Ayodhya Gatha (60 mins)

India, 2007, directed by Vani Subramanian

Winner of the Special Jury Mention Award at Film South Asia ’07

For two decades now, the destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya has influenced national events in India. But beyond the symbolism that the Uttar Pradesh town holds for the rest of the country, how has that event affected life in Ayodhya itself? As this film relates, today the streets of Ayodhya seem to have lost touch with the feet of its residents. Blocked and barricaded, our only access to the citizens is through memory: the telling of stories, the hearing of tales, the very gatha of Ayodhya’s people.

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http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/print/677-ayodhya-gatha-review