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Interview with Pooja R Bhale

Kindness First In conversation with wildlife biologist and founder-director of the Protecterra Ecological Foundation, Pooja R Bhale. Bhale believes that kindness is the first lesson in loving nature.  It’s difficult not to be moved by the heartwarming tale of a dog and his girl, Oslo -A Tail of Promise . The star of the documentary is a Siberian Husky named Oslo. He came to live with Pooja R Bhale and her former husband, Varun Khanvalkar, after being given up by six families. Together, they live along with cats, indie dogs, goats and birds at The Farm, a nature retreat set up by Protecterra. “The documentary, presented by actor John Abraham, captures everything - the trees, the soil, the pack of animals, and the human connections we have forged with them,”   says Bhale.  A Journey to Remember  The 87-minute documentary film shot by Isha Pungaliya, follows the duo as they travel from Pune to the land of snow, the Himalayas. “The journey began in 2014,” explains Bhale...