asa[e] - media resources; movies; documentary, biography; GAURI DEVI DASI'S VIDEOBIOGRAPHY
Hare Krishna Gurudeva
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!!
I apologize for taking so long to share the video I made for my grandmother, Gauri dd. About 6 or 7 years ago she asked me to put her photos together chronologically and add music to them. She chose the songs by herself according to her stage of life.
In order to have a better understanding of the video, I will provide a brief explanation:
TITLE: "LO QUE EL VIENTO SE LLEVÓ" (GONE WITH THE WIND)
The names of 2 videos "Rukmini's Lost Years" and "Life is Beautiful" are shown at the beginning of the video.
Both were my previous and first video edits.
Then, it is pointed out that this film is based on the life of Gumercinda Miranda (my grandmother's civil name).
Next, a list of the most essential characters appears.
And now, the biography of my grandmother starts:
BIOGRAPHY OF GUMERCINDA (GAURI DEVI DASI)
She was born on January 13, 1949 in Ayavirí, a small town in the province of Yauyos (East of Lima).
HpS - Hey, HHR was born January 12, 1948!
During her adolescence she moved to Huancayo (city in the center of Peru) where she studied in one of the best schools in the area.
She was a very applied student. After finishing school, she met Eurlando Chamilco with whom she married and had 3 children. The youngest is my mother Tarangaksi dd (Tania Chamilco). In 1994, Eurlando, in his quest to learn more about yoga and meditation, met ISKCON devotees. He was a key piece for Gumercinda and Tania to also join Krishna Consciousness.
Gumercinda's parents even chanted the Maha Mantra Hare Krishna. The whole family used to organize Namahattas at home and many devotees and friends attended.
However, in 1996 came a great test for Gumercinda. She had to face the separation of her husband and the consequences that it brought to her family. In order to heal herself, she decided to visit her hometown and then travel to Argentina. She settled in Buenos Aires, in the province of San Martín. For almost 2 years she was working as a caregiver for an elderly lady. On one occasion, on Andonaegui street, she met ISKCON devotees again. She used to visit the temple and attend the programs. In 1999, she decided to return to Peru, since Rukmini was about to be born.
HpS - It is very important that ISKCON has centers all over the world. People make advancement by contacting different centers during their spiritual career. We should see our centers as part of this international web. We give help to people but we may not see the fruit, yet we get people who have made progress in another center.
During the following years, she used to attend Chosica, Shell and Wilson temples, and she performed different services like cooking, arranging vases for altars, making garlands, cleaning, sankirtan, etc.
She was also active in Bhakri Vriksha and Namahatta programs. Due to her intense service to Sri Sri Gaura Nitay and Sri Sri Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra, as well as the mercy of H. H. Hanumatpresaka Swami, she formally received Diksha on February 4, 2015, becoming Gauri Devi Dasi. Everyone remembers her for her enthusiasm, sense of humor, charisma, generosity, among other beautiful qualities.
VIDEOBIOGRAPHY LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18uzIN0xHvo3T1ZGk8ajOP1aPAiaMkil-/view?usp=sharing
Thank you so much Gurudeva for reading this letter.
Rukmini dd
HpS - Thank you!!! Is this your first movie? Will you make more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_Reiniger