Jardhar Diary

English/29mins/2002
Producer: Krishendu Bose, Earthcare Films
Supported by: Winrock International, India

Subject Focus: Community Controlling Natural Resources

Summary: The film is 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, staving off power lines, which will decimate their rich Pine and Sal cover and reclaiming traditional seeds and putting it back into circulation. It’s amazing but all this is happening in and around the village Jardhar. Through the voices of the villagers and an inspired leadership, many of them a chip from the old Chipko block, we travel through the area. And get to know the revolution which is sometimes covert and sometimes out in the streets.

Producer’s/Director Profile: Krishnendu Bose makes wildlife and conservation films for National, as well as, International Television. In the last 16 years, Krishnendu has made films on a variety of subjects from elephants to tigers, from pollution to human rights and environment issues. He was awarded with the Special Jury’s Award at the Okomedia Environmental Film Festival for his film on Food Security – Harvesting Hunger.