Chaliyar ... the final struggle a Third Eye Communication production for Chaliyar Struggle Support Group ; directors, P. Baburaj and C. Caratchandran. videorecording

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi Under Construction c2001.Edition: DVD video : PAL color broadcast system : BengaliDescription: 1 videodisc ( 35 min.) sd. col 4 3/4 in. viewing copyOther title:
  • Final struggle, Chaliyar
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 424.4 CH
Contents:
In 1958, the Government of Kerala persuades the Birlas to open a factory in Mavoor, North Kerala. The Grasim rayon pulp factory is open for the last 36 years. Thousands of workers earn their living trading future lives for the present. The fumes wing their way to the neighborhood spreading disease and death. Effluents gurgle into the Chaliyar River poisoning everything on its way to the sea. At a time when environmentalism was unheard of, a man leads his people to save their river and their lives from the killer factory. Their dream is to see their river come back to life, and fishes leap in the sun.
Awards:
  • Winner of the Bronze Tree Award, Vatavaran 2002
Item type: Multimedia List(s) this item appears in: Global Library Multimedia Collection List | Multimedia resource on Environment | Multimedia Resources on Demand | Video’s on Environment Economics
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Produced in 1999.

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In 1958, the Government of Kerala persuades the Birlas to open a factory in Mavoor, North Kerala. The Grasim rayon pulp factory is open for the last 36 years. Thousands of workers earn their living trading future lives for the present. The fumes wing their way to the neighborhood spreading disease and death. Effluents gurgle into the Chaliyar River poisoning everything on its way to the sea. At a time when environmentalism was unheard of, a man leads his people to save their river and their lives from the killer factory. Their dream is to see their river come back to life, and fishes leap in the sun.

DVD; PAL.

English

Winner of the Bronze Tree Award, Vatavaran 2002

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