Bit of Both

The loss of the syncretic identity of the Cheeta-Merat community, in the context of dogmatic religiosity and revivalism. Award winner at Lucknow and screened at Kochi, Mumbai and Thrissur. Directed by Merajur Rahman Baruah | 2010 Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra Merajur Rahman Baruah is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Delhi. He has a Master’s Degree in Sociology, Diploma in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia. He is a recipient of the Commonwealth Vision Award and the National Film Award, among others. Rajiv Mehrotra is the founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_M.... PSBT was a not-for-profit that nurtured and supported the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award. (Read more here: www.psbt.org, https://www.civilsocietyonline.com/ci..., https://psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2..., https://www.thehindu.com/features/cin..., https://psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2...) PSBT was led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra. Credits Cinematographer: M R Baruah Editor: Saikat Sekhareswar Ray Sound Recordist: K S Sivadas Produced by PSBT, for and in partnership with Doordarshan India. http://www.psbt.org/; http://www.ddindia.gov.in/ For festival and screening queries, please write to us at [email protected] Last updated: June 2020