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Kana: Ko Bonga Buru
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1999. 76min.
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| AWARD : Third
Prize For a bold and unrelenting treatment of an alarming subject of contemporary times; for a good example of the genre of investigative documentary; for telling the twin stories, one, of the nuclear menace, the other, of its dire effects on a vulnerable minority fringe people, the Adavasis . |
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Jadugoda is a tribal populated area in Bihar. It first came into prominence when uranium deposits were discovered in the area. Jadugoda is India's only underground uranium mine. The government agency mining the uranium makes no attempt to protect the lives of the people and environment of the area. The unsafe mining of uranium has resulted in excessive radiation which has led to genetic mutations and slow deaths. Medical reports reveal that the impact of radiation on the health of tribal peoples has already been devastating. The film is an attempt to record the tragedy that has played havoc with the lives of the people of Jadugoda. About the Director ...Shriprakash is a graduate in Science and Journalism from Ranchi University. He has directed and produced many documentary films. Prominent among these are Kiski Raksha, a film on the movement against the Netarhat Field Firing Range, and Addo Miyad Ulgulan, on the struggle against the Koel Karo Hydel Project. He is also the chief co-ordinator of Kritika, a group working in the Jharkhand region since 1990 in the areas of culture and communication. |
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