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Title:Devta Activists
Summary: "Devta Activists" is set in the Kullu valley of Indian Himalayas. It seeks to explore the role of traditional institutions such as 'Devtas' (deities) in conservation of natural resources. By acceding control over natural resources to Devtas, several informal conservation practices of local communities have constituted themselves over time. And today, these practices find their authority threatened because of the presence of two looming symbols of modernity in the area - the Great Himalayan National Park and the Parvati Hydro-Electric Project, the former representing an exclusionary approach to conservation while the latter a symbol of national development. The film is a study of how local traditions negotiate with contemporary discourses on scientific conservation and national development. |
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