A Narmada Diary by Anand Patwardhan

A Narmada Diary (1995) The Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada has been hailed as progress but condemned as unjust—benefiting cities while drowning 37,000 hectares of fertile land and displacing over 200,000 adivasis. A Narmada Diary follows the Narmada Bachao Andolan, whose non-violent resistance has become a symbol of global struggles against inequitable development. As dam construction advances, an ancient, self-sufficient culture faces erasure, its people reduced to refugees in the name of progress.

About Anand Patwardhan: A Retrospective

Anand Patwardhan is one of India’s most acclaimed documentary filmmakers, known for over five decades of fearless, politically engaged cinema. His films are both chronicles of resistance and cinematic interventions that confront the silences of official history, and have inspired generations of activists and filmmakers worldwide.

About Cinema House

Cinema House, a collective film viewing series, creates opportunities to celebrate independent films. Every month, our black box theatre transforms into a single-screen theatre dedicated to independent, regional, and contemporary world cinema accompanied by conversations with cast, crew, and audiences.