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Kashmir se Godhra tak
CROSSING THE LINES: KASHMIR, PAKISTAN, INDIA
A documentary film by Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian
Produced for the Eqbal Ahmad Foundation, 2004 (45 minutes)
"A compelling fresh look at an age old problem that could be the spark
of a nuclear war." [Ahmed Rashid, author of Taliban]
"This film violates the grand narrative of nationalism on all sides.
It shocks with its unfamiliar humanity." [Khaled Ahmed, Daily Times]
After four wars, Kashmiris and their land are divided between Pakistan
and India, the source of recurring crises. The next war may well be a
nuclear war. In this tragedy, each side tells the story of the
injustice and violence of the other, and feels only the suffering of
their own. This path-breaking independent documentary film, made in
Pakistan, challenges us to look at Kashmir with new eyes and to hope
for a new way forward.
The film uses interviews of key figures and ordinary people from every
side, rare archival footage and computer animations to chronicles the
wars, the failed efforts at peace and the daily toll this failure
exacts on those caught in this tragic struggle. We hear leading
Kashmiri militants voice the frustration of their hopes for democracy
and their desperate rebellion against oppressive Indian rule. We see
how Pakistan's relentless determination to confront India created an
Islamic holy war that brought terror and death to Kashmir. Radical
Hindu leaders in India, and Islamic militants in Pakistan, explain
their shared conviction that Kashmir is part of a greater struggle
that knows no limits. We discover how amid rising religious passions,
governments in India and Pakistan seek to build national identity
through cultivating prejudice and hatred towards the other.
Rejecting the national ambitions of Kashmiris, Pakistanis and Indians
alike, the film offers a vision of a shared future for all of South
Asia built on a common humanity.
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ORDER THE FILM ON DVD
Payment must be by check, drawn on a US bank, or money order.
i) For individuals - $35; for institutions - $100
ii) $______(optional, as contribution to the Eqbal Ahmad Foundation)
Contributions of $100 will recieve a free complimentary copy of
"Between Past and Future - Selected Essays on South Asia" by Eqbal
Ahmad (Oxford University Press, 2004) - NOT FOR SALE in the USA.
Please mail your order to:
EQBAL AHMAD FOUNDATION
P.O. Box 2021
PRINCETON, NJ 08542-0222, USA.
Your Name __________________________
Address ________________________
City ___________________________
State/Zip/Country ______________________
Email ______________________
o o o o o
Three films on communalism
As a follow up to our screenings of three films - two on RSS viz. The
Boy in the Branch and Men in the Tree by Lalit Vachani and Final
Solution by Rakesh Sharma, we are now screening three more films:
Godhra Tak - The Terror Trail by Shubhradeep Chakravorty; Hey Ram -
Genocide in the Land of Gandhi; and Night and Fog by Alain Resnais.
Details given below.
Night and Fog would remind us of the genocidal history that humanity
would never like to repeat but what happened in Gujarat? And why?
Let's not allow anyone to turn Gujarat into a 'laboratory' for
killing.
Screening schedule given below.
Amrit Gangar
I N V I T A T I O N
You are cordially invited to a private and exclusive screening of
three outstanding documentary films that have ventured to explore
some of the most crucial socio-cultural-political undercurrents
affecting our society. These films have been acclaimed the world over.
Godhra Tak - The Terror Trail, 2002, 60 mins
Dir: Shubradeep Chakravorty
An investigative documentation of the barbaric incident on 27 Feb
2002, when coach S6 of the Sabarmati Express was burnt at Godhra in
Gujarat, India. Fifty-nine people, including several kar-sevaks died
in that fire. The film tries to find out what actually happened at
Godhra railway station on that day and how far the allegation of
conspiracy is true.
Hey Ram - Genocide in the Land of Gandhi, 2002, 15 mins
Dir: Gopal Menon
This documentary makes relation between partition, Babri and Guajarat
riots in backdrop of a song. Its main argument is that Gujarat's
riots were not communal but they were genocide.
Night and Fog, 1955, 32 mins
Dir: Alain Resnais
The title takes up a Nazi slogan directed against those opposing the
system; they were classified as particularly dangerous. One of the
first cinematic reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust, Night
and Fog (Nuit et Brouillard) contrasts the stillness of the abandoned
camps' quiet, empty buildings with haunting wartime footage. The text
emphasizes the timelessness and transferability of events and, in
view of the struggle for liberation in Algeria at that time, it is a
warning against new executioners. In other words, Gujarat cannot be
a 'laboratory' for killing ever again.
Date: July 12, 2004, Saturday
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Narsee Monjee Commerce College, 1st floor, Opp. NM
College, Vile Parle West.
