# 92: Meri Kahani ft Umesh Aggarwal, Journalist-Filmmaker

<p>Umesh is a <strong>National Award-Winning </strong>filmmaker known for his film ‘<strong>The Whistle Blowers’</strong> an investigation into pesticides in soft drinks and bottled water. </p> <p>He also won <strong>Ramnath Goenka Award for excellence in journalism</strong> for his film ”<strong>Brokering News</strong>” which exposed the practice of PAID NEWS in Indian media. </p> <p>His show on Doordarshan ‘<strong>KIRAN</strong>’ was adapted into a book ‘<strong>Power of One’ by Penguin Publishers.</strong> Umesh’s films have been part of various international film festivals across the globe. </p> <p>He is currently writing &amp; directing <strong>RAHMAN MUSIC SHEETS</strong>, a series that’s streaming on the YouTube channel <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/O2india">o2india</a> <br></strong>The series is celebrating 30 years of AR Rahman in film music and has already featured stalwarts of cinema</p> <p>Listen to Umesh Aggarwal share his kahani on Meri Kahani with Bhawana Somaaya</p> <p>You can follow us and leave us feedback on <a href="https://facebook.com/eplogmedia">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/eplogmedia">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/eplogmedia">Twitter</a> @eplogmedia,</p> <p>For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at <a href="mailto:bonjour@eplog.media">bonjour@eplog.media</a>.</p> <p>If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on <a href="https://eplog.media/">https://www.eplog.media</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>