Pravin Mishra (born 1975) is an

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filmmaker, painter, and newspaper columnist based in the city of

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. His animated short film "Dharamveer" won the national critics award at the

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(MIFF) in 2004. In the wake of the 2018

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, journalist Surabhi Vaya accused Mishra of

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. At that time, Mishra headed a course at

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, a business school in Ahmedabad. In 2019, Mishra filed a defamation case worth Rs. 150 against Vaya. He has since left his position at MICA and currently serves as the Dean at School of design at VijayBhoomi University in

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Background and education

He was born the youngest of nine siblings in

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in India. He painted number-plates of vehicles and billboards during his school days. He obtained a bachelor's degree from the

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at the

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and later received a post-graduate degree in Animation Film Design from the

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in Ahmedabad.

Films

His first film was an animated short called Dharamveer, which addressed the issue of communal violence against the backdrop of

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in 2002. This film was his diploma project at NID. His next film Azadnagar & Gulamnagar, about bonded laborers in India, won the best short film at the Ahmedabad International Film Festival. He also directed the music video for Indian

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singer Jagjit Singh's song "Ye Kaisi Aazadi Hai," which is about the right to social security in India. His film The Killing Fields of Gujarat is about the politics of fake police encounters in the state of Gujarat.

Art exhibits

His solo exhibitions were held at the Hutheesing Visual Art Centre in Ahmedabad., Visual Art Gallery in

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and Epicentre in

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. In 2010,

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profiled him in its series on vision for India 2020. Along with a group of his students he created a mural on a wall in Ahmedabad depicting the city's diversity. He conducts art workshops in design schools across India. Pravin was an Associate Professor and Director of the Crafting Creative Communication (CCC) program at MICA, Ahmedabad.

Politics

In 2007, he ran for the position of Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Gujarat from

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against the incumbent

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Writing

Pravin was a weekly columnist for the

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from June 2010 to October 2014. He has written for

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and

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References

External links

*Dharamveer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT9tQE-Qb4Q *Ye kaisi Aazad Hai: http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/filmedia/play/2100/Ye-Kaisi-Aazadi-Hai- {{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Pravin 1975 births Living people Indian filmmakers Indian male painters Indian male journalists Government College of Art & Craft alumni University of Calcutta alumni National Institute of Design alumni Painters from West Bengal