Jason Spingarn-Koff ’92
Executive Producer, Daughters of Destiny

Daughters of Destiny is a four-part Netflix original documentary series chronicling the lives of five girls raised at Shanti Bhavan, a unique coed residential school in Tamil Nadu, India. These girls are from families of the so-called “Dalit” caste and are among the most impoverished communities in the world. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth, the series witnesses the girls come of age at Shanti Bhavan, where the expectation is that they must grow up to support themselves, lift their families and communities out of poverty, and contribute to the larger world. The series highlights the struggle of students as they strive to define themselves, re-define gender and class, and create a new future for the generations that will come after them. The strength and power of the girls’ own storytelling and dramatic experiences over seven years of filming from the gates of Shanti Bhavan into their homes brings viewers through their stories of family, love, loss, hard work and courage. An original music score by Academy

Award- and Emmy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) punctuates the emotional journey. The series launched globally in July 2017.

For more information about the Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project, visit shantibhavanchildren.org.