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The sound of raindrops tattooing on your feathers...

In your eyes, frozen, the rainbow songs chiseled out of death.

You know its interesting... Its so much like Paris Peacock

No. Look at those dark green bands... which is peculiar to Malabar banded peacock

You little bastard... You did it! You caught a fucking Papilio Buddha!

Dad, Isn't it time to stop?

Who they take today ?

It could be anyone...

Shankar, who is that guy with the baby?

Oh that is my old mans God. And the baby is me

Dad, he is asking about EMS? I told him he is your God.

Once he was my God...

When the land reforms started he became a Brahmin and I remained as an untouchable

Then, why you let it hang there?

Once a God, always a God. Let him be there hanging.

Shankar, is that Shankaracharya?

No. He is EM Shankaran, an upper cast communist leader.

My father was a devotee of this Shankara and he named me after him.

Now I am living as an untouchable...

with a Brahmin name.

That's Interesting!

How long you are going to fool around with this white guy?

He promised to take rne to America. I want to go and study there..

Don't even think about leaving the country

We are in the middle a struggle. If you run away from it, our folks will ridicule us.

You know nothing. Stop blabbering. - Then get the fuck out off here with your white Man

What's the matter? What's wrong?

Its ok...

My old man gets crazy some times

Come on, let us go to your place

He was arrested four days ago. Nobody knows where they took him.

Medias and politicians wont intervene. We are terrorists for them.

We should take arms

If we take arms, we will be defeated. We have to device our own strategy

If we could highlight our rights provided in the constitution,by Dr Ambedkar, through peaceful means...

we can get back our arrested.

We can also get our rights, not privileges.

65 years since the Independence, we have been deprived of our rights.

We can't wait any longer...

Then, what should we do? - We have to protest"

Hunger strike? do you want us starve to death?

No No...We have done that. We have done hunger strike,

we have been on long marches and processions, we have got beaten up..

We have to take our protest into a new level...

Kariyettan has a point. - What point? He doesn't make any sense

Wait! Let him finish...

Who are we? What influence we have?

Only untouchables died in the last struggle.

They will beat us, shoot at us, and just bury here.

No one... media, politicians, no one will come to our help

So we have to organize a massive movement...

Continue to occupy the government land. Storm the Legislature. Fill up their jails.

We have to win, we have no other options, we will die fighting, peacefully!

We are also citizens of this country. We have the fundamental rights.

We have right to education! We have right to Jobs! We have right to speak! We have to fight for it...

Give us land or shoot us (banner)

A prayer song tributing to lord Buddha and late Dalit leaders of India Dr. Ambedkar, and Ayankali

A Nursery Ryhme

What are they bringing in? - I will check it out, sir

Stop! What is this?

Who knows what she is hiding... Looks like a bomb.

What is this?

Just some firewood for cooking, Sir..

Really! Put it down...

Open it up...

What is it?

See her fucking firewood?

I will stick this in, fucking bitch...

Take it and get lost!

What is Inside ?

Take it and leave...

It has been 450 days we are squatting here.

This is history!

They won't give us land. They refuse to talk to us.

They are blocking our supplies food and medicines

They can't defeat us... We will continue the struggle until we get land.

We will not leave... we can't leave...

They are giving land to everyone but us... Why?

Acres of land are being given to multinationals, religious institutions, temples...

We have a right to the land as promised in the constitution by Dr. Ambedkar.

We are not leaving unless we get that land. Period.

He?' Keep quiet!

Shit...

lam sorry...

Excuse me!

As a part of my class project... a documentary... ljust need a shot of you teaching.

Get lost!

So it was you behind this.

Let these kids learn something, Sankara.

Hi jack!

Hi Neethu!

Don't forget about the party tomorrow.

Manjushri (Autorickshaw name)

Lets go for a ride, babe

Get out of my vehicle

I know you give good ride... I wanna ride you

Fuck you!

WhY- You scum?

Don't get smart with me... Even your mama suck my cock.

Don't let her get away...

The bitch broke my head...

Assholes, get that Pariah bitch...

Kariyetta...

Where is Kariyettan?

Which Kariyan? Mangrove Kariyan? He went to plant magroves!

I beat him up.

Whom did you beat up?

That Jerk... Dassapan. Kariyettan knows him

lthought his problem was me being an auto driver.

Now I realise... It is because I am a girl.

I wanna make a living too... I am struggling to run that school.

They want to have me...

Who can resisit your pretty tits!

What did you say?

You wanna suck my tits...

Come, suck it... Suck it off, motherfucker

[Exchanging pleasantries]

Hi friends, please give me a moment.

