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{{Infobox film
| name = Healers For All Reasons
| image =
| alt = 
| caption =
| director = Vijay S. Jodha<ref>[http://www.d-word.com/people/vijayjodha]</ref>

| writer = Vijay S. Jodha
| starring = Karimbhai Sumara, Rehmat Khan Solanki, [[Anil Kumar Gupta]]
| cinematography = Sanjay Agrawal

| editing = Vijay S. Jodha
| producer = PSBT<ref>[http://www.psbt.org/]</ref> & [[Prasar Bharati]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|2|23|India}}
| runtime = 28 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = English/[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]/[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
| distributor = Syncline Films Pvt. Ltd.<ref>[http://www.synclinefilmstore.com/]</ref>
}}
'''''Healers For All Reasons''''' ([[2005 in film|2005]]) is a 28-minute [[documentary film|documentary]] directed by [[Vijay S. Jodha]]. It looks at two traditional Indian village healers whose lives and work embody [[altruism]], [[Toleration|tolerance]] and [[sustainability]]. The documentary was made in English, [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]].

==Content==
Filmed in the aftermath of [[2002 Gujarat violence]] in which over a thousand people were killed, and mistrust between [[Muslim]] and [[Hindu]] communities ran high, the film focuses on the work of two Muslim healers who live and work among predominantly Hindu communities. Karimbhai Sumra of [[Virampur]] village, [[Gujarat]], uses [[traditional medicine]] to heal humans, animals, and even plants. The last category includes producing a variety of herbal pesticides for farmers. Rehmat Khan Solanki of Chur Village, [[Gujarat]], on the other hand, specializes in treating animals and uses [[traditional medicine]] and [[environmentally friendly]] methods to heal them. Although a Muslim, he is called 'Gopal Bapa' by Hindu villagers for being a benefactor of cattle like Hindu deity Lord [[Krishna]].

The two healers work in places that lack hospitals and modern veterinary services. They are not wealthy but do not demand any fee for their services. They are happy with whatever people give to them in return. Their knowledge of various local plants and their healing properties has been documented and recognized by mainstream scientists.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nif.org.in/?q=herbalhealer_0|title= Traditional herbal healer|work=[[National Innovation Foundation]]}}</ref> Prof. Anil Kumar Gupta of [[Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad]] and Executive Vice Chair of the [[National Innovation Foundation]], talks on camera about his association with the two healers and the importance of their work in the context of protection and conservation of indigenous knowledge systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:XVWK9GfG_egJ:www.iimahd.ernet.in/users/anilg/files/Articles/Empathetic%2520innovations.pdf+&hl=en&gl=in&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgQDDkBbKcNyUO3dOmlN6qFtiFY-uE7PttsuoG-_EKaa0XWll5vwc_25boKO7pyP48GdNsSjvW5rVsSw_sihNU3v8o-GPy50aguLQVZrFFPhKbaDWNxGcaKLX7NZohKeue04Z-r&sig=AHIEtbTiFRO9_srYwiicREduE6MjYM9TnA|title=Empathetic innovations: Connections across boundaries|work=[[Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad|Anil Kumar Gupta]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
Reviews for the film were positive, with ''[[India Today]]'' describing it as "a unique documentary on harmony" and that the film was "a testament perhaps to the fact that politics is yet to triumph over brotherhood and compassion."<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/healers-for-all-reasons-28-minute-documentary-on-two-village-healers-from-gujarat/1/193862.html
| title = Utopian sojourn - Vijay S. Jodha presents unique documentary on harmony
| publisher = [[India Today]]
| accessdate = 2012-11-03}}</ref> Writing for [[Down to Earth (magazine)|''Down to Earth'']], Nicki Kindersley said that "the documentary highlights the problem of maintaining a traditional system within modern corporate structures."<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/9967
| title = Two Good Men
| publisher = [[Down to Earth (magazine)|Down to Earth]]
| accessdate = 2012-11-03}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' said that the film "brings forth the pluralistic identity of the country in more ways than one."<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/07/11/stories/2005071101360200.htm
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130126001006/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/07/11/stories/2005071101360200.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2013-01-26
| work = [[The Hindu]]
| title = The Healing Touch
| date = 2005-07-11
| accessdate = 2012-11-03}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Traditional medicine]]
* [[Indigenous intellectual property]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1915564|Healers for All Reasons}}
* [[National Innovation Foundation]] Index of Innovators [http://www.nif.org.in/indexinnovator], 2002
* [[Anil Kumar Gupta]] "Contested Domains, Fragmented Spaces: rights, responsibilities and rewards for conserving biodiversity and associated knowledge systems" [www.hks.harvard.edu/sustsci/ists/TWAS.../gupta_sinha_240201.pdf], Research Paper, 2001
* [[Anil Kumar Gupta]], R. Sinha, D. Koradia, R. Patel, M. Parmar,P. Rohit, H. Patel, K. Patel, V.S. Chand, T.J. James, A. Chandan, M. Patel, T.N. Prakash, P. Vivekanandan [[Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad]] "Mobilizing grassroots’ technological innovations and traditional knowledge, values and institutions: articulating social and ethical capital" [https: www.sristi.org/papers/new/Gupta_Co_Futures.pdf], Research Paper, 2003
* Healers For All Reasons - Watch trailer [https://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi1125883161/]

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