Local cover image
Local cover image

The Burning Sun

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English Publication details: 1973Description: 20 minsSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: A film about the living conditions of slum dwellers in the city of Bombay. The candid interviews of slum dwellers reveal their scathing reactions to the slogan of Garibi Hatao, and the pretentions of politicians. The film pits the top-down approach of state housing and sanitation programmes in the city against the voice of the angry resident. The inter-cut interview with Mr. Kasbekar, Administrator, Housing Board, presents the official side of the problem.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Flims Flims Arthshila Ahmedabad Not for loan DVD00051
Total holds: 0

A film about the living conditions of slum dwellers in the city of Bombay. The candid interviews of slum dwellers reveal their scathing reactions to the slogan of Garibi Hatao, and the pretentions of politicians. The film pits the top-down approach of state housing and sanitation programmes in the city against the voice of the angry resident. The inter-cut interview with Mr. Kasbekar, Administrator, Housing Board, presents the official side of the problem.

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer

Local cover image
Arthshila Ahmedabad. All Rights Reserved. © 2023
Implemented and Customised by KMLC