TY  - ADVS
AU  - Jain,Nishtha 
AU  - Jain,Nishtha
AU  - Mangesh Dhakde
ED  - Raintree Films (India)
TI  - 6 yards to democracy
U1  - 791.43954 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - India
PB  - Raintree Films
KW  - Women social conditions, modernization, democracy, poverty, women economic conditions, documentary films- India
N1  - Copyright notice on container: Raintree Films; Part of summary taken from container; 6 Yards to Democracy revisits a gruesome incident that took place during an election rally in north India. Thousands of women from poor localities of Lucknow city, lured by the promise of free saris, had been waiting for hours in the harsh sun for the cheap six-yard cloths. A stampede occurred: 22 died and hundreds were injured. This seemingly stray happening uncovers the sordid side of Indian democracy, and connects in significant ways with the daily humiliations forced upon these women and their families. As boomtown dynamics keep pushing them further into the margins, we observe the women's struggles to keep their homes, hopes and dignity intact while petitioning an apathetic state for their dues
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