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Films on Irom Sharmila selected for Mumbai Fest
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Films on Irom Sharmila selected for Mumbai Fest

Two films on anti military act campaigner Irom Sharmila Chanu, “The Silent Poet” in International competition section upto 40 minutes and “SOS” in international information section, among four from restive Manipur have been selected for the 12th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), 2012. Directed by young film maker Borun Thokchom, “The Silent Poet” had been [...]

Published by on December 21st, 2011 at 09:12 am
Mumbai: An Art Initiative for Irom Sharmila
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Mumbai: An Art Initiative for Irom Sharmila

“The only way to deal with an oppressed world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion” Irom ‘Chanu’ Sharmila, The Iron Lady of Manipur, is a civil rights activist and poet. She has been on a hunger strike for the last 11 years, demanding the Indian Government [...]

Published by on December 20th, 2011 at 09:12 am
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