"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
On his inspiration to start #TellMeYourDream2015:
On how he gets people to open up:
The one that affected him deeply:
Favourite portrait/dream:
The deciding factor—the dream or the subject?
On the possibility of a #TellMeYourDream2016:
On his dream for #TellMeYourDream:
Scroll down to see some of the portraits from #TellmeYourDream2015.
"I don't have one dream, but many small ones. I want to take up photography with passion, do organic farming, gardening and many more things."
"I don't have one dream, but many small ones. I want to take up photography with passion, do organic farming, gardening and many more things." . When Mansi was in grade 12, one day her father asked if she would like to go to Pune to pursue higher education. It was unthinkable in her extended conservative family in Chhattisgarh, but her father was willing to against the family to let her pursue her dreams. She worked hard and went on to do her graduation and masters in Pune. She then came back to her state and worked with UNICEF for multiple projects. Often work was challenging and mired in corruption, but she knew she was still contributing to making the lives of people better. She had a difficult time convincing her family for marrying the man of her choice, and now she is married, settled in Bangalore and busy in her corporate life. She says work is as good as your boss, and she is extremely happy with hers.
"I want to travel the world with my art, just like my father did."
"I want to travel the world with my art, just like my father did."
"My dream is to build a house for myself and my mother in our village. My father was a village goon and died in an accident right after I was born, and since then my mother has been living with my maternal grandmother. However, after my grandmother dies, my uncles will not let us stay there and we will have to move out. So I need a house as soon as possible."
"My dream is to build a house for myself and my mother in our village. My father was a village goon and died in an accident right after I was born, and since then my mother has been living with my maternal grandmother. However after my grandmother dies, my uncles will not let us stay there and we will have to move out. So I need a house as soon as possible."
"My dream is to have a drum in every single house because without rhythm there is no life. The drum could be anything - people can make one, buy one, or paint one. It should be done for just the fun of it. However, drums also have a much larger role to play. It will set people free, it will make them happy, it will also make them more tolerant. And drums will also make them use parts of their brains which are not generally used."
"My dream is to have a drum in every single house because without rhythm there is no life. The drum could be anything - people can make one, buy one, or paint one. It should be done for just the fun of it. However, drums also have a much larger role to play. It will set people free, it will make them happy, it will also make them more tolerant. And drums will also make them use parts of their brains which are not generally used."
"I dream of earning lots of money. My father died and now I live with mother and wife. With the money earned the first thing I will buy is a separate house for my mother. The current house is very small, so can't accommodate all of us anymore."
"I dream of earning lots of money. My father died and now I live with mother and wife. With the money earned the first thing I will buy is a separate house for my mother. The current house is very small so can't accommodation all of us anymore."
"I have no dreams for myself. I just dream of good life for my children."
"I have no dreams for myself. I just dream of good life for my children."
"My dream is to get maximum number of children from Budhwar Peth (Pune's red light area ) into the mainstream society and to help the women there overcome the trauma and to come out of it."
"My dream is to get maximum number of children from Budhwar Peth (Pune's red light area ) into the mainstream society and to help the women there overcome the trauma and to come out of it."
VIII. Shrikant Prakash Tappal
"I have had many dreams but they don't get fulfilled. Right now I have three more younger brothers and they are all unmarried. I want them to get married and live a happy life."
"I have had many dreams but they don't get fulfilled. Right now I have three more younger brothers and they are all unmarried. I want them to get married and live a happy life."
"I don't want any money, all I dream of is making a name for myself with my art. There is very little value for art in Pune so I struggle here. If I do have money, I would also walk around with a camera like you and make art with it."
"I don't want any money, all I dream of is making a name for myself with my art. There is very little value for art in Pune so I struggle here. If I do have money, I would also walk around with a camera like you and make art with it."
"I have a constant dream for almost the last thirty five years - to build a Child and Maternal Health Institute in Gujarat. Multiple times in the past it almost came true, but something or the other stopped it from happening. The best place for doing this would be VS hospital in Ahmedabad."
"I have a constant dream for almost the last thirty five years - to build a Child and Maternal Health Institute in Gujarat. Multiple times in the past it almost came true, but something or the other stopped it from happening. The best place for doing this would be VS hospital in Ahmedabad."
"I dream of nothing, absolutely nothing at all. I just want to enjoy life now. I love drinking Bhang every evening after work and I want to continue doing this and just be happy."
"I dream of nothing, absolutely nothing at all. I just want to enjoy life now. I love drinking Bhang every evening after work and I want to continue doing this and just be happy."
"I had a friend who has now turned into a foe. I invested money with him with the promise of good returns, but he flipped after taking Rs 50,000 from me. It's a huge strain as I am also paying Rs 3,500 as EMI for my auto rickshaw and also have a family to support. I dream of not just collecting my money with interest, but also teaching him a lesson..."
"I had a friend who has now turned into a foe. I invested money with him with the promise of good returns, but he flipped after taking Rs 50,000 from me. It's a huge strain as I am also paying Rs 3,500 as EMI for my auto rickshaw and also have a family to support. I dream of not just collecting my money with interest, but also teaching him a lesson..."
"I dream of travelling across the world and seeing all the continents and all the countries. I think I can use dancing as a tool to achieve this - I can travel to perform in all these places. I also have a dream of learning contemporary dance, but for that I will have to take a break from Bharatnatyam. So it remains a dream..."
"I dream of traveling across the world and seeing all the continents and all the countries. I think I can use dancing as a tool to achieve this - I can travel to perform in all these places. I also have a dream of learning contemporary dance, but for that I will have to take a break from Bharatnatyam. So it remains a dream..."
XIV. Kailashnath Garibdas Chaturvedi
"To me life is all Anand (bliss). But I do have a dream - I want everyone to get Vedic education, especially Rig Veda. There is so much knowledge there for everyone."
"To me life is all Anand (bliss). But I do have a dream - I want everyone to get Vedic education, especially Rig Veda. There is so much knowledge there for everyone."
"My dream is to have my own Chocolate Factory some day and I would like to have it in Germany."
"My dream is to have my own Chocolate Factory some day and I would like to have it in Germany."
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