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A stunning 11-part series that captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet’s best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures.

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In 1961, the Indian government embarked on an ambitious "mega-project"--A number of successive large and small dams intended to provide electricity, irrigation, and drinking water for millions in drought- stricken regions, funded by a loan from the World Bank. To the inhabitants of Jalsindhi, an indigenous people known as Avidasis, it represents an end to a way of life they have lived for generations. Their farming village is due to be submerged by the construction of the giant Narmada Dam. As protests against the dam building become more widespread and the government’s promises of relocation and water distribution are called into question, the villagers decide they would rather drown in their homes than move from their ancestral land.

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The story of the events that led to the arrest of author Arundhati Roy in India for contempt of court for her articles protesting the Narmada Valley dam project which would displace thousands of people and destroy their ancestral lands

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In India water has a deep spiritual and functional significance. The Rising Wave explores both these aspects; worshipped as a sacred common while also being essential for generating livelihood. The film eloquently presents a culture built on water being shared, used and managed in ways unchanged for centuries. Richly filmed in three different states of India, The Rising Wave uncovers groups that have been dependant on their local natural water resource for generations as they fish and farm for livelihood. In the rapidly transforming economy of India, corporations now lay claim to control and determine access to this natural resource. A contrasting picture emerges; a contrast between the two divergent views of water; water as a billion dollar industry against water as a sacred natural gift for all humankind. This spells conflict for the future.

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A Narmada diary documents five years in the life of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (the Save Narmada Movement) which has spearheaded the agitation against the dam. In a situation where government resettlement and rehabilitation programs have proved inadequate and inappropriate.

32624 DVD
The film documents the story of the residents of Chittaurgarh’s Senti village in Rajasthan and how their lives have been adversely affected by the disposal of slurry, generated during the mining of marble which is becoming a hazard for people’s health and environment.

20066 DVD
Documentary film shows how the power of ordinary people use the right to information act as weapon to root our corruption in Rajasthan.

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Over centuries in this desert region a successful system evolved for collecting and storing enough clean water to support the growth of cities, agriculture and wealth. However, post-independence projects, such as the Rajasthan Canal had unexpected negative impacts on the environment and the local communities as self-reliance declined and dependence on government increased.

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This is a story of a small dry river, the Arvari, which originates in Alwar, Rajasthan. It has come back to life through the concerted efforts of villagers, assisted by the non-government organization Tarun Bharat Sangh. The first step to bringing the river back to life began in 1987 when one village constructed small water harvesting structures called johads. This success was followed by the construction of more johads in adjoining villages, and in 1999 a parliament, the Arvari Sansad, was organized to manage the river & its waters.

30607 DVD
The story of dedication and sacrifice of Bishnois community, the oldest practicing environmentalists of India from Western Rajasthan to whom the preservation of wildlife and forest is a religion. From XV century they effectively continue their sacred duty of protecting the environment.