Jardhar Diary

This film is a personal journey into an area which is alive with consciousness and commitment to save its natural resources. We meet men and women who are ready to stake their lives to protect and defend what they think is their own.

We are talking about a village called Jardhar tucked away in the hills of the Garhwal Himalayas. The villagers of Jardhar Gaon and a few surrounding villages have revived their forests, are fighting limestone mining on their hill slopes, are staving off power lines – which will decimate their rich Pine and Sal cover-and reclaiming traditional seeds and putting them back into circulation.

In the end, the film-maker has tried to transfer his immense awe of these simple ordinary people trying to hold on to a life they want to live, against the colossal powers of the powerful.

This film has been shot over a period of one year and captures different time periods in the life of the people of Jardhar.

Written and Directed by
Krishnendu Bose

An EarthCare Films Production, 2002

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