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Dr Kartik Sharma is an alumnus of the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Health Humanities Centre, filmmaker and founder ofÌýÌý(PAHUS), an interdisciplinary organisation undertaking public engagement and evaluation initiatives to raise awareness of health and social issues through the medium of film and the arts.

PAHUS was conceptualised in Bangkok, Thailand and is based in New Delhi, India.ÌýIt comprises of a board of international academics, artists and activists and frequently collaborates with universities, government agencies, research institutes, legal firms, filmmakers and arts-based organisations both in India and the UK.ÌýWith support from the Hatchery, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Innovation & Enterprises’s startup incubator, PAHUS will soon begin operations in London.

Here, Kartik tells us how he’s been collaborating on a range of different °×С½ãÂÛ̳ projects including a documentary andÌýÌýopening on 26 March 2021, as well as his future plans and vision for PAHUS .

Can you tell us a little bit about the documentary you’re currently shooting?

I’m shooting a travel documentary calledÌýMyths and BeliefsÌýin Rajasthan, a very colourful, diverse and culturally rich state in India approximately the size of France. It’s a °×С½ãÂÛ̳-led project from Pro-Vice-Provost (South Asia) Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and it is our latest collaboration together. I have travelled through six to seven cities scattered all across Rajasthan to film this documentary. I’ve had the opportunity to interview many different people from all walks of life, including royalty living in forts and regular people wandering upon camels. It will be another five or six months before the film sees the light of day but I’m really excited about it. I love filmmaking and using it to make public health and social issues more accessible, digestible and enjoyable for a regular audience. Today’s my last day in Rajasthan and tomorrow I’m flying back to Delhi to continue work on another °×С½ãÂÛ̳-led project,Ìý...

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