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BIT OF BOTH – THE DISAPPEARING HORIZON (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : MERAJUR RAHMAN BARUAH ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Contemporary Politics ]
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[ Filmmaker/s : MERAJUR RAHMAN BARUAH ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Contemporary Politics ]
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An exploration of the loss of the syncretic religious identity of Cheeta-Merat community due to assertion of dogmatic religiosity in the name of revivalism.
• Official Selection, 6th Vibgyor International Film Festival for Political Filmmaking and Media Activism, Kerala, 2011
BLOOMING PEI-MAY (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : NUTAN MANMOHAN ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Ethnography/ Anthropology ]
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A tale of Chinese immigrants, who came over a period of two centuries and settled in Kolkata. The narrative follows their story, their unbeatable spirit and the diversity they lend to the Indian tapestry.
[ Filmmaker/s : NUTAN MANMOHAN ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Ethnography/ Anthropology ]
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A tale of Chinese immigrants, who came over a period of two centuries and settled in Kolkata. The narrative follows their story, their unbeatable spirit and the diversity they lend to the Indian tapestry. FOOD MATTERS (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : MALLIKA SARABHAI ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Agriculture ]
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The Film is a journey into India's food heritage and the biodiversity of its crops. It delves into the reasons for the shrinking of this diversity and the homogenisation of our food preferences. The journey also takes the protagonist into a search for the larger repercussions of this homogenisation of tastes and demands - the health ramifications and the effects on farming, soil and cropping patterns and the ecology.
[ Filmmaker/s : MALLIKA SARABHAI ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Agriculture ]
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The Film is a journey into India's food heritage and the biodiversity of its crops. It delves into the reasons for the shrinking of this diversity and the homogenisation of our food preferences. The journey also takes the protagonist into a search for the larger repercussions of this homogenisation of tastes and demands - the health ramifications and the effects on farming, soil and cropping patterns and the ecology. FORGING A NEW IDENTITY (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : SABIA KHAN SHASTRI ]
[ Theme : Contemporary Politics , Diversity ]
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An exploration of the changing mindset of the Muslim community in India, guided by social and economic compulsions, political considerations and a desire to be a part of the mainstream.
[ Filmmaker/s : SABIA KHAN SHASTRI ]
[ Theme : Contemporary Politics , Diversity ]
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An exploration of the changing mindset of the Muslim community in India, guided by social and economic compulsions, political considerations and a desire to be a part of the mainstream. KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR (52 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : SANJAY BARNELA ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Arts & Crafts ]
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[ Filmmaker/s : SANJAY BARNELA ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Arts & Crafts ]
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The Film explores the social, cultural and religious diversity of India through the lives and times of two women musicians.
LOOKING INWARDS: A PRIMER ON NORTH EASTERNERS (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : CYRIL TOWLE ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Contemporary Politics ]
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The relationship between people from North East India and North India is by and large characterised by mutual prejudice and wide spread ignorance about each other's life styles, cultures and political aspirations. The Film explores the experiences of North Eastern people, while touching upon issues of exclusion and representation.
[ Filmmaker/s : CYRIL TOWLE ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Contemporary Politics ]
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The relationship between people from North East India and North India is by and large characterised by mutual prejudice and wide spread ignorance about each other's life styles, cultures and political aspirations. The Film explores the experiences of North Eastern people, while touching upon issues of exclusion and representation.MAJULI: THE SECOND DWARKA (52 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : APARNA KATARA SHARMA ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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A film on the critical need for conservation and preservation of Majuli Island, the repository of a unique culture.
[ Filmmaker/s : APARNA KATARA SHARMA ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Environment/ Wild Life ]
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A film on the critical need for conservation and preservation of Majuli Island, the repository of a unique culture.
ON A WING AND A PRAYER (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : SUNITA THAKUR ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Urbanscapes ]
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The film looks at the life of one family in the old city in Delhi in an attempt to reflect on the aspirations and problems of the Muslim middle class in India.
[ Filmmaker/s : SUNITA THAKUR ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Urbanscapes ]
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The film looks at the life of one family in the old city in Delhi in an attempt to reflect on the aspirations and problems of the Muslim middle class in India. SAB LILA HAI (52 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : NIRMAL DANDRIYAL ]
[ Theme : Contemporary Politics , Diversity ]
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About 20 kms from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh are two villages - Rudahi where mainly Hindus live and Bargadi, where predominantly Muslims live. Thousands have been killed in the name of Ram and Allah in India, but for the past 38 years, against all odds, the Hindus and Muslims of the these villages have together staged the annual Ram Lila, an epic depicting the life of the Hindu god, Ram, in which all the main roles like Ram, Laxman and Ravana are played by Muslims. Till December 2009, the Sarpanch (village head) of Rudahi was in charge of the Ram Lila Committee and depending on his political allegiance, members of that party ruled supreme. After that, however, the political tide changed. Rudahi and 13 neighbouring villages were clubbed together to form Bakhshi Ka Talab Town Area. A new administration, a new minister, a new committee... and so starts the wrangling over who will organise the Ram Lila. As the two political rivals fight it out to wrench control over the electorate, many questions arise. What direction will the Ramlila take? Will the two committees be able to put aside their differences and preserve the tradition of the area? And biggest of all, what will happen to the local Muslim actors?
[ Filmmaker/s : NIRMAL DANDRIYAL ]
[ Theme : Contemporary Politics , Diversity ]
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About 20 kms from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh are two villages - Rudahi where mainly Hindus live and Bargadi, where predominantly Muslims live. Thousands have been killed in the name of Ram and Allah in India, but for the past 38 years, against all odds, the Hindus and Muslims of the these villages have together staged the annual Ram Lila, an epic depicting the life of the Hindu god, Ram, in which all the main roles like Ram, Laxman and Ravana are played by Muslims. Till December 2009, the Sarpanch (village head) of Rudahi was in charge of the Ram Lila Committee and depending on his political allegiance, members of that party ruled supreme. After that, however, the political tide changed. Rudahi and 13 neighbouring villages were clubbed together to form Bakhshi Ka Talab Town Area. A new administration, a new minister, a new committee... and so starts the wrangling over who will organise the Ram Lila. As the two political rivals fight it out to wrench control over the electorate, many questions arise. What direction will the Ramlila take? Will the two committees be able to put aside their differences and preserve the tradition of the area? And biggest of all, what will happen to the local Muslim actors?SHARED SPACES (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : PRASHANT SAREEN & ABHINANDAN SEKHRI ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Culture & Tradition ]
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A journey to various places of worship all over India which are visited by people of all faiths to explore the history and cultural traditions followed at these places.
[ Filmmaker/s : PRASHANT SAREEN & ABHINANDAN SEKHRI ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Culture & Tradition ]
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A journey to various places of worship all over India which are visited by people of all faiths to explore the history and cultural traditions followed at these places. 
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