bhola,...