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2018-10-25 11:45:28 UTC
INVITE: November 2 | Remembering/ Forgetting - back to back films
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The Godrej India Culture Lab invites you for Remembering / Forgetting, a sombre reflection on our countryâs forgotten histories through the screening of two documentaries on November 2.
Itâs been 35 years since the Nellie Massacre in Assam and 34 years since the anti-Sikh riots. These violent events seem to be erased from our collective memory - however, it is important to remember so we can be better.
In 1983, more than 2000 Bengali speaking Muslims were killed in the town of Nellie and its surrounding villages in Assam in less than six hours. What the Fields Remember by Subasri Krishnan explores the massacre in Assam from the survivors retelling of the event, and attempts to explore ideas of violence, memory and justice.
In the following year, almost 30,000 Sikhs were killed all over India by violent mobs after the assassination of Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi. 1984, When the Sun Didnât Rise by Teenaa Kaur Pasricha follows a group of women from the Sikh Widows Colony tracing their journey of loss and bravery through the 1984 Sikh massacre.
The film screenings will be followed by a conversation between the filmmakers and the audience. Come and remember, lest we forget.
1984, When the Sun Didnât Rise
Every evening women from the Sikh Widows Colony bond and share their memories. They lost their men who were daily wage earners in 1984 when almost 30,000 Sikhs were killed all over India by violent mobs after the assassination of Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. Three decades later, a journey begins to connect with the women and children living in a Sorority and a ghetto of a kind to know the impact of violence on their lives. The film is a slice of life of three brave women who negotiate their memories each day to live and earn bread for their families while fighting for justice.
What the Fields Remember
On 18th February 1983, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, more than 2000 Bengali speaking Muslims were killed in the town of Nellie and its surrounding villages in Assam, India. Peopleâs homes were burnt down and their fields destroyed. Till date the Nellie massacre remains on the margins of Indiaâs public history, and is virtually wiped out from the nationâs collective memory. The documentary film What the Fields Remember revisits the massacre three decades later. From the survivors, Sirajuddin Ahmed and Abdul Khayerâs retelling of the event, the film attempts to explore ideas of violence, memory and justice. What the Fields Remember also attempts to raise larger questions around collective memory â of what we choose to remember and why we choose to forget.
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View this email in your browser
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The Godrej India Culture Lab invites you for Remembering / Forgetting, a sombre reflection on our countryâs forgotten histories through the screening of two documentaries on November 2.
Itâs been 35 years since the Nellie Massacre in Assam and 34 years since the anti-Sikh riots. These violent events seem to be erased from our collective memory - however, it is important to remember so we can be better.
In 1983, more than 2000 Bengali speaking Muslims were killed in the town of Nellie and its surrounding villages in Assam in less than six hours. What the Fields Remember by Subasri Krishnan explores the massacre in Assam from the survivors retelling of the event, and attempts to explore ideas of violence, memory and justice.
In the following year, almost 30,000 Sikhs were killed all over India by violent mobs after the assassination of Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi. 1984, When the Sun Didnât Rise by Teenaa Kaur Pasricha follows a group of women from the Sikh Widows Colony tracing their journey of loss and bravery through the 1984 Sikh massacre.
The film screenings will be followed by a conversation between the filmmakers and the audience. Come and remember, lest we forget.
1984, When the Sun Didnât Rise
Every evening women from the Sikh Widows Colony bond and share their memories. They lost their men who were daily wage earners in 1984 when almost 30,000 Sikhs were killed all over India by violent mobs after the assassination of Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. Three decades later, a journey begins to connect with the women and children living in a Sorority and a ghetto of a kind to know the impact of violence on their lives. The film is a slice of life of three brave women who negotiate their memories each day to live and earn bread for their families while fighting for justice.
What the Fields Remember
On 18th February 1983, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, more than 2000 Bengali speaking Muslims were killed in the town of Nellie and its surrounding villages in Assam, India. Peopleâs homes were burnt down and their fields destroyed. Till date the Nellie massacre remains on the margins of Indiaâs public history, and is virtually wiped out from the nationâs collective memory. The documentary film What the Fields Remember revisits the massacre three decades later. From the survivors, Sirajuddin Ahmed and Abdul Khayerâs retelling of the event, the film attempts to explore ideas of violence, memory and justice. What the Fields Remember also attempts to raise larger questions around collective memory â of what we choose to remember and why we choose to forget.
RSVP:
To RSVP please visit our website or click on ***@godrejinds.com..
- Rohit
---------------------
Regards,
Rohit Rellan
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