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In God's land / the Public Service Broadcasting Trust ... presents ; the Open Frame ; ACF, Asian Cinema Fund .. [and others] ; a film by Pankaj Rishi Kumar ; producer ... Rajiv Mehrotra ; a Kumar Talkies presentation.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 023 146
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Tamil
- Subjects (All):
- Land tenure--India--Tamil Nadu.
- Land tenure.
- Land use, Rural--India--Tamil Nadu.
- Land use, Rural.
- Enterprise zones, Rural--Social aspects--India--Tamil Nadu.
- Enterprise zones, Rural.
- Social aspects.
- India.
- India--Tamil Nadu.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Television programs.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [New Delhi, India] : Public Service Broadcasting Trust, [2012]
- Language Note:
- Tamil with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD-R; PAL; all regions; 16:9 widescreen; LPCM 2.0.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- LPCM
- PAL
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
- Summary:
- This documentary follows the lives of villagers in Inam Alangulam, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu as they struggle to keep their land. The mythical birth of their village God Sudalai Swami inspires a village's unique journey to fight oppression of the Vanamamalai Temple. Now that the clergy owns the land, the settlers are reduced to being tenant farmers and must make way for redevelopment after the land is sold off for a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). A dispute over 'god's land' begins. Recounting the history of the land, the film satirizes the exploitation perpetuated by religion and class distinction and looks at land within the larger issue of development, forcing us to recognize the totalitarian attitude of the ideals of development, ostensibly to bring economic prosperity but rarely a benefit to real users.
- Credits:
- Camera, sound design and editing by Pankaj Rishi Kumar ; animation by Aditi Chitre.
- Notes:
- Title from disc surface.
- OCLC:
- 858534747
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