Bowing to No One
Sarah K. Khan (Senior Nehru Fulbright Scholar, India)
Event Details
Date
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Time
12 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Travel with Amrita Simla, an animated superhero as she flies to meet Satyavati, an Indian indigenous woman in Central India. Satyavati shares her singular struggle to buy and farm her land, forage and hunt in her community forests, practice midwifery, save seeds, and maintain food sovereignty in the face of numerous barriers. This is the first in a series of animated short documentaries on Indian women (and some men) farmers, a part of the Amazing Adventures of Amrita Simla Superhero.
Cost
Free