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Invisible Minority
Sat Oct 7, 12:00 PM
Raksha Kumar
In 2016, I shot and directed a film titled An Invisible Minority - Rationalists in Contemporary India. The film is in interview format and tries to engage in larger philosophical debates around Rationalism. It was produced by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust and was screened on Doordarshan last year. Therefore, the film relies on interviews and television style conversations.
While the film begins by talking about the murders of Rationalists in the recent past, the crux of the film is to understand the idea of Rationalism - what are its motivations in an overtly religious country like India? Its history and current status.
Promo of the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiw_f74AEtM
The film was screened in Bangalore and Delhi. But, in the wake of Gauri Lankesh's death, I wish to screen the film in as many locations as possible.
This is my minute contribution to ensure dissent and rational thought are not silenced.
While the film begins by talking about the murders of Rationalists in the recent past, the crux of the film is to understand the idea of Rationalism - what are its motivations in an overtly religious country like India? Its history and current status.
Promo of the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiw_f74AEtM
The film was screened in Bangalore and Delhi. But, in the wake of Gauri Lankesh's death, I wish to screen the film in as many locations as possible.
This is my minute contribution to ensure dissent and rational thought are not silenced.