Voices from the Fringe – Documentary Film Festival-14th to 23rd Nov. 2008
Nandini Bedi, Festival Director The idea is to focus on Indian documentary films from the geographical, economic, cultural, religious and political fringes of a society that has global economic and political aspirations. These voices are as varied as they are fresh and articulate. They are counterpoints to the more visible and audible side of…
Whither Jhum Cultivation ? by PARVINDER SINGH
FILM: Ambi Jiji’s Retirement by Nandini Bedi Collaboration: Public Service Broadcasting Trust, July 24 In this age of meta-discourses of the environment, even a neutral depiction of shifting or jhum cultivation can be condemned to preconceived judgements. After all, there is no dearth of mainstream academic notions of what is damaging to the environment, but…