Pravin Mishra (born 1975) is an Indian filmmaker, painter, and newspaper columnist based in the city of Ahmedabad in Western India.[1]
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His animated short film "Dharamveer" won the national critics award at the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) in 2004.[2] In the wake of the 2018 MeToo movement, journalist Surabhi Vaya accused Mishra of sexual assault.[3] At that time, Mishra headed a course at MICA,[4] a business school in Ahmedabad. In 2019, Mishra filed a defamation case[5] worth Rs. 10 crore against Vaya. He has since left his position at MICA and currently serves as the Dean at School of Design[6] at VijayBhoomi University in Greater Mumbai.
Background and education edit
He was born the youngest of six siblings in Murshidabad, West Bengal in India. He painted number-plates of vehicles and billboards during his school days.[1]
He obtained a bachelor's degree from the Government College of Art & Craft at the University of Calcutta and later received a post-graduate degree in Animation Film Design from the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad.
Films edit
His first film was an animated short called Dharamveer, which addressed the issue of communal violence against the backdrop of Gujarat in 2002. This film was his diploma project at NID.[7] His next film Azadnagar & Gulamnagar, about bonded laborers in India, won the best short film at the Ahmedabad International Film Festival.[8]
He also directed the music video for Indian ghazal singer Jagjit Singh's song "Ye Kaisi Aazadi Hai," which is about the right to social security in India.[9]
His film The Killing Fields of Gujarat is about the politics of fake police encounters in the state of Gujarat.[10]
Art exhibits edit
His solo exhibitions were held at the Hutheesing Visual Art Centre in Ahmedabad.,[11] Visual Art Gallery in New Delhi and Epicentre in Gurugram.
In 2010, CNN-IBN profiled him in its series on vision for India 2020.[12]
Along with a group of his students he created a mural on a wall in Ahmedabad depicting the city's diversity.[13]
He conducts art workshops in design schools across India.[14]
Pravin was an Associate Professor and Director of the Crafting Creative Communication (CCC) program at MICA, Ahmedabad.[15]
Politics edit
In 2007, he ran for the position of Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Gujarat from Maninagar against the incumbent Narendra Modi.[16]
Writing edit
Pravin was a weekly columnist for the Ahmedabad Mirror from June 2010 to October 2014. He has written for the Times of India,[17][18] The Quint[19] and ThePrint.[20]
References edit
- ^ a b "The fresh blood - Indian Express". www.indianexpress.com. 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Article Window". epaper.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
- ^ Jain, Shruti (17 October 2018). "At Prominent Ahmedabad Institute, a MeToo Accusation Against Artist, Filmmaker". The Wire. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Mirror, Ahmedabad (11 October 2018). "MICA's Pravin Mishra accused of sexual harassment". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Kaur, Nehmat (6 April 2019). "Artist Pravin Mishra Latest Man To File Defamation Suit Against Woman Who Accused Him During #MeToo". Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Founding Team". VijayBhoomi University. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News18. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Film fest kicks off today, to feature NID alumnus film". 25 June 2009.
- ^ "Watch Documentaries online | Promote Documentary Film : Ye Kaisi Aazadi Hai! By Pravin Mishra". Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ RightToBeHeard (1 February 2013). "Pravin Mishra tells the truth about fake encounters in Gujarat at Right to be Heard platform" – via YouTube.
- ^ [1] Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News18. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
- ^ pravin mishra (13 July 2009). "THE AHMEDABAD WALL" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Art brings 'West' to 'East' at MGIS". 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Core Faculty - Pravin Mishra". MICA.
- ^ "List of candidates" (PDF). eci.nic.in.
- ^ [2] Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Article Window". epaper.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Pravin Mishra on The Quint". The Quint.
- ^ "Pravin Mishra, Author at ThePrint". Theprint.in. Retrieved 30 September 2018.