20 November 2007

Secular Voices - a film on five years of Gujarat Riots

SECULAR VOICES "Gar ho sake to ab koi shamma jalaiye, is daur-e-siyasat ka andhera mitaiye"
The Bhartiya Janta party has been spreading hatred for last two decades. And the flames of their politics of hatred have now spread from Gujarat to many parts of the country over past five years. It is paramount that the youth of this country is inspired to join in this crusade against communalism. Secular Voices is an attempt to nullify the impact of the rise of the fascist forces. It castigates the BJP for its inflammatory references to Muslims in Gujarat. Such references led to carnage that followed the Godhra tragedy. The message of the film is very simple… STOP HATE.. Hatred and bigotry are not acceptable. 27 celebrities of India, of international fame like:
Rajdeep Sardesai Barkha Dutt Indian Ocean Pankaj Pouchory Shubha Mudgal Tarun J Tejpal Yogender yadav Zohra Sehgal Nandita Das Nafisa Ali......... have joined hands with us in this crusade against hatred and bigotry. We also understand that we cannot wipe out the hatred in one single day but it's just an attempt to reach the silent minds. Produced By Zabeeh Afaque and Mir Basit Hussain for Anhad (Act Now for Harmony And Democracy)

10 Comment made till date!!:

renu said...

Congratulations...! A very commendable and remarkable work by you. It touches the heart and mind both.
Film's visuals are touching(once again...)and gr8 voices..!It was good to hear their views esp Zohra Sehgal...!

renu mittal
ahmedabad

Ainee said...

Good job man... Good to see that so many people belonging to diverse backgrounds are interested in unity and peace, and communal harmony. I was really impressed. Keep up the good work.

Sakhi said...

Hello MediaActivist.
Thanks for dropping by my blog and leaving a note.
Great place you've got out here. I would get back to go through it further.
S m i l e

dRoZzY!!! said...

zabeeh... i buy that 10 on 10.
the scene is hell messed up!
about the crusade that you mention here and about the people involved... they are messed up more than anything!
i see in the list people like barkha, rajdeep, tarun tejpal and shubha mudgal....there seems to be a lot of political agendas involved alongside a good lotta limelight.

but if you talk about an Indian.... we are all bothered.
being a minority victim and anti-congress i support the bjp but thats just the best of the worst for me.

i hate that S.O.B modi!!!

yasmin said...

too gud 2 comment on..
india definetly needs more of people like u 2 come 4ward nd work 4 peace..
gr8 job!!

Raza Rumi said...

Zabeeh: great work - and stunning pictures..
Glad to have found your blog..
cheers, R

Ananya said...

gr8 job,ur blog is worth visiting

Ana said...

Hey, your blog is actually v thought provoking... particularly the pictures...Keep up the good work.


Anamika

shahista said...

A commendable and thought provoking effort...i think such debates and issues need to be raised before they die a natural death....one has to debate it out from every possible aspect before taking any sides....i think secularism needs to reconsider its implementations....as sumtimes it leads to more oppression and suppression of voices in its attempt to generalize....respect of every voice and multiplicity, complexity is the true spirit for living together......

smriti said...

i knew u were intelligent but ur intellectual side is commendable as well!! v well done!!! can i hv a copy of tis plz

 
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