Screening of Kitte Mil Ve Mahi

On Saturday, 6th May, Comics Cafe will screen a film made by filmmaker Ajay Bhardwaj. The film titled 'Kitte Mil Ve Mahi' is in Punjabi with English subtitles. The 72-minutes film is largely located in the Doaba region of Punjab. It opens a window onto the Dalit’s aspirations to carve out their own cultural space through religion, politics and the arts.

This film contends the dominant perceptions of the economic and spiritual heritage of Punjab. It does so through a people’s narrative on the preservation and regeneration of its ‘little’ traditions, which often appear seamlessly cultural and political.

Travel to the heart of Punjab. Enter a world of Sufi shrines worshipped and looked after by Dalits. Listen to B.S. Balli Qawwal Paslewale, the first generation Dalit Qawwals born out of this tradition. Join a fascinating dialogue with Lal Singh Dil—a radical poet, a Dalit, converted to Islam. Meet the last living legend of the Gadar movement, Baba Bhagat Singh Bilga, who affirms a new consciousness among Dalits in Punjab and India.

The interplay between the constituents of this mosaic brings to light the triple marginalisation of Dalits--- amidst the agricultural boom that is the modern Punjab, in the contesting ground of its ‘major’ religions, and in the intellectual construction of their 'syncretism'.

The film will be begin at 5 pm (sharp) at Comics Cafe, B-3, Lajpat Nagar 1, Delhi.