Dear Friends, It is very innovative and path breaking work what Stalin and Drishti are doing in Gujarat. More than that it takes lot of courage too to do what they are doing. 'Nazariya' is very good long term attempt to build a civil society of socially responsible and beyond biases, especially of parochial and sectarian.
'Bol' is against violence against women. But it doesn't matter to these forces of sectarian ideology, they only want their ideas to prevail. These forces are there all over- all places and of all colours. One even see in full colour in our state too. From left to right. Let us all support Drishti, the young people of Nazariya and Stalin. In Solidarity, K.C. Santhosh Kumar On 9/14/07, Ramachandran G P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Dear all > Yesterday the VHP has attacked a film screening in ahmedabad. We should > issue a public protest statement asap. best, > > G P Ramachandran > > here is the info on the attack: > > The Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the self appointed moral police, has sunk to > new > levels of intolerance. On September 13, about 15-20 hooligans charged in > the > college room of L abd C Mehta Arts College during the screening of 'Bol', > a > series of short films on women's rights. The screening was part of > Nazariya, > an activity promoted by Drishti in about 20 colleges of Ahmedabad. As part > of this activity students are shown documentaries on various social issues > > followed by a discussion. Today's screening, that was disrupted, was > followed by a discussion with Stalin K, a leading human rights activist > and > documentary film maker. > > About 25 students and three lecturers had just finished seeing the film > and > Stalin was discussing various aspects of patriarchy and gender when > suddenly > 15-20 hooligans, who clearly did not look like students or faculty of the > college, charged into the room and started threatening Stalin and demanded > > to know what was being shown and discussed. The lecturers present there > tried to reason with the hooligans that they were not doing anything > against > any particular person or group. The hooligans then wanted to see the film > to > which Stalin said that that would not be possible. He told them that they > had no right to come in and distrupt a lecture or demand to see the film. > > One lecturer pacified the hooligans and took them out of the classroom. > Meanwhile, Stalin continued with the discussion with the > students.Incidentally, the subjecy of discussion just before the hooligans > barged in > was 'fear' and fear inhibits us to struggle or attempt any change in > oppressive customs or traditions. About 5 minutes later the hooligans > barged > in again and came menacingly towards Stalin and demanded the DVD. Stalin > refused to give it to them and told them that they could buy a copy from > the > office if need be. They threatened him with 'dire consequencies' if he did > not give them the DVD and started pulling at the DVD and pushing him > around. > > Meanwhile, Gaurang, coordinator of Nazariya, had called the Police Control > > room. The hooligans then snatched the DVD from Stalin's hands and, as they > have won a war, shouted 'jai shree ram' and charged out of the room and > campus. > Police reached the college immediately but by that time the hooligans had > already left. The police asked Stalin and Gaurang to go to Navrangpura > Police Station if they wanted to file an FIR. However, Stalin and Gaurang > had to wait for nearly 3 hours before the police finally registered a > complain against two of 20 hooligans - Rahul Soni and Bharat. > > -- > In Peace, > Gaurang Bharti Raval > Drishti Media,Arts & Human Rights > 103, Anandhari Towers, > Sandeshpress Road, > Bodakdev, Ahmedabad. 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