Dinner With Kashmiri Pandits | Newsreel Asia

Fleeing Kashmir in 1990, as over 70,000 families did under threat from violence by Islamist militants, the Kaw family resettled in the northern India but they still miss their “home.” Host Harshita Rathore explores what identity-based discrimination and violence do to the minds and hearts of members of a community. Thirty years after they fled persecution in their ancestral home in the Muslim-majority Kashmir region, a displaced Kashmiri Hindu family sits down to have dinner with show host Harshita Rathore in their home in the National Capital Region of Delhi. “The Dinner Table” is an award-winning observational docuseries produced by Newsreel Asia and co-published with the U.S.-based magazine Religion Unplugged. Each episode focuses on one of India’s persecuted communities, exploring what identity-based discrimination and violence do to the minds and hearts of its members. Docuseries host Harshita Rathore cooks a meal with the family and sits down for dinner with them, whilst the crew films the unscripted, heart-to-heart conversations that happen. “The Dinner Table” won the 2022 EPPY Award in the U.S., in the “Best Community Service Reporting” category, and was a runner-up in the “Best Investigative/Enterprise Video” category. It was also a runner-up in the 2021 EPPY Awards, in both the “Best Collaborative” and “Best News or Event Feature Video” categories. Visit https://newsreel.asia/en/ to watch full episodes/ Docu-series and listen to our engaging Podcasts on public interest issues for free. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel and follow us on our Social Media Platforms. Facebook   / 106985381430710   Instagram https://instagram.com/newsreel.asia?u... Twitter https://twitter.com/newsreel_asia?t=B... Linkedin   / newsreel-asia   #NewsreelAsia #Documentary #NewJournalism