Chennagiru

In February of 2013, I spent 2 weeks exploring the city of Bangalore, India. In Kannada, the regional dialect, Chennagiru means “Be Well”. To be well in ones life is a basic human experience that spans social class, skin color and geographical region. During my travels I met many amazing people who embodied the essence of Chennagiru, including a housekeeper named Paru. This is her story…

Filmed and Edited by Eric Schleicher
Translations and Graphics by Anuradha Murthy
Post Audio by Patrick Schaefer

Special Thanks

Paru and her Family
Manjunath Rao and BharathI Jayathirtha
Anil and Manju Murthy