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A Narmada Diary
''A Narmada Diary'' is a 1995 documentary on the struggle of those adversely impacted by the Sardar Sarovar Dam project. It was directed by Anand Patwardhan and Simantini Dhuru and released in 1995. A record from about 1990–1993, of the measures adopted and hardship faced by the Narmada Bachao Andolan movement and the people inhabiting the place affected was presented. The documentary won the "Filmfare Award for Best Documentary, 1996" and the "Grand Prize" at Earth-Vision Film Festival, Tokyo, 1996. In spite of winning the central government's national awards, the movie was not allowed to be shown on National TV See also *''Drowned Out ''Drowned Out'' is a 2002 documentary by Franny Armstrong about the Sardar Sarovar Project. Shot over three years, ''Drowned Out'' follows one family’s stand against a government dam project which is set to destroy their home and their villa ...'', a 2002 documentary film about opposition to the dam References 1995 films 1995 docume ...
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Anand Patwardhan
Anand Patwardhan (born 18 February 1950) is an Indian documentary filmmaker known for his socio-political, human rights-oriented films. Some of his films explore the rise of religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and casteism in India, while others investigate nuclear nationalism and unsustainable development. Notable films include ''Bombay: Our City'' (''Hamara Shahar'') (1985), ''In Memory of Friends'' (1990), '' In the Name of God'' (''Ram ke Nam'') (1992), '' Father, Son, and Holy War'' (1995), '' A Narmada Diary'' (1995), ''War and Peace'' (2002) and ''Jai Bhim Comrade'' (2011), and ''Reason'' (2018) which have won national and international awards. Biography Patwardhan was born on 18 February 1950, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He completed a B.A. in English literature at Mumbai University in 1970, a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Brandeis University in 1972, and a Master of Arts in Communication Studies at McGill University in 1982. He is a member of the Oscar Academy. Fi ...
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Sardar Sarovar Dam
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam built on the Narmada River in Navagam near the town of Kevadiya, Narmada District, in the state of Gujarat, India. The dam was constructed to provide water and electricity to four Indian states: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. The project was a vision of the first deputy Prime Minister of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (also known as Sardar Patel) and the foundation stone was laid by Jawaharlal Nehru. The project took form in 1979 as part of a development scheme funded by the World Bank through their International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to increase irrigation and produce hydroelectricity, using a loan of US$200 million. The construction for dam begun in 1987, but the project was stalled by the Supreme Court of India in 1995 in the backdrop of Narmada Bachao Andolan over concerns of displacement of people. In 2000–01 the project was revived but with a lower height of 111 meters under direc ...
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Filmfare Award For Best Documentary
The Filmfare Best Documentary Award was one of the Filmfare Awards, given by the magazine ''Filmfare'' to documentary films. It was first presented in 1967, and was eliminated in 1998. Winners and nominees 1960s * 1967 '' Handicrafts of Rajasthan'' – Clement T. Baptista * 1968 '' India '67'' – S. Sukhdev * 1969 ''Explorer'' – Promod Pati 1970s * 1970 '' Then, The Rain'' – Ramesh Gupta * 1971 ''Koodal'' – Mushir Ahmed * 1972 '' Creations in Metal'' – Homi D. Sethna * 1973 '' Nine Months to Freedom'' – S. Sukhdev * 1974 '' A Day with the Builders'' – C.J. Paulose * 1975 '' The Nomad Puppeteer'' – Mani Kaul * 1976 ''Sarojini Naidu'' – B.D. Garga * 1977 '' Marvel of Memory'' – N.K. Issar * 1978 '' Transformations'' – Zafar Hai * 1979 no award 1980s * 1980 ''Malfunction'' – Pankaj Parashar * 1981 ''They Call Me Chamar'' – Lokesh Lalvani * 1982 ''Faces After the Storm'' – Prakash Jha * 1983 ''Experience India'' – Zafar Hai * 1984 ''Veer Savar ...
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Drowned Out
''Drowned Out'' is a 2002 documentary by Franny Armstrong about the Sardar Sarovar Project. Shot over three years, ''Drowned Out'' follows one family’s stand against a government dam project which is set to destroy their home and their village. Synopsis The documentary follows the villagers of Jalsindhi – a village in Madhya Pradesh on the banks of the Narmada River about 30 miles upstream from the Sardar Sarovar project - through their battle against the dam. The lead character is Luharia Sonkaria, who is the village’s medicine man, a role that was his father’s and grandfather’s before him. The government provides them no viable alternatives - they offer unusable land a hundred miles away or a small sum of money in compensation for their river-side land. The film documents hunger strikes, rallies, and a six-year Supreme Court case, and finally follows the villagers as the dam fills and the river starts to rise. The documentary features Arundhati Roy, who has been a ...
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1995 Films
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1995 Documentary Films
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strikes Kobe, Japan, killing 5,000-6,000 people; The Unabomber Manifesto is published in several U.S. newspapers; Gravestones mark the victims of the Srebrenica massacre near the end of the Bosnian War; Windows 95 is launched by Microsoft for PC; The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered; Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with the Space station Mir in a display of U.S.-Russian cooperation; The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed by domestic terrorists, killing 168., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 O. J. Simpson murder case rect 200 0 400 200 Kobe earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Unabomber Manifesto rect 0 200 300 400 Oklahoma City bombing rect 300 200 600 400 Srebrenica massacre rect 0 400 200 600 Space Shuttle Atlanti ...
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Indian Documentary Films
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