सव भव तु सिखनः ु Annual Report 2022-23 and administra ve ins tu ons, libraries, interna onal organisa ons and embassies. About 7,428 Newsle ers in hard copy have been sent by post every month since May 2022. The Newsle ers were also uploaded on the NHRC website and about 5,000 so copies were emailed. The copies of the Newsle ers were also made available for the visitors in the recep on area of the Manav Adhikar Bhawan. 6.3.4 Recording of 15 interviews of Chairperson and Members of NHRC in connec on with Human Rights Day 2022 and awareness about human rights on Doordarshan (DD), Sansad TV and All India Radio (AIR) was done. Jus ce Shri Arun Mishra, Chairperson gave nine interviews in various news channels and radio, including APN News channel, Sansad TV, Doordarshan, All India Radio (AIR) & Times Now. Jus ce Shri M. M. Kumar, Dr. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay and Shri Rajiv Jain also gave interviews at various pla orms, including DD Punjabi, DD Urdu, DD Sahyadri, AIR, etc. 6.3.5 The commission also prepared 'Weekly News Digest on Human Rights issues', and a monthly compendium of media reports on NHRC and analysis. Besides uploading NHRC-specific news clippings on the NHRC website, the display boards on all the floors of the Commission were made more vibrant with the moun ng of such clippings under 'NHRC in News' regularly for awareness and informa on of in-house func onaries and visitors to the Commission. 6.3.6 The Commission con nued with its eighth year of Short Film Award Scheme- 2022. The Scheme aims to encourage and acknowledge cinema c and crea ve efforts towards the promo on and protec on of human rights. The awarded films are uploaded on NHRC website to encourage people to screen and watch for human rights awareness. The Commission, in addi on to three cash prizes of Rs. 2 lakh, 1.5 lakh and 1 lakh to short films that won the First, Second and Third prizes, respec vely, also gave Rs. 50,000 cash prize each to three films that were awarded the 'Cer ficate of Special Men on'. The Commission received a tremendous response with 137 entries in Hindi, English and different 18 Indian languages with sub tles in English from various parts of the country. 123 entries out of them were found eligible to compete for the awards. • The short film,'Chirbhog' by Shri Nilesh Ambedkar was given the first prize of Rs. 2 lakhs. The film highlights the con nuance of caste and voca on-based discrimina on in society through the story of a boy and his humilia on and struggles ll the point he decides to stand up and expose the contradic ons in theory and prac ce to ensure the rights of liberty, equality, dignity, and educa on. The film is in Marathi with sub tles in English. • The Second prize of Rs. 1.5 lakh was given to 'Enabled' by Mrs. Bhawani Doley Tahu. The film, through the story of a specially abled child, emphasises the need to change mindsets about Divyangjan and discrimina on in their upbringing by parents undermining their rights to life, liberty, equality, and dignity. The film is in Assamese language with sub tles in English. • The Third prize of Rs. 1 lakh was given to 'Atcham Thavir' by Shri T. Kumar. The film, through the story of a girl student, pitches in for building awareness among students about any inappropriate touch and sexual harass- ment in school and the need for the teachers as well as the school administra on to be vigilant about it to ensure their right to dignity and educa on are not violated. It is in Tamil with sub tles in English. The films selected for the 'Cer ficate of Special Men on' and a cash award of Rs. 50,000/- each are as follows: • 'Lost of progress' by Shri Rajdu Revankar depicts how the overarching expecta ons of parents from their children to make them allrounders is crea ng unwarranted pressure and robbing them of natural growth. It is in Hindi with sub tles in English. • 'Don't Burn Leaves' by Er. Abdul Rashid Bhat is a documentary highligh ng the problem of air pollu on due to the burning of dry leaves and Chapter 6 - Advocacy and Outreach

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