Product Description
by Sanjay Kak (Author)
A collection of authoritative essays mapping Kashmir's turbulent past, present, and possible futures.
Author Biography
Sanjay Kak is an independent documentary filmmaker whose recent work reflects his interests in ecology, alternatives and resistance politics. His films 'Jashn-e-Azadi' (How we celebrate freedom) (about the struggle for Azadi-freedom-in Kashmir), and 'Words on Water' (about the struggle against large dams in the Narmada valley in central India), have been widely screened both in India and abroad. 'Words on Water' (2003) won Best Long Film prize at the International Festival of Environmental Film & Video, Brazil. 'In the forest hangs a bridge' (1999) received the Golden Lotus for Best Documentary Film at the 1999 National Film Awards in India and the Asian Gaze Award at the Pusan Short Film Festival, Korea. He is based in New Delhi.
