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BAWANDER (AKA SANDSTORM)
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This award-winning Indian drama is based on the shocking true story of a woman activist in rural Rajistan in the early 1980's. Sanwari (played brilliantly by Nandita Das), a young married woman, joins the national Saathin movement which seeks to stamp out such social evils as child marriages. Her encouragement of other village women to join her in her fight raises the ire of the upper-class landlords, who extract their revenge by brutally gang-raping her in front of her husband Sohan (Raghuvir Yadav). But even this does not stop Sanwari, who instead of hiding her shame, surprises the village by fighting for justice, only to be raped again--this time, by the corrupt, chauvinistic justice system. With Gulshan Grover and Deepti Naval. In Hindi Madhur Bhandarkar---India---2001---165 mins.
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CASTE CRIMINELLE ZAUBERMAN
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This program focuses on the difficult lives of Indian women born into the criminal caste due to their ancestors' transgressions. In English with French subtitles. Yolande Zauberman---France---1989---66 mins.
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PANIHARI: WATER WOMEN OF INDIA
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The Panihari are women in the Indian state of Rajasthan who walk across great distances to fetch water for their families. In this documentary, Indian-American filmmakers Abi Devan and Sudhi Rajagopal train their cameras on one such woman, Paru, whose struggle to attain natural resources is similar to that of her Panihari brethren. Traveling 10-15 miles by foot in scorching temperatures, Paru endures great hardship and suffering to obtain a resource that many in the West take for granted. Abi Devan/Sudhi Rajagopal---USA/India---2004---30 mins.
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WORSHIP OF MUSIC
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This is a concert of "ragas," the most ancient style of Indian music, by the brothers Dagar, master Muslim musicians living in Bengal, India. The music has its roots in Islam and Hinduism, and the highest virtue for its singers is accuracy and fidelity to performance traditions. Commentary is provided by Asian arts expert Faubion Bowers. 1972, 27 mins.
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