In the years following the 2002 communal riots, the Indian state of Gujarat was rocked by a series of 'encounters': extrajudicial killings conducted by the police staged as acts of self-defence against escaping detainees. Shubhradeep Chakravorty’s cogent, straight-talking Encountered on Saffron Agenda? unearths the truth behind four notorious encounters that took place in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, between 2002 and 2005.
In the years following the 2002 communal riots, the Indian state of Gujarat was rocked by a series of 'encounters': extrajudicial killings conducted by the police staged as acts of self-defence against escaping detainees. Shubhradeep Chakravorty’s cogent, straight-talking Encountered on Saffron Agenda? unearths the truth behind four notorious encounters that took place in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, between 2002 and 2005.
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
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A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
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