Tamas . Darkness - An Unforgettable Saga of Partition
Pre-Independence India, on the cusp of freedom; suspicion, religious fervour fills the air and then the unthinkable happens: a dead pig is found at the steps of a mosque in the Jalabad, propelling a frenzy of violence that engulfs scores of Hindu, Muslim & Sikh lives in flames. The spark soon mo...
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Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
Language: | Hindi |
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Blaze Entertainment PVT.
2005
India |
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:1b934d76-243a-4a55-adf5-cfbd9d46394e |
Summary: | Pre-Independence India, on the cusp of freedom; suspicion, religious fervour fills the air and then the unthinkable happens: a dead pig is found at the steps of a mosque in the Jalabad, propelling a frenzy of violence that engulfs scores of Hindu, Muslim & Sikh lives in flames. The spark soon morphs into a huge wildfire that leaves destroyed communities and lives behind. The film is based on the book with the same title written by Brisham Sahni. |
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Published: | 2005 |