[van-announce] A documentry, an Exhibition, and a feature film

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From: Hari Sharma <sharma at sfu.ca>
Subject: [pr-x] A documentry, an Exhibition, and a feature film
Date: 27 May 2003 15:37:50 -0700

Dear friends:

I draw your kind attention to three happenings, which could of interest to you.

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1. This Thursday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m., as part of the Asian Heritage
Month Program, there will be a screening of Suma Josson's film,
Gujarat: A Laboratory of Hindu Rashtra, of Fascism.
	It is at : Video In Studios, 1965 Main Street.

	Shot in December 2002, the film looks back at the
pogrom-style genocidal killing of Muslims last year and investigates
the extent to which the Fascist ideology has penetrated the
consciousness of the ordinary Hindu masses of Gujarat. According the
Suma Josson, if "the fascist forces are not urgently checked, future
India will look like Gujarat today".

	If you missed out watching the film when it was shown by
SANSAD back in February, this is your chance to go and see it. A
discussion will follow.

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2. An extraordinary exhibition has been running in town. Called
Through the Eyes of a Needle: Stories from an Indian Desert, the
exhibition shows exquisite works of embroidery by the women of Kutch,
in the Gujarat province of India. Located close to what is today the
border between India and the Sindh province of Pakistan, the arid
region of Kutch has been home for many namadic tribes for centuries.
Intricate needle work has been traditionally an integral part of work
women did in this region.

	Curated by Charlotte Kwan of Maiwa Handprints Ltd., the
exhibition is sponsored by various agencies of Government of Canada,
Province of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver, besides the
Maiwa Foundation.

	The exhibition, at the Vancouver Museum (1100 Chestnut
Street, Vanier Park, Kitsilano area), was opened on July 26, 2002 and
runs until September 1, 2003.

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3. And finally a super movie. You may have already seen it; but if
not go and see Bend It Like Becham currently running in many theatres
around town. Directed by England based Ms. Gurinder Chadha (whose
debut film "Bhaaji on the Beach" was an immense success), the film
portrays the life of a second generation young Punjabi woman, who
ends up developing a passion for football (called "soccer" around
here). Very fast, very subtle, very sarcastic, and very absorbing.


hari s
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