Pallavi Joshi, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri to help

Covid-19-hit children and families for adoption

For this, the couple has tied up with the National Commission for Protection of
Child Rights (NCPCR), an Indian statutory body that works under the aegis of
the Ministry of Women and Child Development
Pallavi Joshi and director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri have joined hands
with an NGO to adopt children and families who have been impacted
by Covid-19 pandemic. Pallavi and Vivek will offer counselling
sessions, headed by experts, for children orphaned due to Covid-19.
The couple runs I Am Buddha Foundation, through which they have
been helping individuals from the film fraternity affected by the
pandemic. “These counselling sessions are aimed at children and
young adults who are bearing the emotional brunt of having lost one
or both parents in the pandemic,” says Pallavi.
For this, the couple has tied up with the National Commission for
Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), an Indian statutory body that
works under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child
Development. Agnihotri says they have roped in a panel of
psychologists to offer their expertise. The sessions are conducted
under supervision.
We are also looking at children whose families are in quarantine.
Sometimes, extended families are at a loss of how to deal with a child
who is going through emotional upheaval. There is the tendency to
experience rage and anxiety because they are being looked after in
foster care,” he adds.
Ramanand Sagar’s epic Ramayan has started airing on TV again, a year after
the drama saw a rerun during the coronavirus-triggered nation-wide lockdown.
Seven heartthrobs of Indian television of the yore and try to dissect the charm
of the characters they played whichh got the audience so smitten!

Ramanand Sagar’s epic Ramayan has started airing on TV again, a

year after the drama saw a rerun during the coronavirus-triggered
nation-wide lockdown.
Aired again after 33 years, Ramayan was re-telecast on Doordarshan
National in March 2020. The show is currently airing on Star Bharat.
The fact that it still garners audience is no surprise. Most television
serials from ’80s and ’90s, referred to as the golden era of Indian
television, still enjoy a cult following. And their eternal charm is not
made up of just bubbles of nostalgia, but often even quality content
and star power. Yes, before Paatal Lok and Scam 1992..., it was
these TV serials that made stars out of their actors. Be it a Maya
Sarabhai or a Rishabh Malhotra, these guys would have their own
fanbase and ensure the audiences stay glued to the shows. And this,
before the concept of binge-watching and social media was even
born!