08-07-2004, 04:54 AM
To: "IK.Shukla"
Subject:Movies on fascism
Date: 5 Aug 2004
Dear Sir/ Madam
I am an independent documentary filmmaker based in New Delhi, India. Recently I
made a film Godhra Tak: The Terror Trail based on the train-burning incident of
Feb 2002 at Godhra railway station. This is the only film available on this
incident. Godhra incident was used in inciting violence against Muslim in
Gujarat and for its justification also. My film focuses on the Godhra incident
only and tries to find out the truth behind the scene. The film was widely
appreciated for its impartial depiction of the incident and for its
investigative nature. The film is now in use by investigative agency engaged in
probing the incident. I met Laloo Prasad Yadev, the railway minister, and
convinced him to order a probe. Now I want to make a film on Hindu Right wing in
India. It is going to be a one and half-hours long film and will be useful to
expose these organisations real nature. We, by exposing them, can then demand a
ban on them.
We will disseminate it with the help of a distribution network of
non-governmental and voluntary organisations in India as well as in West. Copies
of the film will be available at low rate and we will do every thing possible
for its wider reach. It is a massive project and we will try to project an all
India picture. We need at least one year to complete it and estimated cost of
production will be around 12 lakh Indian rupees. As you know it is very
difficult for big institutional funders to support this kind of projects due to
the politics involved so I am pressed for funds. I have 2 lakh Indian rupees of
my own which I will put in this film. I am in a position to rais around 3 lakh
Indian rupees from various NGOâs in cash or kind. But for rest 7 lakh Indian
rupees I have no clue.
If you or your organisation can help me in this regard then it will be very
nice. PEACE, a New Delhi based NGO having FCRA will be accountable to donors and
can receive funds for this project. Shrikumar Poddar and Maharaj Kaul in USA are
raising funds for this project. They can receive funds on my behalf for
forwarding them to me. Suggestions and information on the subject are welcome.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Regards
Shubhradeep Chakravorty
91-11-20530323, 91-11-25086613
Note- Copies of the film Godhra Tak are available for sale.
Film on Hindu Right wing Hindu right wing fundamentalist forces are growing in
strength in India for last couple of decades now. Their influence is increasing
in socio-economic and political spheres but the common understanding about them
and their capability to block the growth of Indian democracy is still poor. To
develop this understanding we need a detailed empirical study and documentation
of these forces at work. The proposed project will try to do this through a one
and half hour long documentary film. We propose to make this as a voice driven
documentary interspersed with interviews. This 90 minutes documentary will be
made of three broad sections, each will be interlinked with the voiceover
maintaining the continuous flow throughout. The documentation of the
developments in approximately ten to twelve new potential centers of conflicts
emerged all around India in last five years would be the basic structure of the
film. Although our main focus in this film would be on the activities of VHP,
Bajrang Dal and Durga Vahini but we will also document the resistance they are
facing from secular as well as minority community groups.
The film would also try to document the history of right wing fundamentalist
forces in India and will analyze it in the context of the rise of similar forces
in other parts of the world. The film will start with a section on the history
of Hindu right wing fundamentalist forces in India and our main focus would be
on RSS and its âcultural workâ. Here we will try to show how RSS actually works
and for what ends. We will also try to show how they influence and train young
minds and bodies and how it runs and controls a whole family of affiliated
organizations without getting involved in their day to day activities. After
this, in this section itself, we will try to document the changes taken place in
RSS family in eighties when it entered its mass movement phase with Ram temple
movement. In this phase VHP and Bajrang Dal started getting more importance then
other affiliated organizations in RSS scheme of things. To understand the
reasons behind their phenomenal growth and the tactics and strategies adopted by
them during this period we will do a documentation of Ram temple movement. Here
we will show how VHP had actually created a new history of Ayodhya and what they
did to get a foothold in the holy city and to enter the local Sadhu Samaj.
We will also try to find out what is really behind the large scale land purchase
by VHP in Ayodhya and what their master plan is. We will also show how they run
Ram temple movement and who plays important role in it and what they did to
magnify this issue of local importance to create an all India communal divide.
We will also document the resistance they faced from secular as well as minority
community organisations during Ram temple movement. In this section we will also
show the activities of VHP and other organizations abroad. This section will
give us a background of the recent rise of Hindu right wing fundamentalist
forces in India and the ways and means adopted by it. After this brief
introductory section, we will come to the second section. In this section of the
film we will document the developments taking place in approximately ten to
twelve new potential centers of conflict emerging all around India and will
document the role Hindu right wing fundamentalist forces are playing there. Here
we will cover Asind, Dhar, Hubli, Malad etc. We will also show the resistance
they are facing from secular as well as minority community groups in these
centers.
We will try to see these developments in the light of history of Ram temple
movement and will draw conclusions from it. This section will help us in
understanding the real organisational structure of these organizations and their
strategies, tactics, training and indoctrination process, way of functioning and
the real aims and goals. After this section, in the third and final section of
the documentary we will try to understand the Indian developments in the context
of world wide rise of right wing forces, particularly neo-Nazi forces in Europe.
At macro level we will try to show the socio-economic and geo-political aspect
of this rise and at micro level we will try to find out the structural, tactical
and operational similarities between Hindu right wing fundamentalist forces and
neo-Nazi movements in Europe. By this, we feel that the documentary will cover
almost comprehensively the subject under question.
