Resul Represents India with his vision and talent:
Dr. A.M. Gondane, Deputy Consul General
Dr Resul Pookutty achieved more recognition in 13 years than others in life time said Dr. Gondane.
Dr. Resul Pookutty, the legendary Oscar winner and a member of the Oscar Voting Jury thanked the Indian consulate for the reception and described how he became a success in Sound engineering and where the inspiration came from:
He said India is the home of great tradition of Sounds, the sounds of a Bullock cart in the rural India to the chilling sound of a bucket of water fetched from the well made me to listen to what was around us and missing now. So I created a sound library in 1998 to preserve sounds of the Rural India.
Resul continued the search for new medium and blending natural sounds in a film that was not common before. His experiments in creating and blending sound and music with natural sounds made a turning point in sound recording in Indian Cinema.
Resul Pookutty struggled 13 years experimenting new ideas to perfect his vision which is now accepted by the Bollywood to Hollywood and rest of the world.
The major breakthrough was the Oscar winning film “Slumdog Millionaire”, Resul said.
Resul credited India’s richest tradition behind his success and stated traditionally knowledge has been passed on by telling and listening, but Sanskrit today is frozen from everyday life. Ramayana and Mahabharata still occupy our life. “I have a rich tradition to back me up, that came from my village (Anchal - Kerala), my country (India). When I meet others, I was transferring myself in knowing and learning about them.
When I was growing up I wanted to be like Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln and many other world icons who taught and led us in the past. Today my dream is cinema, about its new dimensions; the dreams that doesn’t allow me to sleep”.
Resul Pookuty Foundation:
While addressing the guests at the Indian Consulate, Dr.(Mrs). Indira Rajan, Chairperson of the Resul Pookutty foundation made the announcement of launching the operations of the foundation worldwide. Dr.Indira Rajan described the aims and objectives of the foundation to benefit the under privileged in Rural India.
She said the priority is to help the children to achieve high level of advanced education in rural areas. Several schools will be opened to provide quality education to children who otherwise are unable to avail them due to poverty and insufficient facilities in villages. Foundation’s aim is to promote and catalyzes universal education among underprivileged children and adults. Dr. Indira Rajan who is also a renowned educationist and C.M.D of Minerva Group of Educational institutions in Kochi, India stated.
The Foundation is also making efforts to setup healthcare facilities and Hospitals in villages to provide quality care to the needy. Pariraksha - is a mother and child care project to provide world-class maternity ward, extended child care facility to new born and mother.
Social concerns are another priority of the Resul Pookutty Foundation (RPF) to attend to. Dr Rajan said, working with several existing world-class projects will helps to achieve immediate results all around. As part of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s PURA project, RPF has adopted and providing infrastructure and logistic for sustainability in a Village in India.
A well established network of community centers in rural India will become a focal point for villagers to learn and adopt social changes on a day to day basics, said Dr Indira Rajan in New York.
By launching the Resul Pookutty Foundation in New York, Dr. Indira Rajan said, “Our aim is to reach every village in the world to provide needed help to fulfill the vision and mission of Padmasri Dr. Resul Pookutty”.
Hon. Consul P.K. Bajaj introduced the guests to the audience.
Photo: Dr Resul and Dr Indira Rajan with Mrs. Lona Abraham and Mr George Abraham at the launching of the foundation in Indian Consulate, New York.
