Ep. 311 - Why everyone is both student and teacher with Arunaraje Patil

Summary

Veteran filmmaker Arunaraje discusses learning as a lifelong journey where everyone is both student and teacher. She emphasizes staying open to new perspectives, the power of unlearning rigid beliefs, and cinema's educational impact. Key insights include the importance of questioning everything, distinguishing between knowledge and wisdom, filmmaker responsibility in shaping society, and the need for film appreciation in schools to enrich young minds.

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Questions asked in this episode

Learning & Teaching:

• Who's a student, who's a teacher - are there more degrees in that?

• How do you understand "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear"?

• If students don't do well academically, shouldn't the teacher be punished instead?

• How do you define learning?

• How can you be open to learning when people have dispositions that are difficult to unlearn?

• Are there any classical ways in India that learning was practiced?

• What are your thoughts about rote learning - pros and cons?

• What's the difference between learning, knowledge and wisdom?

Films & Media Influence:

• What do you think the role of films are in enabling or influencing learning?

• Should filmmakers have more responsibility given their social impact?

• Does learning need to have a moral angle, or are morals self-owned values?

• Are there any films or incidents where you understood the power of unlearning?

Education & Advice:

• How can films and art be integrated into education from primary level?

• What would be your key advice for young Indians and parents to learn better, ask more questions, and watch good cinema?

People mentioned

• Ramu Ramanathan – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramu_Ramanathan

• B. V. Doshi – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._V._Doshi

• Sudhir Patwardhan – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudhir_Patwardhan

• Vijay Tendulkar – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Tendulkar

• Vinod Khanna – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khanna

• Hema Malini – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hema_Malini

• Naseeruddin Shah – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah

• Neena Gupta – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neena_Gupta

Reference links

• h‍ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruna_Raje

• h‍ttps://www.instagram.com/arunaraje/?hl=en

• h‍ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/arunaraje-patil-ab246368/?originalSubdomain=in

• h‍ttps://x.com/aruraje?lang=en

• h‍ttps://www.facebook.com/arunaraje/

• h‍ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707382/

• h‍ttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/making-cinema-a-confidant/article18724165.ece

• h‍ttps://thedailyeye.info/features/aruna-raje-patil-committed-to-feminism/4e8ab439a678d9ff

• h‍ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI9g-RzbLd0&ab_channel=OffScreenwithDivyaSharman

• h‍ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKN5CrwNyIM&ab_channel=WildFilmsIndia

• h‍ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NBJYGRblp8&ab_channel=PopulationFirst

• h‍ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmgRaxGndHI&ab_channel=SilverTalkies

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