In the last episode of the series compilation, meet Huma and Tabassum from Sadbhavna Trust, Rajkumari from Sahjani Shiksha Kendra and Shobha from Vanangana. The four caseworkers though are relatively new to doing casework but succinctly put their personal journey in words being integral part of the organisations, focused on gender-based violence cases.
Do you remember the last time you were a stranger in a place? What did you see? What did you hear? How did you feel? As an educator working with the visual medium, I’ve been curious: what can we learn from the experience of being a stranger in a new place?
A friend of Tabassum told her about the river. “The first thing I saw when I went there was garbage. What will I shoot here, I thought. But then, I sat down quietly and began observing. I saw the river, the fisherman, the boat ferrying the people from one shore to the other.
When filmmaker and doll maker, Hansa Thapliyal, worked with The Third Eye’s Learning Lab on creating a mixed media film out of the recordings of workshops for the Caseworker’s Dictionary of Violence, she asked, “Will I be able to go where these voices are?” Hence emerged Kya Hai Yeh Samjhauta? which works with the material of the everyday, scraps of cloth, needle thread and the timbre of human voices to bring alive the technicolour landscape in which womens’ compromises rest.
Meet Manju Soni from Banda, Uttar Pradesh. Manju has been working with Vanangana NGO since 2000 and for the past five years has been working as a caseworker in the organisation, focused on gender-based violence cases.
In this episode, meet Avdhesh Gupta from Banda, Uttar Pradesh. Avdesh has been working with Vanangana NGO as a caseworker since 1995 on gender based violence cases.
It was curiosity that led Ashraf Hussain and Ajfarul Sheikh to turn their steps towards their local madrasa, a place that they would pass by often, but had no occasion to enter.
In Between Us/ Humare Beech Mein is a conversation between two women about making a film on caste. How do we film caste? What do we show? What do we hide? Who has access? Who refrains?
When we started our discussions on crime at the Learning Lab, one thought lingered—if we commit a wrong against a person, that can be called a crime; but if our environment is being harmed, can that be classified as crime as well?
In this episode, meet Kusum from Mahrauni, Uttar Pradesh. Kusum has been working with Sahjani Shiksha Kendra since 2008. Knowledge has strengthened her and she has a strong understanding of the law.
