The caste struggle / Arte France, Quark Productions present ; a film by Florence Martin-Kessler ; with the participation of Centre National de la Cinématographie.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Martin-Kessler, Florence, filmmaker.

ARTE France.

Quark Productions.

Centre national de la cinématographie (France)

Icarus Films.

Language:

English

Undetermined

Subjects (All):

Caste--India--Social conditions.

Caste.

Affirmative action programs--India.

Affirmative action programs.

Caste-based discrimination--India.

Caste-based discrimination.

Social conditions.

India.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (52 min.) : digital, sound, color

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2017]

Language Note:

In Engish and various undetermined languages with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

How can a society built entirely around the principle of inequality become democratic? India has implemented a policy of affirmative action for the members of the lower or 'untouchable' caste, who represent more than half of the population: those who meet the policy's requirements will be employed as civil servants. This film documents the results of this controversial policy, a legislative attempt to bring social and political change to India.

Credits:

Editing, Françoise Bernard ; image, Rajan Palit.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: ARTE France, Quark Productions, ©2008.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 27, 2016).

Publisher Number:

if-caste Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.