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DESCRIPTION:A 14-year labour of will, Jai Bhim Comrade is an epic eye-opener for those 
 who are unfamiliar with India's severe caste discrimination. Filmmaker 
 Anand Patwardhan prologues with the 1997 Ramabai Colony shootings that 
 killed 10 Dalits - the oppressed, or "untouchables" - and proceeds to 
 illuminate the socially destructive stratification that has existed for 
 over 2,000 years. Meandering through the dusty alleys of Ramabai and the 
 Maharashtra villages, songs of "upliftment" and lament are being passed on 
 to younger generations, urging them to continue the struggle for dignity. 
 Dalits sing to recall their heroes past - most notably the political leader 
 Bhimrao Ambedkar - and to hope for a better future. In an ominous turn, his 
 teachings are being deceptively subverted by casteist, vote-hungry 
 politicians as dissenting Dalit voices are repressed. Times definitely look 
 bleak, but Jai Bhim is meant to incite and outrage - and it does so with 
 eloquence.\n\nAnand Patwardhan is an Indian documentary filmmaker, known 
 for his activism through social action documentaries on topics such as 
 corruption, slum dwellers, nuclear arms race, citizen activism and 
 communalism. Notable films include Bombay: Our City (1985), Ram ke Nam (In 
 the Name of God) (1992), Pitr, Putr aur Dharmayuddha (Father, Son and Holy 
 War) (1995), and Jang aur Aman (War and Peace) (2002), which have won 
 national and International awards. His latest documentary is Jai Bhim 
 Comrade (2011) based on police firing incident against 10 Dalits at 
 Ramabhai Colony in Mumbai in 1997.\n\nFree and open to the public\n\nSee 
 http://campus-map.stanford.edu for parking and building location.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/29/18724709.php
SUMMARY:Film: "Jai Bhim Comrade" with filmmaker Anand Patwardhan
LOCATION:Annenberg Auditorium\nCummings Art Building\nStanford University\nStanford, 
 CA  94035
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/29/18724709.php
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