Video magazine ignore environmental issues
The story ends on a cynical note suggesting both Patkar and the government are doggedly pursuing their separate goals
CENDIT scores with film series
Catalysts for Change, a 13-part film series produced by the Centre for the Development of Instructional Technology, covers the gamut of problems …
The most comprehensive film on Bhopal
The Supreme Court ruled recently, in reference to Beyond Genocide, a film on the Bhopal gas disaster, that Doordarshan cannot curtail the …
A not-very-subtle environmental message
The film should communicae its environmental message far more effectively than the dozens of inept documentaries that have been made on the subject.
Borrowed perspectives
When something as vast and complex as the social dynamics of the Green Revolution is depicted through the experiences of a handful, it is …
Development on its haunches
KAISE JEEBO RE·VHS· 80 minutes·English· Directed by Anurag Singh and Jharana Jhaveri·Jan Madhyam, New Delhi
Pitching for sustainability in agriculture
Two films, shown recently in the Capital, focus on alternative farming strategies as a counterbalance to the ecologically destructive Green Revolution
Have lead, will damage
The first episode of an S&T serial on STAR Plus takes a hard look at the havoc caused by lead emissions and strategies to counter this.
12 film marathon spotlights urban decadence
Interestingly, apartment blocks in Warsaw bear a strong resemblance to Delhi Development Authority's more abominable creations.
Zooming in on three prize-winners
A look at this year's award-winning documentaries: an educational film on the Silent Valley, a campaign film on the Tehri dam project and a third …
Unheralded films feature development themes
Individuals and voluntary agencies continue to make films in different parts of the country on subjects that interest them, though hardly any of …
British TV crucifies India's nuclear programme
Using cloak-and-dagger techniques and with help from willing critics, a British television crew does a hatchet job on India's nuclear programme.
Naseeruddin does better than Streep
The puckish wit of the actor-turned-anchorperson in Turning Point has contributed to the popularity of the programme