Shubhradeep Chakravorty
New Stream Media
91-11-20530323
Subject:Movies on fascism
Date: 5 Aug 2004
Dear Sir/ Madam
I am an independent documentary filmmaker based in New Delhi, India. Recently I
made a film Godhra Tak: The Terror Trail based on the train-burning incident of
Feb 2002 at Godhra railway station. This is the only film available on this
incident. Godhra incident was used in inciting violence against Muslim in
Gujarat and for its justification also. My film focuses on the Godhra incident
only and tries to find out the truth behind the scene. The film was widely
appreciated for its impartial depiction of the incident and for its
investigative nature. The film is now in use by investigative agency engaged in
probing the incident. I met Laloo Prasad Yadev, the railway minister, and
convinced him to order a probe. Now I want to make a film on Hindu Right wing in
India. It is going to be a one and half-hours long film and will be useful to
expose these organisations real nature. We, by exposing them, can then demand a
ban on them.
We will disseminate it with the help of a distribution network of
non-governmental and voluntary organisations in India as well as in West. Copies
of the film will be available at low rate and we will do every thing possible
for its wider reach. It is a massive project and we will try to project an all
India picture. We need at least one year to complete it and estimated cost of
production will be around 12 lakh Indian rupees. As you know it is very
difficult for big institutional funders to support this kind of projects due to
the politics involved so I am pressed for funds. I have 2 lakh Indian rupees of
my own which I will put in this film. I am in a position to rais around 3 lakh
Indian rupees from various NGOâs in cash or kind. But for rest 7 lakh Indian
rupees I have no clue.
If you or your organisation can help me in this regard then it will be very
nice. PEACE, a New Delhi based NGO having FCRA will be accountable to donors and
can receive funds for this project. Shrikumar Poddar and Maharaj Kaul in USA are
raising funds for this project. They can receive funds on my behalf for
forwarding them to me. Suggestions and information on the subject are welcome.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Regards
Shubhradeep Chakravorty
91-11-20530323, 91-11-25086613
Note- Copies of the film Godhra Tak are available for sale.
Film on Hindu Right wing Hindu right wing fundamentalist forces are growing in
strength in India for last couple of decades now. Their influence is increasing
in socio-economic and political spheres but the common understanding about them
and their capability to block the growth of Indian democracy is still poor. To
develop this understanding we need a detailed empirical study and documentation
of these forces at work. The proposed project will try to do this through a one
and half hour long documentary film. We propose to make this as a voice driven
documentary interspersed with interviews. This 90 minutes documentary will be
made of three broad sections, each will be interlinked with the voiceover
maintaining the continuous flow throughout. The documentation of the
developments in approximately ten to twelve new potential centers of conflicts
emerged all around India in last five years would be the basic structure of the
film. Although our main focus in this film would be on the activities of VHP,
Bajrang Dal and Durga Vahini but we will also document the resistance they are
facing from secular as well as minority community groups.
The film would also try to document the history of right wing fundamentalist
forces in India and will analyze it in the context of the rise of similar forces
in other parts of the world. The film will start with a section on the history
of Hindu right wing fundamentalist forces in India and our main focus would be
on RSS and its âcultural workâ. Here we will try to show how RSS actually works
and for what ends. We will also try to show how they influence and train young
minds and bodies and how it runs and controls a whole family of affiliated
organizations without getting involved in their day to day activities. After
this, in this section itself, we will try to document the changes taken place in
RSS family in eighties when it entered its mass movement phase with Ram temple
movement. In this phase VHP and Bajrang Dal started getting more importance then
other affiliated organizations in RSS scheme of things. To understand the
reasons behind their phenomenal growth and the tactics and strategies adopted by
them during this period we will do a documentation of Ram temple movement. Here
we will show how VHP had actually created a new history of Ayodhya and what they
did to get a foothold in the holy city and to enter the local Sadhu Samaj.
We will also try to find out what is really behind the large scale land purchase
by VHP in Ayodhya and what their master plan is. We will also show how they run
Ram temple movement and who plays important role in it and what they did to
magnify this issue of local importance to create an all India communal divide.
We will also document the resistance they faced from secular as well as minority
community organisations during Ram temple movement. In this section we will also
show the activities of VHP and other organizations abroad. This section will
give us a background of the recent rise of Hindu right wing fundamentalist
forces in India and the ways and means adopted by it. After this brief
introductory section, we will come to the second section. In this section of the
film we will document the developments taking place in approximately ten to
twelve new potential centers of conflict emerging all around India and will
document the role Hindu right wing fundamentalist forces are playing there. Here
we will cover Asind, Dhar, Hubli, Malad etc. We will also show the resistance
they are facing from secular as well as minority community groups in these
centers.
We will try to see these developments in the light of history of Ram temple
movement and will draw conclusions from it. This section will help us in
understanding the real organisational structure of these organizations and their
strategies, tactics, training and indoctrination process, way of functioning and
the real aims and goals. After this section, in the third and final section of
the documentary we will try to understand the Indian developments in the context
of world wide rise of right wing forces, particularly neo-Nazi forces in Europe.
At macro level we will try to show the socio-economic and geo-political aspect
of this rise and at micro level we will try to find out the structural, tactical
and operational similarities between Hindu right wing fundamentalist forces and
neo-Nazi movements in Europe. By this, we feel that the documentary will cover
almost comprehensively the subject under question.
Shubhradeep Chakravorty
New Stream Media
91-11-20530323