Anugya Srivastava

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As an Associate Producer, I worked with Much Much Media & Ummeed on this film.

TW: Bullying, abuse, suicide

This documentary short film explores the harsh realities of bullying, ostracization, and abuse faced by neurodivergent and disabled children and adults in India.

The film sheds light on the ableism that leads to bias, stigma, and unfair treatment. Disabled people, often experiencing trauma and mental health struggles, are left out and isolated, particularly in childhood.

The film features the stories of four neurodivergent and disabled individuals and the challenges they have faced.

My second film with Much Much Media/Much Much Spectrum and Ummeed as an Associate Producer.
Released during Neurodiversity Celebration Week (March 18-24, 2024) on March 21, this documentary short film centres on four Neurodivergent people, who express themselves through different art forms.

This article talks about the challenges faced by persons with disabilities in accessing health insurance using Saurabh Shukla's case against Max Bupa Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (currently known as Niva Bupa Life Insurance Co. Ltd.) and Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.

Hosted and moderated Inclusion Adda, an initiative by Connecting Dreams Foundation on November 6, on "Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities" with Advocate Shikha Uma Agarwal and talked about the challenges that people with disabilities encounter in their daily lives, be it in physical spaces, transportation, or the digital realm. Simultaneously, it explores the potential solutions and opportunities that can enhance accessibility and offer individuals with disabilities a level playing field, enabling them to participate more actively in all aspects of life.

An elaborate spreadsheet of the work I had done at Connecting Dreams Foundation as an Associate Program Manager.

Hegemonic masculinity (popularly known as Toxic Masculinity) is defined as this ideal male behaviour normalised by culture tending to dominate not just women, but other men. In a patriarchal society like India's, there's this rigidity we bear witness to when it comes to how men and women behave, which is evident in the relationships we have with our friends, family, peers and so on. But if an individual's behaviour and actions don't "fit the societal norms", they are judged for it. That's what we get to see in the 2022 Oscar-nominated film Close, directed by Lukas Dhont.

The struggles faced by the LGBTQ+ community in India and how CDF has been involved with empowering Transgender community through upskilling.

A comparative analysis of Connecting Dreams Foundation's social media performance between September 25-October 2 and May 25-June 1.

“Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.”
― Ban Ki-moon, Former UN General Secretary

The final blog of BTS' Inspirations delved into the German folktale The Pied Piper of Hamelin and its connection with the song Pied Piper.

Art is an extension of ourselves; a means of expressing who we are when words fail. But on a larger scale, art connects us with others and can unite us through a common message. This power is what artists or creators possess, setting up the foundation of a potential parasocial relationship.

“Happiness is based on a just discrimination of what is necessary, what is neither necessary nor destructive, and what is destructive.”- Ursula K. Le Guin.

The second blog of BTS' Inspirations delved into Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer and its connection with the song Spring Day.