Samuday Ke Saath, a celebration of indigenous cinema rolls out at Tribal Culture Centre
Jamshedpur: Day one of Samuday Ke Saath, a national-level film festival, facilitated by Tata Steel Foundation (TSF), started with deliberations on the theme Cinema, a reflection of transmission and preservation of Indigenous Culture.
Various films were screened at Tribal Culture Centre, Sonari (Jamshedpur), woven around the central theme in the run-up to Samvaad organised by TSF in November every year.
Strength in Diversity-Stress Resistant Crops of Nagaland
The Film Strength in Diversity-Stress Resistant Crops of Nagaland made by Chentei Khiammiugan is true to its name. The film depicts the fast-eroding traditional cropping practices of Nagaland. While the lens moves along the everyday cropping activities of the filmmaker’s grandmother, the focus lies on organic farming. Within tribal communities, while written documentation is sparse, videos and reels are the best-suited forms.
It also highlights the importance of passing the knowledge of the semi-nomadic lifestyle of the Changthang community to the younger generation in an effort to promote sustainability and reclaim their identity.
Voices of Teesta
Two other films were also screened. Voices of Teesta—the film by Minket Lepcha from Sikkim captures and reflects voices of angst, adaptation and reconciliation of the human self and communities with emerging trends of hydro technology and their manifestations in the form of mini and mega hydel projects which lie from the source of the River Teesta till the tip of North Bengal.
Behind the making of the popular Ladakh Pashmina.
The film, Ladakh Pashmina, by Munmun Dhalaria, based in Changthang, Ladakh, focuses on the traditional woman artisans who are behind the making of the popular Ladakh Pashmina.
The film gets into the history of Pashmina and talks about women artisans who are majorly responsible for the making of the Pashmina currently and the impact that the sale of Pashmina has on the communities that live in the region. It also highlights the importance of passing the knowledge of the semi-nomadic lifestyle of the Changthang community to the younger generation in an effort to promote sustainability and reclaim their identity.
Samuday Ke Saath
Speaking on the occasion, Sourav Roy, Chief Executive Officer, Tata Steel Foundation, introduced the programme as one of the most favorable means of preservation of traditional practices and speaking about subjects that impact communities. The Samuday Ke Saath will witness screening and threadbare discussions on the films to preserve and promote Adivasiyat (Tribalism) were in film makers from across various states and tribal groups will have a chance to showcase their meaningful documentaries woven around the theme.
(India CSR)
