Saturday, January 17, 2009

FACT

jan 17th

please contribute generously to FACT.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Francois Gautier


Dear friend,

As you know, apart from my journalistic work, I have a Foundation, FACT,
that does exhibitions and films on Human Right issues, particularly those
that affect Hindus, as well as painting exhibitions, showing the greatness
of Hindu spirituality and culture.

At the moment, we are mounting a painting exhibition on Devi Ahilya Bhai,
the warrior queen of Indore. We are also recording on film testimonies of
the survivors of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, we are exhibiting in Pune
"Shivaji a hero for Modern India" and we are going to show all over Gujarat
the exhibition on "Aurangzeb as he was according to Moghol Records".

Furthermore, we have decided to take some of our most important exhibitions
(see below) to UK, The US and Canada for raising awareness in these countries
about terrorism affecting India and its unique culture. I will go myself to open these exhibitions
as well as do a round of conferences on the role of the Media in terrorism.

For all these noble endeavours, we need your financial help. Contributions
can be made in the name of FACT and mailed to François Gautier, Auromodel,
Auroville, Tamil Nadu, (via Pondichery) 605101, India. We will send you if
you wish a receipt and a tax exemption certificate.

Warm regards

François Gautier/ Trustee FACT

FACTS EXHIBITIONS

* Sikhs: the defenders of Indian Dharma,  Inaugurated by H H Sri Sri
Ravi Shankar on 22nd Jan and shown until 7th Feb 08, at Bangla saheb
Gurudwara New Delhi The exhibition was not only a huge hit with the sikh
community but with people from all faiths.
Visitors : 65,000)
* http://sikhismexhibition.info/
*  
-Naxalism: Threat to Unified Nation of India  First shown in Oslo, Norway,
then in Delhi's Habitat Centre. It had people writing about it in blogs and
communities http://naxalism.info <http://naxalism.info/
 
* - ASRU: Exhibition on persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh, The
exhibition has travelled all over India, even in the interior villages of
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa. A total of 250,000 visitors appreciated the
exhibition. 
* http://bangladeshiminorities.info
<http://bangladeshiminorities.info/
*  
* - "Aurangzeb as he was according to the Moghul records " has
received a record critical acclaim from critics and common visitors. The
exhibition after hitting controversy in Chennai was locked up but we brought
it out and will be soon travelling to Mumbai and Ahmedabad, after being
screened in Delhi,(March 2007), Pune 20,000 (Oct 2007) and Chennai (March
2008) 56.000 people visited the exhibition. 
* http://aurangzeb.info <http://aurangzeb.info/
*  
* - A Hero for Modern India : Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (8th  - 18th
mar'08 Mumbai) the exhibition had art lovers, historians, students interested in Shivaji. The Bangalore leg
of the exhibition has had the Chief minister asking to show it in schools
and colleges in Karnataka. 
* http://shivajimaharaj.info <http://shivajimaharaj.info/>  

- Terror Unleashed, An Exhibition on Kashmir The exhibition has travelled to
Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Poland, Germany, Israel, England, Holland
Scotland, Interior villages in Maharashtra and in the US Congress. As of
today a total of 300,000 visitors have appreciated the exhibition.

* http://kashmiripandits.info <http://kashmiripandits.info/

Ahilyabai Holkar the warrior queen, The exhibition on Ahilyabai Holkar is
halfway through and will be ready to be screened in MArch 2009 initially in
Indore and later in Mumbai, and other places. The Warrior Queen that rebuilt
the Indian spiritual centers across the country which were destroyed  or
left dilapidated, remnants of moghul tyranny.

* http://ahilyabaiholkar.info <http://ahilyabaiholkar.info/


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