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Budhan Stories S2E9: They treat us like animals

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posted on 2024-10-28, 14:12 authored by Alice TilcheAlice Tilche, Ruchika Kodekar, Budhan Theatre Team

Episode 9 of Season 2 is set in Himmatnagar area of Gujarat where Sandhi Dafer people live. Sandhi dafers are treated as Hardcore "Criminals" by the police and society. They live in utter poverty and work as daily wage labourers. Police arrest, illegal detention, Social boycott are some of the major problems faced by these people.

Created (Author) by: Ruchika Kodekar. Participants: Budhan Theatre, Dakxin Chhara, Atish Indrekar, Ruchika Kodekar, Chetna Rathod, Kushal Batunge, Keyur Bajrange, Anish Garange, Siddharth Garange, Alice Tilche, Akshay Khanna, Yashodara Udupa, Anshul Agrawal, Ankita Jain, Dafer, Navagam, Sandhi Dafer.

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Using the arts to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 among India's indigenous and nomadic communities

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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