Disappointing documentary on Sister Nivedita

[Guest guest]

Being in the writing profession with a mission, I

meditated upon the disappointment of Jay about the

radio documentary on Sister Nivedita. I have not heard

the radio program on Nivedita, so my thoughts are in

general and can be useful for a future program:

I have some questions (and some comments about them.)

1. What was the motivation of the producer? To make

money by creating sensations? If yes, then he or she

should have chosen some other subject.

2. Does the producer have no idea about the spiritual

depth of Sister Nivedita? If yes, he or she had

reliable help available to ask questions and explore

the life of the Sister.

3. Was the producer scarred of failure if he or she

focused on the spiritual side of Sister Nivedita? But

the program can fail if the focus is shifted to

sensations also. Then why not stick to the main focus

(that is spirituality) of the subject.

4. Is the Western attitude of downplaying (or even

ignoring!) the spiritual greatness of the subject in

play? If yes, this is not professional and ethical

attitude, and it does not even do justice to the art

of making documentary. At worst it is misleading.

 

Can we go alone to create future documentaries and

feature films, etc.? I do not think so. The world is

One and and we must strive for worldwide appeal. That

is the way to bring the Holy Trio, and spiritual

personalities such as Sister Nivedita, to the masses.

The key is to create popular appeal.

 

If Lord Richard Attenborough (a Britisher) can succeed

in bringing Gandhi to the masses with a popular appeal

so can we (and anyone including Britishers) can do

justice to the Holy Trio and other spiritual

personalities.

--Girish