The women betrayed Why women in Jharkhand are branded and hunted as withches
Singh, Sehjo
The women betrayed Why women in Jharkhand are branded and hunted as withches videorecording produced by Anwar Jamwal; direced by Sehjo Singh - Bombay Anwar Jamwal c1993 - 1 videodisc (40 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 in
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The Women Betrayed is a story based on the tribal regions of Jharkhand and Bengal. In the tribal regions of Bihar and Bengal, the people pushed to the wall by the development policies of India, take recourse to the all pervasive age old belief, that, all miseries are caused by evil spirits invoked by the witches, and helpless women become easy targets. Land hunger is the most common reason, which turns families against each other. Born in 1963, Sehjo is an independent filmmaker working on issues of socio-political concern since 1987. She won the special jury award in Tokyo national award for best film on social issues.
Camera,Jugal Debta ; editing, Renu Saluja ; sound, Neelkanth Camera,Jugal Debta ; editing, Renu Saluja ; sound, Neelkanth
DVD ; PAL.
In English and Hindi with English subtitles.
Winner of Special Jury Award in Tokyo;
National Award for Best film on Social Issues;
Public property, ethnography – India, gender – India, property rights – India, Documentary film, Feature films - India, socio-political concern - India
791.4372 / WO
The women betrayed Why women in Jharkhand are branded and hunted as withches videorecording produced by Anwar Jamwal; direced by Sehjo Singh - Bombay Anwar Jamwal c1993 - 1 videodisc (40 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 in
Cataloged from container.
The Women Betrayed is a story based on the tribal regions of Jharkhand and Bengal. In the tribal regions of Bihar and Bengal, the people pushed to the wall by the development policies of India, take recourse to the all pervasive age old belief, that, all miseries are caused by evil spirits invoked by the witches, and helpless women become easy targets. Land hunger is the most common reason, which turns families against each other. Born in 1963, Sehjo is an independent filmmaker working on issues of socio-political concern since 1987. She won the special jury award in Tokyo national award for best film on social issues.
Camera,Jugal Debta ; editing, Renu Saluja ; sound, Neelkanth Camera,Jugal Debta ; editing, Renu Saluja ; sound, Neelkanth
DVD ; PAL.
In English and Hindi with English subtitles.
Winner of Special Jury Award in Tokyo;
National Award for Best film on Social Issues;
Public property, ethnography – India, gender – India, property rights – India, Documentary film, Feature films - India, socio-political concern - India
791.4372 / WO