Organizers: Shree Keertan Kendra, Sane Guruji Arogya Nidhi, Keshav
Gore Smarak Trust, Yusuf Meherally Centre, Mumbai Sarvodaya Mandal,
Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Mumbai, Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya, Usha
Mehta Memorial Trust and Ekta
Kashmir se Godhra tak
CROSSING THE LINES: KASHMIR, PAKISTAN, INDIA
A documentary film by Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian
Produced for the Eqbal Ahmad Foundation, 2004 (45 minutes)
"A compelling fresh look at an age old problem that could be the spark
of a nuclear war." [Ahmed Rashid, author of Taliban]
"This film violates the grand narrative of nationalism on all sides.
It shocks with its unfamiliar humanity." [Khaled Ahmed, Daily Times]
After four wars, Kashmiris and their land are divided between Pakistan
and India, the source of recurring crises. The next war may well be a
nuclear war. In this tragedy, each side tells the story of the
injustice and violence of the other, and feels only the suffering of
their own. This path-breaking independent documentary film, made in
Pakistan, challenges us to look at Kashmir with new eyes and to hope
for a new way forward.
The film uses interviews of key figures and ordinary people from every
side, rare archival footage and computer animations to chronicles the
wars, the failed efforts at peace and the daily toll this failure
exacts on those caught in this tragic struggle. We hear leading
Kashmiri militants voice the frustration of their hopes for democracy
and their desperate rebellion against oppressive Indian rule. We see
how Pakistan's relentless determination to confront India created an
Islamic holy war that brought terror and death to Kashmir. Radical
Hindu leaders in India, and Islamic militants in Pakistan, explain
their shared conviction that Kashmir is part of a greater struggle
that knows no limits. We discover how amid rising religious passions,
governments in India and Pakistan seek to build national identity
through cultivating prejudice and hatred towards the other.
Rejecting the national ambitions of Kashmiris, Pakistanis and Indians
alike, the film offers a vision of a shared future for all of South
Asia built on a common humanity.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
ORDER THE FILM ON DVD
Payment must be by check, drawn on a US bank, or money order.
i) For individuals - $35; for institutions - $100
ii) $______(optional, as contribution to the Eqbal Ahmad Foundation)
Contributions of $100 will recieve a free complimentary copy of
"Between Past and Future - Selected Essays on South Asia" by Eqbal
Ahmad (Oxford University Press, 2004) - NOT FOR SALE in the USA.
Please mail your order to:
EQBAL AHMAD FOUNDATION
P.O. Box 2021
PRINCETON, NJ 08542-0222, USA.
Your Name __________________________
Address ________________________
City ___________________________
State/Zip/Country ______________________
Email ______________________
o o o o o
Three films on communalism
As a follow up to our screenings of three films - two on RSS viz. The
Boy in the Branch and Men in the Tree by Lalit Vachani and Final
Solution by Rakesh Sharma, we are now screening three more films:
Godhra Tak - The Terror Trail by Shubhradeep Chakravorty; Hey Ram -
Genocide in the Land of Gandhi; and Night and Fog by Alain Resnais.
Details given below.
Night and Fog would remind us of the genocidal history that humanity
would never like to repeat but what happened in Gujarat? And why?
Let's not allow anyone to turn Gujarat into a 'laboratory' for
killing.
Screening schedule given below.
Amrit Gangar
I N V I T A T I O N
You are cordially invited to a private and exclusive screening of
three outstanding documentary films that have ventured to explore
some of the most crucial socio-cultural-political undercurrents
affecting our society. These films have been acclaimed the world over.
Godhra Tak - The Terror Trail, 2002, 60 mins
Dir: Shubradeep Chakravorty
An investigative documentation of the barbaric incident on 27 Feb
2002, when coach S6 of the Sabarmati Express was burnt at Godhra in
Gujarat, India. Fifty-nine people, including several kar-sevaks died
in that fire. The film tries to find out what actually happened at
Godhra railway station on that day and how far the allegation of
conspiracy is true.
Hey Ram - Genocide in the Land of Gandhi, 2002, 15 mins
Dir: Gopal Menon
This documentary makes relation between partition, Babri and Guajarat
riots in backdrop of a song. Its main argument is that Gujarat's
riots were not communal but they were genocide.
Night and Fog, 1955, 32 mins
Dir: Alain Resnais
The title takes up a Nazi slogan directed against those opposing the
system; they were classified as particularly dangerous. One of the
first cinematic reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust, Night
and Fog (Nuit et Brouillard) contrasts the stillness of the abandoned
camps' quiet, empty buildings with haunting wartime footage. The text
emphasizes the timelessness and transferability of events and, in
view of the struggle for liberation in Algeria at that time, it is a
warning against new executioners. In other words, Gujarat cannot be
a 'laboratory' for killing ever again.
Date: July 12, 2004, Saturday
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Narsee Monjee Commerce College, 1st floor, Opp. NM
College, Vile Parle West.
Organizers: Shree Keertan Kendra, Sane Guruji Arogya Nidhi, Keshav
Gore Smarak Trust, Yusuf Meherally Centre, Mumbai Sarvodaya Mandal,
Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Mumbai, Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya, Usha
Mehta Memorial Trust and Ekta