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I really enjoyed watching the documentary. The movie shows different lives of Indian people and many sided from Indian society. Its beautiful to follow the thoughts of the young students and its inspiring how one person can create such a meaningful project. I really hope this will go on for a century and i wish them the best of luck.

This documentary is amazing. It is about a successful businessman who launched on a journey to give up his career and use all of his earnings to follow his dream of establishing a 'dream school' where only the poorest of the poorest families get a chance to send one of their children to receive a very quality education so they could then study, earn a living and get a change to give back to their own communities and hence break the cycle of 'being stuck with fate' in India.

It is extremely moving to see the motivation of the founders, teachers and the opportunities it provides for the children. There are things that make you think about and wonder the psychological effects on children of being separated from families at a young age and the pressure on children and young adults of high expectations of success but the initial idea and dream is wonderful, so-obviously worth pursuing and clearly implemented with full good intentions that I hope it lasts through generations and does not die out or lose its steer.

It is true that nothing and nobody is perfect and neither is Shanti Bhavan, nor the founders. There may be stories we did not hear of - perhaps of children who had to drop out of the school and perhaps doomed into a psychological decay - we do not know any of that. So my only criticism would be that the documentary could have been a bit more objective giving short reflections of other children but overall truly an amazing documentary about amazing people with amazing goals. Highly recommend everyone to watch this.

Education is an important tool for any country to lift her people out of proverty but what Dr. George is what doing can be compared to likes of Mother Theresa. So unselfish in his approach and vision to lift people out of proverty, inequality, and patriarchal society system totally commendable. I am an atheist, I don't believe in miracle or blessing, but what Shanti Bhavan to our society is beyond definition of God stature.

Talking about the mini-series, story of Shanti Bhavan told thru life of Dr. George, his teachers and children. As I navigate through episode, my eyes welled up and throat crackle. Wish continuing success to Shanti Bhavan.

A documentary based on a true story that follows 5 Daughters of Destiny - from so-called Dalit caste and their struggles and passions for education..the story develops at shanti Bhavan founded by an NRI Mr Abraham.. beautifully shot with 'fly on the wall' camera .. It does a splendid job of conveying a sense of both place and dichotomy of place.. Reminds me of my experience at 'footpath Shala' at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India...

The documentary spanning over 7 years, makes the change Dr Abraham and Shanti Bhavan created extremely tangible and obvious. But even before the stars got their jobs in the documentary, I was awestruck by their eloquence in speaking English and their extremely sharp minds.

The stories of these girls are so genuine and inspiring. The documentary constantly paints the contrasting lives they live in Shanti Bhavan and back at their homes. The challenges they had overcome and the burden they carry of freeing their families were really moving.

I'm not going to reveal too much. I want you to feel the way I did, and its pure magic!