Pedestrian pictures brings a heart-wrenching account of untold miseries that Adivasis in Orissa face to this day. Catch Debaranjan Sarangi's documentary The Conflict
Pedestrian pictures brings a heart-wrenching account of untold miseries that Adivasis in Orissa face to this day. Catch Debaranjan Sarangi's documentary The Conflict
How does it feel to be Indian and yet have no claim to this country, or even worse, how does it feel to be Indian and yet be treated like non-citizens in what is called 'the largest functioning democracy in the world'?
Most of us wouldn't know how that feels, but for communities scattered across this vast sub-continent, this is the harsh reality they need to live with everyday of their lives.
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Is this their plight? Glimpses into the lives of tribals in Orissa's Kashipur and Kandhamal areas. The govt. is still apathetic towards them |
Pedipix brings to Bangalore this weekend a documentary called The Conflict whose loss, whose gain, directed by Debaranjan Sarangi.
A real-time documentary on the lives of a tribal community in Orissa, that seems to be on the wrong end of India's progress.u00a0 Here is a tale of the misfortune of Adivasis who are losing and will continue to lose land, their homes and their indigenous culture, all thanks to mass movements like globalization and industrialization.
Tribals in areas like Kandha and Kashipur have been suffering untold miseries thanks to a government that revels in playing the ignorant onlooker.
"Even after 60 years of independence, the fact that tribal communities are facing a lot of injustice needs to shame any proud Indian. It's almost like we've decided to say that we'll keep ignoring them like we always have," says Debaranjan, the director.
The 90-minute Oriya film will be presented with English subtitles and also speaks of another issue that the area has faced. Focusing also on the communal violence that broke out in Kandha following the murder of Swamy Laxmananda on 23 August 2008, it narrates a sad tale of scarring violence that was launched on converts from lower castes by the upper castes in the area. "The violence in Kandha forced me to re-analyse the situation. I wanted to know why it happened and was left searching or answers. The film was what I learnt from my searching and hence I would like the world to see it," says Debaranjan. "People need to know that such things happen. We can't keep ignoring how Adivasis are treated in this country," he adds.
At: IAT, Queens Road
On: December 4, 4.30 pm
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