21 July 2012, 05:30 am
Science for Survival

(50 min; dvd; 1995; English)

The film looks at how western science relates to indigenous knowledge and whether a point of convergence is possible, referring to the diverse viewpoints of eco-feminist Dr Vandana Shiva ("a science which does not respect nature's needs "¦ inevitably threatens survival"), Ayurvedic researcher Dr Sharadini Dahanukar, and silk technologist Prabha Shekar