[Reader-list] film on Singur

[nilanjan at khetro.net]

Dear Friends,
A film focussing on the Singur debate in West Bengal has been made
recently. I think it deserves your attention and support.
regards,
Nilanjan Bhattacharya

WHOSE LAND IS IT ANYWAY?

The film is about an ongoing peasant movement in Singur village, to save
their farm land (1000 acres) from being acquired by the state government
of West Bengal in India for a factory by an industrial giant. This land is
fertile and produces at least 4 crops per year. Wasting it on industry
will completely destroy the bio-diversity and ecology of the land and rob
50000 people of their livelihoods. The larger area surrounding the land
will also be affected adversely. The new factory is scheduled to employ a
maximum of 1000 people. The govt. has not given the people any
information, at all, about the proposed factory and land-use. The people's
right to information is being violated at every step. It is refusing to
listen to protests by affected peasants. It has unofficially banned media
reports on the real crisis, using the media as a propaganda tool. The real
voice of the people is not being allowed to be heard. The govt. is using
police and para-military forces to brutally quell any kind of protest by
the farmers and others. The issues are made even more interesting by the
fact that the state government of West Bengal is a coalition of Left
parties and the fact that India is the world's largest democracy.

The 40 minute, English video documentary film aims to bring this movement
to the world for everyone to see how human rights are being violated and
many other socio-economic issues completely mauled. It is the result of
about 6 months of keeping a camera - eye on the crisis and is an effort to
bring peasants' voices to the awareness of the world.

DVD: Rs. 150/= and VCD: Rs. 125/=

We would appreciate if you would see the film and support the cause by
buying copies and sharing it with as many people as possible. Please
contact the film maker Ladly Mukhopadhay at (0)9830028621 or co-director
Ananya at (0)9433033372 or <freebirdproductions at gmail.com>

Thanks,

Ladly

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