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Ram ke naam = In the name of God / Hindi & English commentary written by Apurwa Yagnik ... [and others] ; production, direction, Anand Patwardhan.
LIBRA DVD 019 181
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Hindi
- Subjects (All):
- Babari Masjid (Faizabad, India)--History.
- Babari Masjid (Faizabad, India).
- Viśva Hindū Parishad.
- Hinduism--Relations--Islam.
- Hinduism.
- Relations.
- Islam.
- Islam--Relations--Hinduism.
- Religion and politics--India.
- Religion and politics.
- Religious tolerance.
- History.
- India.
- Religious tolerance--India.
- Ayodhya (India)--Politics and government.
- Ayodhya (India).
- Ayodhya (India)--Religion.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- In the name of God
- Rāma ke nāma
- Raam ke naam
- Place of Publication:
- New York City, N.Y. : First Run Icarus Films : Icarus Films, [between 2000 and 2009?]
- Language Note:
- In Hindi or English and Hindi with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Though India is a secular state, religious fundamentalism grips much of its population. This film focuses on efforts by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to destroy a 16th century mosque in Ayodhya supposedly built by Babar, the first Mughal emperor of India. The VHP claim the mosque was built at the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram after Babar razed an existing temple; they are determined to build a new temple to Ram on the same site. This controversial issue, unresolved by successive governments, has led to religious riots costing thousands their lives and culminating in the mosque's destruction by the Hindus in 1992. Examines the motivations that led to the drastic actions of the Hindu militants, as well as the efforts of secular Indians to combat the religious intolerance.
- Participant:
- Hindi voice, Apurwa Yagnik ; English voice, Sushmita Mukherji.
- Credits:
- Camera, Anand Patwardhan ; music, Neela Bhagwat ; editing, Anand Patwardhan.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a documentary film in India in 1991.
- Container has 90 minutes for duration.
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.
- OCLC:
- 263166131
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