We are celebrating the first anniversary of SEEM

We implemented many welfare projects for Dalits this year, inspite of the recession

We gave 10 cameras in Attappadi to document their realities.

SEEM is going to be the voice of the voiceless of this country.

This is a proud moment for all of us.

Party time! Lets celebrate...

[social and Educational Empowerment for the Marginalized] (Sign)

Its amazing! Did you read it?

Yes, its nothing new here... We all know this Kellan Bach and Gandhi was having a...

I love Gandhi... You know why? He can fuck a man too...

And his original lover was a muslim like you.

You missed a chance Shajahan

Oh my god! You know what happened today at Meppara?

That lady was so rude, man... She just grabbed my camera!

We are breaking our ass for these people and they are treating us like shit

Isn't it ridiculous.

Don't worry Neethu. This is all a Pan of our job. Your role as a film maker is to finish your film.

Don't you ever provoke your subjects. You have to empathize with them.

I have a problem with this so called Dalit land rights.

They sell off everything they have for drugs and liquor...

still they are taking about getting more land.

If you give them land right now I guarantee you they will be homeless within a year.

Hey, come on lsac. Don't be a reductionist

You have to see the bigger picture. Globalization and imperialism is playing a big role here

You said it, Shajahan

Did you finish the paper work for grant application?

I am working on it. Trust rne yaar, I will finish it tomorrow.

Alice, let me have my fucking drink.

Sayip, let me ask you something...

There is a theory of Jewish Hindu conspiracy to genocide Indian Muslims.

What do you think about that?

Don't be paranoid about Jews

My ex-lover was a New York Jew and I have absolutely no difference between you and him

Both have circumcised penis.

I love circumcised penis

Your folks are basically not okay. You all have to be cleansed.

My folks?

Aren't you a pariah?

lsac, you are so rude, man. You made him upset...

Political correctness is not my shit.

Shut up, lsac!

If you feel so sorry, convert him to Christianity

I belong to a Brahmin Christian family. Our ancestors were baptized by St.Thomas himself.

If pariahs get baptized they became only pariah Christians.

Even though l was in the bright light, l was invisible, no one noticed me

I was creeping like a worm.

lam not alone in the rain... Bats, owls and night flies are with me.

No matter how heavy it rains... it can not put out the fire of a firefly.

I have that fire to reach home.

What you want?

Why are you so quiet?

Are you dumb?

Even if I catch butterflies for Jack or go to America for studies, a pariah is always a pariah.

Oh... You just realized that!

lam taking this...

Why don't you wait till the rain stop...

Take an umbrella with you.

Hey Shankar, come on lets go... get your stuff. We have a lot of work to do today.

I don't feel like working today

Why not? Are you allright? Are you sick?

You took off from the party last night I kind off worried about you. Are you okay?

Its okay..

Oh, I forgot... I didn't pay you yesterday. Why didn't you say some thing.

Oh, shit I don't have Indian money.

Let me give you some dollars...

You know I can't do this without you...

I really need your help.

You come?

Please...

Okay. I will come for the day. Please stay here. l will be back...

Come here.

Some thing bit me.

Your blood is also red in color.

Do butterflies have blood?

Your dollar is green. Indian rupee has the color of shit.

Excuse me... Sorry for the trouble. Please come and get in, sir.

What is going on?

Son of a bitch! Do you wanna special invitation?

What your connection with this boy?

What do you mean?

What's your business with these dalit terrorists... These Maoist folks?

I have nothing to do with them. Shanker is helping me and I pay him.

I don't buy that shit.

You have been to Meppara Estate

I have clear information on that.

That is an illegally squatted land... by these dalit terrorists.

Can you deny that?

No... I don't know that. I have no idea where I was...

I have nothing to do with them... Shankar took me there.

Shankar is a suspect. His father is controlling all these dalits.

People who are associated with them are under our watch.

This is ridiculous!

I don't have a political bone in my body.

Do I need to call a lawyer or get in touch with my Embassy You know... I know my right here.

Rights! you are taking about rights!

You come to this country on a tourist visa.

Sneak into our reserve forests and steal rare and precious butterflies.

These are classic violation of our law! I can book you on those.

Okay... I am sorry. Yaa... l will stay away from them. I will go some places else.

No. You have to get out of this country.

See, that is the gravity of this problem.

You are in such a mess and this is the only way out. Okay...

Yes, officer!

Give a statement in writing, get your stuff and go

Balan Nair, get a statement in writing from this guy... Also, get a receipt for all these stuff.

Excuse me...

Can I talk to Shankar for a minute?

No!

