Government of India
We
have documented a variety of Government of India programmes.
Specifically we have explored attempts by the government
to politically empower women, through the 73rd amendment
to the constitution which stipulates a one-third reservation
of positions in panchayati raj institutions.
We
also documented the District Primary Education programme
specifically focusing on educating the Girl Child in various
parts of the country.
Tales
from the Indian Countryside: Women in Panchayats
(1999)
Client
/ Financial Support: Ministry of External Affairs,
Government of India
Duration: 29 mts
In
1993 as part of a larger attempt to increase the participation
of women in public life, the Government of India passed
the 73rd amendment to the Indian constitution, the Panchayati
Raj Act. According to this act, one third of all political
posts/positions at the village level are now reserved
for women. `Tales from the Indian Countryside’ provides
a first-hand glimpse into the benefits that have accrued
from this legislation.
The
film travels to five different states in the country –
Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Haryana and Himachal
Pradesh – recounting the experiences of women that have
been elected sarpanches, or heads of the village councils,
in these very different parts of the country. Given the
fact that India has traditionally been a male-dominated
society, the presence of significant numbers of women
in leadership roles is a new experience for Indian society.
Tales
from the Indian Countryside is an exploration of the successes
and difficulties that have accompanied this latest attempt
by the Indian government to provide women with a growing
set of opportunities by which they can participate in
and contribute towards India’s progress into the 21st
century.
A Partnership for Construction (1997)
Client
/ Financial Support:Education Consultants India Ltd.
Duration: 20 minutes
A
training film for junior engineers, set in Haryana, training
them in the techniques of constructing primary school
buildings, using cost-effective constructive technologies.
A unique experiment in that local communities were organized
as Village Development Committees (VDCs) which had entered
into a collabortion with government junior engineers,
thus ensuring efficency in construction and transparency
in financial transcactions.
Future Of Wind Energy
Client
/ Financial Support:Ministry of Non- Conventional Energy Sources
Duration: 17 minutes
Future of Wind Energy is a promotional film for Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET) based in Chennai. The Centre operates under the aegis of an independent Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources or MNES. The film captures the integral components of C-WET and its significance as a regulatory organization for anything related to wind energy.
