Mitti: Back to Roots

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DirectorAnshul Sinha (Director)
AreaHyderabad
Date Accessioned2024-11-26T08:54:34Z
Date Available2024-11-26T08:54:34Z
Date of Publication2018
AbstractThis docudrama is a story of a village put up for sale. It shows the quest of a young agricultural scientist Ekta who tries to understand the agrarian crisis as a result of climate change, use of inorganic pesticides and genetically modified crops and its impact on small farmers and peasants. It shows that the use of genetically modified crops like BT cotton are harmful for the environment and depletes the soil of its water content and nutrients. Despite of this, sale of these GM crops is widespread across the country because of the nexus between the corporate giants, government, and dominant money lending castes of the village. All of them are duping and exploiting the farmers leading to farmer���s suicide. It also shows how a sustainable livelihood approach can be adopted by shifting to organic farming and multi-crop farming. The film shows the mental health of farmers through highlighting the level of distress and anxiety because of the debts and also touches upon the issue of caste and class hier
Identifier URIhttps://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/868
ProvenanceRural
ProvenanceTelangana
ProvenanceIndia
KeywordFarmers Suicide
KeywordSmall Farmers and Peasants
TitleMitti: Back to Roots
Item TypeAudio-Visuals
CoverageFarmers Suicide
CoverageSustainable Livelihood
CoverageClimate Change
CoverageIntersection of Caste, Class and Occupation
Course TagEnvironment and Health
Course TagWork and Health
Course TagHealth as Social Phenomena
Course TagIntersection of Environment, Caste, Class and Occupation
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