Event — Modern South Asia Seminar Series

Red Ant Dream

Screening of the movie “Red Ant Dream”, a documentary about those who live the revolutionary ideal in India directed by Sanjak Kak. The talk will be accompanied by snacks and drinks!

Nearly 100 years ago the revolutionary patriot Bhagat Singh said, “Let us declare that the state of war does exist and shall exist.” That warning resonates in India today, as the armed insurrection led by Maoist guerrillas simmers in Bastar, indigenous communities of Odisha rise up against mining companies, and peasants protest in the northern state of Punjab, Bhagat Singh’s birthplace. Sanjay Kak’s thoughtful and layered documentary film weighs the possibilities of revolution in the present by chronicling the lives of those who fight for another ideal of the world.

Do register by 10 November at MSASleidenuniv@gmail.com