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'''Anurag Singh''' is an Indian documentary filmmaker known for his socio-political, human rights oriented films.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mention of Director Anurag Singh, who had presented his film made along with his partner & wife Jharana Jhaveri"kaise jeebo re!" at Yale.|url=http://news.yale.edu/1997/10/03/tax-expert-indian-filmmakers-advocate-people-aids-goldman-sachs-president-among-speakers-|website=news.yale.edu|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref> He has worked with mass peoples’ movements, including the [[Narmada Bachao Andolan]],<ref>{{cite web|title=List of people associated with Narmada Bachao Andolan |url=http://www.narmada.org/nba-press-releases/1998/maheshwar.declaration.html|website=narmada.org}}</ref> [[National Campaign for People's Right to Information]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Media page of Right To Information movement, India |url=http://righttoinformation.info/media/|website=righttoinformation.info}}</ref> and [[Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=media page of MKSS|url=http://www.mkssindia.org/media/|website=mkssindia.org|access-date=2015-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305160159/http://www.mkssindia.org/media/|archive-date=2016-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> His most famous films are "Kaise Jeebo Re" (1997 – Narmada valley displacement),<ref>{{cite book|title=Acknowledgement in "The Algebra of Infinite Justice", Arundhati Roy|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9780143029076|page=312|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Pye7pQ3R_YC&pg=PA312&lpg=PA312&dq=jan+madhyam+anurag+singh&source=bl&ots=UQ2kEvL737&sig=PXF_7jCgW0lnTtClvMkPL11Fw1g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YfALVcGzHcnqarW0gOgK&ved=0CEAQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=jan%20madhyam%20anurag%20singh&f=false|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Acknowledgement in "The Greater Common Good", Arundati Roy| last1=The Greater Common Good|isbn=8173101213|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1OTsAAAAMAAJ&q=jan+madhyam+anurag+singh&dq=jan+madhyam+anurag+singh&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0G86VYSTAdXgapz7gdgI&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ}}</ref> and "Right to Information" (1999 – Peoples’ demand for RTI, the landmark transparency legislation),<ref>{{cite book|title=Right To know, right to live|publisher=IDASA Publishers|isbn=9781919798424|pages=157|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l2WFAAAAMAAJ&q=jan+madhyam+anurag+singh&dq=jan+madhyam+anurag+singh&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0G86VYSTAdXgapz7gdgI&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBA|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref> which have been screened and won awards internationally. In 1991 along with Jharana Jhaveri he set up Janmadhyam Productions.

==Biography==

Born in 1968 in Varanasi, India, Anurag comes from a small tribal village in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. His father [https://books.google.com/books/about/Sangharsh_Aur_Nirman.html?id=8NtOPs2XDTIC&redir_esc=y Shyam Bahadur Namra] was a noted poet and social reformer who worked extensively on education and tribal rights.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sangharsh Anur Nirman, Authored by Shyam Bahadur Namra |isbn=8126709960|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8NtOPs2XDTIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=shyam+bahadur+namra&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KHU6VYWWA9XWaqSzgIgF&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=shyam%20bahadur%20namra&f=false|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref> Anurag's local wisdom and understanding are reflected in the themes and treatment of his films. Involved in photography, cinematography and filmmaking since 1984, Anurag directed his first film 'Manibeli' in 1989, and has since made more than half a dozen films including 'Battle For Peace', 'Kaise Jeebo Re' (How Do I Survive, My Friend), and 'Main Nahi Manga' (We Do Not Ask!).<ref>{{cite web|title=Website of Magic Lantern Foundation|url=http://www.magiclanternfoundation.org/uc_directors.php?Name=anurag-singh|website=Under Construction Films|accessdate=24 April 2015}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Anurag has also worked with Center for Development of Instructional Technology (CENDIT), an organization that pioneered using of audiovisual technology to communicate sociopolitical issues in India.<ref>{{cite web|title= review of Anurag Singh's film "Manibeli" |url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/30078|website=downtoearth.org.in}}</ref> In 1992 Anurag set up his own film production company [https://wordpress.com/view/janmadhyam.wordpress.com Jan Madhyam Productions] & in 2004 Rough Cut Productions with Jharana Jhaveri.

==Filmography==

*1992: "Manibeli", a video on the police repression and people’s struggle in the 1st village of Maharashtra State to be submerged by the controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam: Manibeli. 1992. 43 minutes. Hindi.<ref>{{cite web|title= review of Anurag Singh's film "Manibeli" |url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/30078|website=Down To Earth|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref>
*1992: "Battle for Peace", a video on the Burmese students in exile in India made with them. Aug 1992. 30 minutes. English<ref>{{cite web|title=Mention of Anurag Singh's film "Battle for Peace"|url=http://news.yale.edu/1997/10/03/tax-expert-indian-filmmakers-advocate-people-aids-goldman-sachs-president-among-speakers-|website=news.yale.edu|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref>
*1997: "Kaise Jeebo Re! (How Do I Survive, My Friend)" A Documentary on the protest against the Narmada dam. 1997. 80 minutes. Hindi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Online catalogue Cinemambiente, 2004|url=http://archivio.cinemambiente.it/cineambi/ed2004/default_en.asp?pag=2&id=894&vis=1|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref>
*1999: "Main Nai Manga" {We Do Not Ask!} a spot on the Right to Information as a basic need. Screened at Expo 2000, Hanover, Germany. March 1999 3.5 minutes. English (Digital)
*2000: "Right to Information". 33 minutes. English (subtitled)

==Awards==
* "Right to Information" won Best Documentary, Transparency International, [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]].,<ref>{{cite web|title=Newsletter announcing "best documentary award"|url=http://www.10iacc.org/content-ns.phtml?documents=601&art=67|website=Transparency International|accessdate=24 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215734/http://www.10iacc.org/content-ns.phtml?documents=601&art=67|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was 2nd in the Best Non-Fiction award at the 2000 [[Mumbai International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Non-Fiction Video Film up to 90 mins.|url=http://miff.in/miff2000-award-winning-films/|website=Mumbai International Film Festival|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref>
* "Kaise Jeebo Re! (How Do I Survive, My Friend)" won YIDFF in 1999 in [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Brochure from Yamagata International Film Festival, 1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sKcvAQAAIAAJ&q=jan+madhyam+anurag+singh&dq=jan+madhyam+anurag+singh&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0G86VYSTAdXgapz7gdgI&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAw}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Yamagata Film Festival Online Catalogue, 1999|url=http://www.yidff.jp/99/cat061/99c074.html|website=Yamagata Japan|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref>

==Notable screenings==
* "Kaise Jeebo Re! (How Do I Survive, My Friend)" was screened at the 1997 [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=IDFA online catalogue 1997|url=http://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=96d5ff8f-82fd-4fd7-99a5-a92b579a43d4|website=IDFA|accessdate=24 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312162116/https://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=96d5ff8f-82fd-4fd7-99a5-a92b579a43d4|archive-date=12 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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