FROM THE NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR OF “MEE SINDHUTAI SAPKAL”GOUR HARI DASTAAN : THE FREEDOM FILE & ROUGH BOOK

1864---1955 - 90 EPIC YEARS THAT CHANGED INDIAN TRADITION & SOCIETY

INDIA’S FIRST PRACTISING LADY DOCTOR, FEMINIST & SOCIAL REBEL

DOCTOR RAKHMABAI:” Ananth Mahadevan’s Doctor Rakhmabai, Based on the life of India’s first practising lady doctor, Rakhmabai, the 114-minute film shows how she challenged early marriage and fought for girls’ right to education during British rule. “One of the big reasons for making the film was to make the world aware of a lady called Rakhmabai, a rebel who stood up against a conservative society. The sad part is, the story is very much relevant today; the world hasn’t moved much since the 19th century. A girl like Malala Yousafzai still gets shot at because she stood up for her right to education”says the director. Participate in an interactive session with the director.

Date : 7th March...Time 6.30 pm.Venue : Inox  CR2 Narimam  point.Tickets : Rs 450/-For tickets call Nisha Aggarwal on 3rd Marchbetween 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

ONE ICONIC LADY WHO SHOOK QUEEN VICTORIA

INDIA’S FIRST PRACTISING LADY DOCTOR, FEMINIST & SOCIAL REBEL

DOCTOR RAKHMABAI deals with the tumultuous era of 1864---1955. 90 epic years that changed Indian tradition and society and one iconic lady who was responsible for the silent revolt - Dr Rakhmabai, India’s first practicing lady doctor. She diligently followed her step-father Dr Sakharam Arjun’s lessons to educate herself, much against the norms of the time. It was a move that shook up a lot of people in a conservative and orthodox society. What followed was a bigger upheaval and what then became “the most shocking news of the time”. Young Rakhmabai refused to live with her husband, raising a storm of dust that ended up as a battle in the High Court of Bombay [then] under a British judge. In what threatened to change existing marriage laws and raise a dust on child marriage and abuse, Dr.Rakhmabai stood steadfast in her intentions and despite losing the case, refused to bend down to her imbecile husband. She went to England to get a degree in medicine and returned to her country that ironically ostracized her. But she fought to pioneer medical theories and also to clear the stigma attached to her.