By TCN News,
New Delhi: A documentary screening of the movies “3-D Caste Stereo“ by Ajith Kumar, and “Don’t be our Fathers” by Rupesh Kumar was held by Campus Front of India JNU chapter at the Kaveri hostel.
Prof Vivek Kumar, an eminent Dalit thinker and writer attended this program as a guest speaker. This was followed by a question and answers session in which students asked questions on the movies and and the issues dealt in the movies and also few questions about Dalit assertation and organization.
Prof Vivek Kumar reflected on the movies, while congratulating them on their efforts he also exhorted the students of JNU to think out of box while expressing themselves. Subhojit Das of Campus Front introduced both the directors and Proffesor Vivek Kumar. State President of Campus front Ubaidur Rahman, State Secretary Maheboob Shahana, many cadres of Campus Front and students of JNU attended the program.
Produced by Rupesh Kmar and directed by A.S Ajith Kumar, 23 minutes long ‘3 D stereo caste’ is a the first part of the documentary series on caste in music sphere in Kerala. It tries to explore how caste makes its presence in composing, listening, performance, in music discourses and broadcasting. The first part focuses on the field of Chenda (a percussion instrument) ,cinematic dance and contemporary folk music performances.
“Don’t be our Fathers,” on the other hand, can be considered as a sequel to the director’s previous documentary “Underworld Memories of Untouchables”. This documentary is an attempt to capture the lives of the people of Peringeel, a predominantly Dalit village in, Kannur district in Kerala. It tries to explore how the people in Peringeel determine their own life in the contemporary world confronting the patronizing efforts of the dominant political parties and communities.As the name suggests it asks them not to be their Patronizers.
Having screened in many central and state universities in South India the movies have caused a lot of flutter and garnered appreciation for their objective approach and unique self narration style.