Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari launches new initiative ‘Roots’ to celebrate the art of storytelling; calls it an ODE to her mother, aunt and everyone interested in arts and craft : Bollywood News

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and her love for storytelling is well witnessed in the kind of beautiful films she creates. She is the mind behind amazing films like Nil Battey Sannata, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Faadu, and Bawaal just to name a few. Now, to take her passion and admiration for storytelling a notch higher, Ashwiny broke a big announcement of launching an initiative titled Roots under her and Nitesh Tiwari's banner Earthsky Pictures.

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari launches new initiative ‘Roots’ to celebrate the art of storytelling; calls it an ODE to her mother, aunt and everyone interested in arts and craft

Roots is an initiative through which the director will bring the stories of the human narrative of art & its form. There are a series of stories that will be released for the audience through social media and YouTube channels. The director has shared the first story called Threads of Dream, on social media and further jotted down the caption - "Growing up i was always inclined towards the art. I wanted to become a artist specialising in mix media art. Wanted to go to NID and then do my masters and phd in anthropology and design."

She further added, "But life had other plans. There were dreams I carried along with me in my head. Cause the means to accomplish them were silent. In Dec 2022 as I was embracing my self in the calling of the forest. It spoke to me about my purpose. In the new year, I wanted to fulfil this Dream which was deep rooted in my heart for 20 years. On the eve of our India Independence day @roots_earthsky is an ode to my mother, aunt and everyone whose interest in arts & craft have added value in their own little way. For every human narratives of art & its form who is rooted in their design and needs to be celebrated."