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SUMMARY: Indigenous Resilience in Bangladesh
DESCRIPTION: Join CISAR for an exclusive screening of two powerful short do
 cumentaries highlighting Indigenous resistance and resilience in Bangladesh
 .
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 2529" src="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/02
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 strong>Centre for India and South Asia Research</strong> for an exclusive s
 creening of two powerful short documentaries highlighting Indigenous resist
 ance and resilience in Bangladesh.</p><p><strong>“Kalpana: Not an Imaginati
 on”</strong> (Dir. Santua Tripura) – A young Indigenous student in Dhaka gr
 apples with an identity crisis\, ultimately finding strength in the legacy 
 of activist Kalpana Chakma.</p><p><strong>“Will Menle Return?”</strong> (Di
 r. Zopari Lushai) – The story of the Mro community’s resistance against evi
 ction from their ancestral lands for a luxury hotel project\, leading to a 
 historic movement.</p><p>The screenings will be followed by a conversation 
 with the directors and an interactive Q&A session for the audience to discu
 ss the collective possibilities and the future of Indigenous rights in Bang
 ladesh and beyond.</p>
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