Didn't you get what I was talking about?

Don't you understand the gravity of the problem here?

You have to stay away from them.

Okay... Okay...

lam sorry. That's all I can do right now.

Sankaran Kariyan right?

Yes

Graduated in zoology from the University college... Then few years at JNU?

Yes

Do you know this guy?

Yes, I know him.

What is his name?

Prasad Vimal Nayak

From Chatthisghad.

He stayed with you in your hostel for a couple of days. Why was that?

He came on a signature campaign for the release of Dr. Binayak Sen

After that, you never met him?

No... I never met him after...

Definitely, you met him.. He has been into Meppara many times.

He is giving arms training to you dalit terrorists. Right?

He is hiding somewhere in the Western Ghats. He cannot hide in Kerala without your help.

I have no clue what you are talking about. lam not a Maoist. I have no connection with these people.

You son of a bitch... His fucking pariah English! Speak Malayalam...

Make him speak! - Sir...

Why did you come now?

You could have taken rest for few more days...

I will go crazy if I sit alone...

Come on in

My world is getting smaller and smaller...

Feel like suffocating inside a hole...

You are the Shankara!

Open your third eye...

See the world around us...

Hey... Can you take me to Kallodikunnu? - I don't usually go there.

It is an emergency... Can you drop me? - I am done for the day.

Sudhi, I started... Okay buddy!

Where do you want to go?

Up to that hill...

How dare you bitch... after hitting me? I will show you...

I will show you what is man's power, you fucking slut...

Don't leave that bitch. Catch hold of her...

Stop there!

Tie her up...

Where are you running? To your mother's pussy!

Remove the shin!

Tear it up!

You slut! We'll break your ass...

Screw the pariah bitch" Stick it in there!

Give me a fag...

Dasappan.. l think that bitch is dead.

Down with the racist police! Stop cast oppressions!

Arrest Manjusri's Rapist! Arrest upper caste rapists!

We dalits are nobody's Harijans!

We are the inheritors of this land!

[Gandhi Service Society]

The Dalits of Meppara has put the government in a crisis.

Dasji, you have to help us.

You know what happened in Meppara the other day.

The court has ordered to evacuate all occupiers within seven days.

We can't use too much force... It is politically sensitive.

Dasji, you are the messenger of peace.

Youngsters feel that fasting is a tooth less weapon.

The peace mantra of India has always been Satyagraha... The weapon Gandhiji used to defeat the British.

In a crisis situation, there is no other weapon better than Satyagraha.

L will bring back the Dalits of Meppara to peace through my hunger strike.

That is enough.

Our party will make all arrangements for your fasting

I will find an auspicious day and let you know.

What formula do you have to solve the Meppara issue, Dasji?

A Gandhian has no other formula than Satyagraha

Will the Dalits of Meppara let you enter their squatting area?

Didn't Gandhiji go to Naukhali? Going to our Harijans is not that tough...

Prominent activists have justified the 'occupy Meppara' movement.

Can't let lose these law breakers.

First it was in Pulpalli, then Chengara, Meppadi and now Meppara!

How can ordinary folks live here if Harijans start encroaching the government lands?

When are you starting your fasting?

L will let you know

We can't allow that.

No discussions over it.

Please keep quiet. Let Kariyettan speak...

We don't go to Dasji. But, if he comes to us, I think, we should talk to him.

No discussions with Ramdas!

Where was this Ramadas when a Dalit girl was brutally raped?

Neo Gandhians like Ramdas come here to destroy our movement.

As Dr. Ambedkar said about Gandhi's fasting in Yervadajail in 1932...

“Satyagraha is a foul and filthy act, It is the most corrosive act“.

We should not let Ramadas go on with his hunger strike... If we let that happen, they will evacuate us.

We are not anybody's Harijans!

We are the indigenous people of this land!

High caste Indian leaders including Gandhi were cheating Dalits.

We should recognize that Hinduism, the religion of the oppressors,

and the Sanathana Dharma were sharp weapons in the hands of Gandhi against Dalits.

We hereby declare that we are giving up Hinduism and its casteism.

(Buddhist chanting)

(Gandhian bhajan)

Satyagrahi Ramadas, Go back!

Down with the neo Gandhians!

Greetings to all of you!

You have squatted here illegally...

Let the respected Ramadasji go on with his peace mission...

Gandhian Ramadas go back!

Ayyankali ki jai!

Upper caste rapists go back!

Please don't use provocative slogans...

In the capacity of a district collector, I hereby request you to please clear the premises...

Don't force us to use force on you...

Caste oppressor Ramadas go back!

Charge! Smash up everything