Indian society till the late 1920s, was plural, where Hindus and Muslims were living amicably. This well-established historical fact is still marginal in popular imagination. We are led to believe that Muslims were always separatists, despite historical evidence to the contrary (Joya Chatterji’s Bengal Divided, 1994).
Sadgati (1981)Director: Satyajit Ray.Producer: Doordarshan Dukhi is a god-fearing person from a Dalit caste. He stays in…
Pluralism is Islam's hallmark. This film foregrounds this aspect through art, architecture, trade, craft, music, song, poetry, philosophy.
Anjuman, both the film and the character, is not exclusively about the protagonist. It is equally about the firmness and courage shown by fellow embroiderers as a collective.