Naachi se Baanchi (Dance for Survival; Hindi)

 

THURSDAY 10

 

 

 

(70 in; 2017; dvd; English subtitles)

Directors: Biju Toppo & Meghnath who will introduce the film

Produced by Films Division

 

Screening will be followed by a discussion

 

Film on the life and work of Dr. Ram Dayal Munda who is a symbol of indigenous cultural reawakening. Born in an Adivasi family of Tamar in Jharkhand, following his higher studies in USA, he returned to teach at the Tribal and Regional Language Department of Ranchi University and subsequently became its Vice-Chancellor. A leading intellectual who has contributed immensely to the Jharkhand movement, Dr. Munda represented Adivasi voices in the Rajya Sabha and at the United Nations. The film follows the personal and private life of Dr. Munda, as a brilliant student, successful teacher, poet, performer, activist and philosopher