A Narmada Diary

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A Narmada Diary
Directed byAnand Patwardhan
Simantini Dhuru
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
CountryIndia

A Narmada Diary is a 1995 documentary on the struggle of those adversely impacted by the Sardar Sarovar Dam project.[1] It was directed by Anand Patwardhan and Simantini Dhuru and released in 1995. A record from about 1990–1993, of the measures adopted and hardship faced by the Narmada Bachao Andolan movement and the people inhabiting the place affected was presented.[2] The documentary won the "Filmfare Award for Best Documentary, 1996" and the "Grand Prize" at Earth-Vision Film Festival,[3] Tokyo, 1996. In spite of winning the central government's national awards, the movie was not allowed to be shown on National TV[4]

See also[]

  • Drowned Out, a 2002 documentary film about opposition to the dam

References[]

  1. ^ "A Narmada Diary".
  2. ^ "A Narmada Diary" (PDF). Education About Asia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Awards". Archived from the original on 17 August 2003.
  4. ^ "India's Narmada dams controversy- Interdisciplinary examples of global media advocacy".


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