Marie Dorigny / Signatures for Geo France
A Long Way from Gandhi
When Gandhi returned from South Africa in 1917, he organized the uprising by small farmers in Bihar against colonial British landowners; this was his first campaign. Today, however, very little has changed in rural Bihar in north-eastern India, one of the poorest states in the country. The low-caste untouchables and indigenous people are still oppressed by the powerful upper castes, and live in virtual serfdom. They have also been hunted from their own lands by rapidly expanding multinational companies. Local activists, claiming to follow Gandhi or Mao, are struggling to save these people who have fallen by the wayside in the rapid development of the country with its famous 9% growth rate. Poverty, illiteracy and violence are the lot of the lower castes.
Interactive Map
Just click on the interactive map of the city of Perpignan above to go to the location finder of all the exhibitions, screenings and key addresses for this year's Visa pour l'Image.