Natak Jari Hai (The Play Goes On)

[oldhen]

is a beautiful documentary by local film-maker Lalith Vachani about the very inspiring work of Jana Natya Manch (or JANAM for short). Janam are a progressive street theatre group based in Delhi, that tour working class localities attempting to raise social consciousness through theatre (for a recent Frontline review, click hereThe movie opens with

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[latelyontime]

sounds like an awesome piece of work. I am going to recommend it to the library.

[oldhen]

sounds like an awesome piece of work. I am going to recommend it to the library.

It was really powerful, I think you'll like it. Lalith's earlier films are worth a dekko too - Boy in the Branch and Men in the Tree I think they were called, about RSS indocrination methods...

[latelyontime]

I shall get a dekko at it too..though I must warn you, post godhra I have had an overdose of RSS documentaries...One more for the road I say.