Colours of the Earth

English/28mins/2002
Producer: Krishnendu Bose
Supported by: Winrock International India

Subject Focus: Empowerment of dalit women through Natural Resources Access.

Summary: The film travels to the villages of these women in district Medak, Andhra Pradesh, in an effort to understand how the change happened. The main aim for the women was to control their own lives, with the help of a local NGO called Deccan Development Society. Their Alternative Public Distribution System is truly commendable. It is a system that ensures subsidised food grains at village level grain banks for the people. This system is completely de- decentralized and managed entirely by women. The film is a personal narrative of the filmmaker.

Producer’s/Director Profile: Krishnendu Bose makes wildlife and conservation films for National, as well as, International Television. In the last 16 years, Krishnendu has made films on a variety of subjects from elephants to tigers, from pollution to human rights and environment issues. He was awarded with the Special Jury’s Award at the Okomedia Environmental Film Festival for his film on Food Security – Harvesting Hunger.