The poignant stories of Dayamani Birla and Nirmala Putul, speaking truth to power and reclaiming tribal identity through self-expression. National Award Winner and screened at festivals in Helsinki, Berlin, Kathmandu, Delhi, Madurai, Indore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai and Madurai. Directed by Shriprakash | 2008 Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra Credits Cinematographer: Sanjay Kumar Editors: Vikram, Shriprakash … [Read more…]
Underground fires have been burning for more than a century beneath India’s largest coalfield, but in recent decades open-cast mining has brought the flames to the surface with devastating consequences for the local population. As communities are destroyed and thousands suffer from toxic fumes, what lies behind this human and environmental disaster? Filmmakers Gautam Singh … [Read more…]
India is hungry for energy. Over 173 power plants, all of them coal-fired, will be built to power the nation’s high-tech industries and booming cities.