Black Darjeeling - Montage 2009

By Vikram Rai on December 03,2009

A student film Festival of Dept of Mass Communication and Journalism, St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling

1. Parityakta- A film by Akhilesh Rai (8 vision production)

Parityakta was the winning film in Montage 2009, a documentary film festival in St. Joseph's College Darjeeling.It was made by Akhilesh Rai and his group who are in Second Year Mass Communication (Hons). The group calls themselves 8 vision productions.

This documentary deals with the lives of aged people, who have no one to look after them. Deserted by their own. The documentary gives glimpses of their lives, difficulties and their outlook on life. The film tries to explain what happens when people migrate to the cities as there are no job oppourtinities for the youth in Darjeeling.

2. Waste-A journey towards change- A film by Gokul Sharma and Rajat Rai

Waste- a journey towards change is a film which reflects the real picture of Darjeeling through the waste management. It is a journey where the protagonist tries to explore Darjeeling and finds out the bitter reality of this place which leads him to think that change has to come in Darjeeling. A change in mentality.

This film was made by a group of First Year students and this was their debut film.

We would like to take this opportunity of thanking the many individuals and organizations without whose full support, co-operation, assistance and equally important - encouragement, the MONTAGE- A Student Documentary Film Festival would not have achieved the success and recognition in such a short space of time. We would like to take the Film Festival to travel so that Darjeeling and its blackness should be highlighted so that we can work on it and come to a solution of how to save our Darjeeling. We would be happy to you could buy a copy of DVD of Black Darjeeling and Screen it at your neighborhood. Please Contact Ms. Smriti Rai-9832076784, Mr. Vikram Rai-9832042879
(Posted by Vikram Rai, December 7, 2009, 7:52 AM)

BeautifUL !! gr8 job guyS.. keep doing kind of visuals. definatelty Gokal goona change someday darjeeling... Goodwork... well Done. Akhilesh RAi, u got beautiful mind.. i m touched with ur visuals. children sud accept their responsibilities,not just run away. even they are goona be old some day and as human cycle goes even ur deed wud follow u. so never leave ur parents that way.
(Posted by Gheashung, December 4, 2009, 11:05 PM)

Hey Juniors...Nice work! Me not "that Senior" either (wink wink) but sure a commendable job. These make me all in all sad again. The pull-factor/migarting all youths to cities for job( i am one a pure victim of this crisis too)...certainly the biggest area of develpment for the policy makers. Creation of job opportunities is a marked challenge. But i also say that it's not entirely reflected on the Administartion alone...its also us who all are deviating for the reality. we have this growing expectations...boundless to measure that keeps us grounded to cities...we want to see the same lights and space in Darjeeling too...when Lord when?? anyway leaving my sad sorrows apart. Great work! Congrats once again. All the best for your future endevour Gorkhae bhais...
(Posted by pelmo,hyderabad, December 4, 2009, 6:26 PM)

"A very sadly neglected Queen" - said 'then' BJP Supremo and still our MP - Jaswant Singh, and added, "I consider myself married to Darjeeling." ..... Yes, something is going to happen soon ..... "Gorkhaland toh hoga, hoga!!" quipped Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Queen of Bollywood, Hema Malini. ...... Now, 22 years of Ghising misrule .... and these inspirational videos to start re-planning and re-building THE QUEEN OF INDIAN HILL STATIONS ..... 1st we need RING ROADs in concentric circles around these towns to expand with the population and to control the congestion ..... then a complete makeover and removal of all the illegally encroached and built upon municipality roadside land for the expansion of current roads. ...... We need to think and plan like the BRITISH did when they chose the Darjeelings hills as they planned their HEALTH SANITARIUM to get away from the MADNESS of the PLAINS... So, no more thinking like the Bengalese ...... Strikes and All ...... and no more VOTE BANK POLITICS or POLITICOs.
(Posted by Gorkhs Daju, December 4, 2009, 4:58 PM)

Awesome work... Congratulations... all the young ones who did an excellent job.... The work this year is much much improved and better then the last year ones... We need our society to change and thanks to all of you who endeavored to light the path for all of us... Hat's off... Vikram Congratulations to you too... your hard work and dedication is paving the way for our youngsters...
(Posted by Upendra, December 4, 2009, 11:28 AM)

Queen of hills is what we always utter when we talk about darjeeling.Makes us proud ofcourse.But if we don't take care of our place something is going to happen oneday. Thank u guys for this special report.I do think it's time now for us to reflect on this serious hazard.If we don't react now,tommorrow will never come.
(Posted by Jigme , December 3, 2009, 11:24 PM)

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