November 8, 2017
Kalki Koechlin's last week release "Ribbon" has gone well
with the film critics and now the actress says that she always wanted to do a
biopic on social worker Sister Nivedita.
"I would love to do a biopic. I
am a history fan. I love reading books on history, so I would love to do a
biopic. I always wanted to do a biopic on Sister Nivedita, who was a follower of
Swami Vivekananda," Kalki told the media here when asked about her take on
biopics.
Sister Nivedita was born Margaret Elizabeth Noble. She was a
social worker, author, teacher and a disciple of the iconic Indian monk.
Kalki was at an event for Cotton World's initiative 'Happy T's' for sustainable
organic farming here.
The actress has always been a front runner in
supporting social causes.
At the event, she spoke about the initiative,
which is a step by Cotton World in association with Chetna Vikas NGO, promoting
organic farming for a longer sustainable future and educating farmers about the
harmful effects of pesticides and wrong seed selection.
"Basically we
have tied up with NGO Chetna Vikas, they have been working with some 150
villagers. It is really amazing because they are working in this for the last 30
years. They are teaching farmers about sustainable and long term farming, which
doesn't make them dependent on pesticides which are harmful for them and for the
environment. And they are also not too much dependent on rain water," she said.
Emphasizing on the importance of the initiative, Kalki said: "It is really
important that people understand organic farming as a future way of working in
the country, especially cotton farming, as we are largest cotton farming
production in the world. These are small steps and everything in life happens
with small steps. So I am really glad to be part of it."
Kalki also
called for equal rights.
"We all are human beings, we all have the same
rights and we all are equal. There is no difference between you and me or
anybody else, and sometimes we forget that.
"Because of our ego and
things we own -- like a house, car and stuff, once we get them, we start to
think, we are bigger than rest. It is not like that. We all are born the same
and will die the same, so we must remember that," Kalki said.