[Reader-list] Vikalp at TISS Screening of 'Kora Rajee', July 6, Bombay

[Chandni Parekh]

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Subject: Adda and Vikalp at TISS



ADDA invites you to attend a *Vikalp at TISS* screening of *Kora Rajee (
The land of the diggers) *on* Monday, the 6th of July at 6:00p.m. in
room no. 4. *Director Meghnath of the filmmaker duo Meghnath and Biju
Toppo will be present for discussion after the film. The film will be
followed by *Gaon chodab nahi! ( We will not leave our lands) *a music
video written by Meghnath and directed by K.P. Sasi.
We request you to attend the screening and participate in the discussion.
*Kora Rajee*
(The land of the diggers)
Kora Rajee is the first film in Kurukh,a tribal language. The film is
about the stories of the adivasi labourers from the tea gardens of Assam
and Punjab. People in this film talk about themselves and their
ancestors, their migrations and exiles, their continued exploitation and
marginalisation. This complex film touches upon many issues, ranging
from labour migrations in the 19th century to displacement and
globalisation in the 21st century.
*About the Filmmakers Meghnath & Biju Toppo*

Meghnath and Biju Toppo are founders of AKHRA, a group working in the
field of culture and communication in Jharkhand*.* Meghnath is an
activist working in Jharkhand for last 25 years. He has been
participating in the people’s struggle against destructive development.
As a film maker he tries to document voices that remain
unheard.Currently, he is a teacher of Mass Communication at St. Xaviers
College, Ranchi.Biju Toppo is one of the first Adivasi film makers to
have effectively used the camera to counter the misrepresentation of his
community by the ‘mainstream’ media. Their films have received national
and international recognition.

*Gaon chodab nahi!
*(We will not leave our lands!)

Music Video on Adivasi Struggles in India
5 Minutes
A cry that echoes through forests and mountains in India today is of the
adivasis, the original or indigenous dwellers who face massive
displacement due to developmental projects that are destroying the roots of
their survival base...Gaon chhodab nahin! A voice of assertion that
echoes throughout this music video that captures the marginalisation
of adivasis all over India and forces us to ask: In whose favour does
the God of Development work, and whom does it curse?

*About the Director - K.P.Sasi*
Sasi is a documentary film makers and in the last 25 years, has made
more than
20 documentaries to be used by various people’s movements. He has made 3
feature
films which have received national and international recognition. His
music video
America-America is an anti-war film and has been used all over the
world. The
music video “Gaon chodab nahi” is latest to his credit.

-- 
Adda - The CMCS Film Club
Centre for Media and Cultural Studies,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
Sion Trombay Road,
Opposite Deonar Bus Depot,
Mumbai-88.Tel: 022-25525667

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