The agrarian crisis, the falling rupee and the nexus between politicians and businessmen that has led to many a scandal somewhat sum up the dismal state of affairs in India right now. But what if someone tells you that this was exactly the scene in El Salvador, the smallest country of Central America, in 1979.u00a0Only over there, this led to a major civil war that lasted for 13 years where the locals and farmers, who comprised a chunk of the population, lost their lives. In 1980, two comedians Peter Gould and Stephen Stearns saw a photograph of this revolt where they spotted a farmer.u00a0

The cast of A Peasant of El Salvador comprising Suhas Ahuja, Meher Acharia and Pramod Pathak with director Quasar Thakore Padamseeu00a0(second from left)