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India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart
Directed byStalin K
Based onUntouchability
Produced byVideo Volunteers
CinematographyStalin Kurup
Nirmala Nair
Sooraj Nambiar
Anuradha Srinivasan
Edited byStalin K
Nirmala Nair
Music byDalit folk artists
Production
companies
Drishti Media, Arts & Human Rights
Navsarjan Trust
Release date
  • 14 April 2007 (2007-April-14) (Worldwide)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryIndia
Languagemultiple Indian languages

India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart is a 2007 documentary by Indian filmmaker Stalin K.[1][2] The film reveals the discrimination and atrocities against dalits and practice of Untouchability rooted in different parts of India.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Stalin's interview and clips of the film were featured in Episode 10: Dignity for All of Satyamev Jayate TV series on the issue of Untouchability.[14][15][16][17]

Awards

The documentary won numerous awards:[18][19]

  • Silver Dhow, Second-best Documentary, Zanzibar International Film Festival, Tanzania.
  • Golden Conch, Best Documentary, Mumbai International Film Festival.[20]
  • Best Film of the Festival, 2008 Mumbai International Film Festival.[21]
  • Best Documentary, Mahindra IAAC Film Festival, New York.
  • Best Film, One Billion Eyes Film Festival, Chennai, India.

References

  1. ↑ "What Powers the Dalit Resurgence". OPEN Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Touching a raw nerve". The Hindu. 2007-07-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  3. ↑ "'India untouched'". The Hindu. 2007-04-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  4. ↑ K, Stalin (2012-06-25). "On the Ground : Untouchability in India". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  5. ↑ "16 Documentaries You Need To Watch In Addition To India's Daughter". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  6. ↑ "India Untouched - Stories of a People Apart: Dharma Documentaries". dharma-documentaries.net. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  7. ↑ "The TimeOut Mint planner - Livemint". livemint.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  8. ↑ kuffir. "Untouchability and Satyamev Jayate". Round Table India. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  9. ↑ "A revolution in media brings out the real voices of India". www.theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  10. ↑ "Films throw light on caste 'evil'". Deccan Herald. 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  11. ↑ "Being Born An Animal, Woman & Shudra Is Penance For Previous Bad Deeds: Untouchability in India - ED Times | The Youth Blog". ED Times | The Youth Blog. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  12. ↑ "Film: India Untouched". PIP SHEA. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  13. ↑ ScoopWhoop (2015-09-02). "33 Documentaries That Are Way More Interesting Than Mainstream Films". ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  14. ↑ "Silence Eva Jayate". Outlook India. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  15. ↑ Jadhav, Prathamesh. "SATYAMEV JAYATE episode 10: Aamir Khan sheds light on casteism and untouchability". Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  16. ↑ "Satyamev Jayate: Why untouchability still exists". News18. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  17. ↑ "Review: 'Satyamev Jayate' Episode 10 clean and crisp". dna. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  18. ↑ "15 Documentaries You Have To Watch To Know India Better". Storypick. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  19. ↑ "Stalin K. - TEDxGateway [2 Dec 2018, Mumbai] Independently Organized TED Event". TEDxGateway [2 Dec 2018, Mumbai] Independently Organized TED Event. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  20. ↑ "Drishti Films - Drishti Media". www.drishtimedia.org. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  21. ↑ "MIFF'2008 Award Winning Films Mumbai International Film Festival". miff.in. Retrieved 2018-08-14.

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