Why the merger of the National Film Archives and Films Division is an assault on the Constitution

Our archived history is in danger of disappearing or being re-cut and rewritten.

Anand Patwardhan

· Mar 31, 2022 · 09:45 am

Anand Patwardhan: If Hindutva is Hinduism then the Ku Klux Klan is Christianity

The filmmaker’s speech at the Dismantling Global Hindutva conference being held from September 10-September 12.

Anand Patwardhan

· Sep 12, 2021 · 06:30 am

Anand Patwardhan: The heroism of Khudai Khidmatgars in today’s India

The documentary maker explains the context to a short film he has assembled about arrested communal harmony activist Faisal Khan.

Anand Patwardhan

· Dec 05, 2020 · 07:30 am

Common ground: Why the Liberation Theology of Gandhi and Ambedkar is as vital as ever

Their ideas can help Leftist and Dalit groups find unity against ‘the usurpers of our democracy and our history’, writes filmmaker Anand Patwardhan.

Anand Patwardhan

· May 16, 2017 · 08:00 am

I used to love him but it's all over now: Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan on Bob Dylan's Nobel

'Politically I do not know where he stands today.'

Anand Patwardhan

· Oct 13, 2016 · 11:05 pm

They call us anti-national: Anand Patwardhan

What exactly is their vision of India?

Anand Patwardhan

· Jan 21, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Why I am returning my national film award: Anand Patwardhan

India is at a crossroads, says the acclaimed documentary director.

Anand Patwardhan

· Oct 29, 2015 · 10:00 am

How agnostic filmmaker Anand Patwardhan and guru Morari Bapu found common ground

The award-winning documentary director describes how he made the first steps towards starting a dialogue with the respected teller of tales from the Ramayan.

Anand Patwardhan

· Jun 29, 2015 · 08:50 am

The Modi development model will drive India over the cliff

The concluding part of award-winning filmmaker Anand Patwardhan's speech to the Editors' Guild this week.

Anand Patwardhan

· Nov 14, 2014 · 09:15 am

How the Sangh Parivar systematically attacks the very idea of India

Hindutva hardliners have waged a concerted campaign against Dalits and religious minorities. In this first part of his speech to the Editors' Guild, award-winning documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan uses clips from his films to explain how.

Anand Patwardhan

· Nov 13, 2014 · 08:22 am