Half and Half

The voices of Baul singers,widows of Varanasi,a hornbill called Raja in Arunachal Pradesh,the lives of tribals,and the music from sand dunes — Trivedi’s film introduces the viewers to India. But this was just the beginning. “India is in desperate need of help. After coming across all these people and their stories,I felt my work was incomplete and I needed to give it a definitive shape,” says Trivedi. In the spirit of storytelling,and the urge to help all those he met during his travels,Trivedi’s now shooting a documentary called Half Stories. The film is a journey across the Himalaya — from Jammu & Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh — to explore the lives,cultures and hearts of the people who inhabit these mountains,and an invitation to be part of the story themselves. “The idea emerged from the first film and was inspired by the story of a widows’ ashram in Varanasi,” saysTrivedi. The women were living in sparse quarters,in inhuman conditions. Trivedi shared the story on his Facebook page,inviting friends to help these women. The response was instant and spontaneous. “Donations poured in and we bought seven fans for making the widows’ lives just a bit better. I want to continue to generate the same impact with Half Stories,of people who with a little help from others,can live a better life,a better dream,” says Trivedi,who is shooting open-ended stories of everyday people.

“For eight years,I ran an adventure travel company based out of Mumbai. I was planning someone else’s dream destination,” says Trivedi. But the wanderlust in him packed up the company,and he went for an adventure of his own,starting with the completely crazy trip from the UK to India in four-and-a-half months,on his bike,in 2006. “My friend Damon I’Anson and I motorbiked our way through France,Switzerland,Austria,Hungary,Romania,Bulgaria,Turkey,Iran,Pakistan and India,” he says. Running around for visas,going through a gazillion security checks,tackling Pakistan embassy,sharing chai and conversation at tea stalls of Turkey,enjoying mehmaan-nawaazi in Iran and plowing with horses in Bulgaria — Trivedi writes a whole new chapter in ‘motorcycle diaries.’As he kickstarts his Honda CBR,a lean looking Trivedi flashes a smile. Getting lost doesn’t bother him. “I’m born with an in built GPRS,” he says. “When I am on the bike,it’s like pilgrimage,a meditative process. I’m in a state of trance,” he says.

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