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India Untouched

‘India Untouched – Stories of People Apart’ is a comprehensive look at untouchability. Director Stalin spent four years travelling the length and breadth of the country to expose the continued oppression of Dalits, ‘the broken people’, who suffer under a 4,000-year-old religious system.

It exposes the continuation of caste practices and untouchability in Sikhism, Chiristanity and Islam, and even amongst the Communists in Kerala. Dalits themselves are not let off the hook. Spanning eight states and four religions,’India Untouched’ will make it impossible for anyone to deny that untouchability continues to be practised in India. In an age where the media projects only one image of “rising” or “poised” India, this film reminds us how far the country is from being an equal society. Travelling through eight states and four religions, this film is a serious exploration of caste oppression.

Found by Danielle.

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  • bodilberser

    It is a baseless documentary and the sole purpose of this documentary is to spread lies and more lies about the India and Indian society. The documentary maker is a fanatic christian fundamentalists and the documentary’s production was funded by Christian organization with the sole purpose of spreading lies about Hinduism.

  • Waleed

    This is not a documentary but a propadana video produced by the Christian right. I am a muslim from Pakistan and I have many disagreements with India, but I would have to say that this film is not factual at all.

    I understand that tourism is very big in India and something like this would be headline news across the world if it were true.

    I’m not sure how these Christian fundamentalists make such propadanda videos and try to masquerade them as documentaries. They are simply not believable.

  • Invictus11

    There is no lie in this Documentary, but these are isolated cases. You can never take out caste ism from Indian society> It will be their no matter how much India develops.like racism in USA it will always be there as a undercurrent. But putting these things together and portraying this as a true and complete reflection of Indian society is a deceitful act.

  • Sonya

    This is not a documentary. This is a propaganda advert by american christians. They have killed off or displaced most Jews, they have opressed most Muslims, now they are after the Hindus.

  • http://www.ambedkar.org/ambcd/42.%20Mr.%20Gandhi%20and%20The%20Emancipation%20of%20The%20Untouchables.htm Danielle

    This is an excellent documentary! I highly suggest it. Please don’t be swayed away from watching it by some of these insensitive comments here. Through willfully ignoring the existence of present day injustices or saying that they will always be there and there is no point discussing them, we are collectively perpetuating them.
    Here’s a April 7 2011 article that displays a recent, disturbing example of caste prejudice.
    http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/retired-dalit-officers-room-cleansed-using-cowdung-water/640465.html
    Those of you that are saying this is funded by fundamentalist Christians, where is your proof?

  • will

    Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that everything has the potential of being the truth and a lie. Saying that this is all propaganda is discounting all of it. I believe some of it is true and some could be a lie.
    I want to know how you will get polluted from touching someone?
    Every human being should wash. It seems that all the other castes need the lower caste.
    Me personally, I cherish the things I need or i will loose the luxury.
    Everyone is important in society.
    Brainwashing at a young age is the problem.

  • udaybeer singh bauddha

    excellent effort,I will spread it in rural and urban area ,