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SUMMARY:Molkarin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of Molkarin (1981) by the film collecti
 ve Yugantar. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Deep
 a Dhanraj\, independent documentary filmmaker and co-founder of Yugantar\,
  and Geeta Menon\, co-founder of Stree Jagruti Samiti—an organisation ba
 sed in Bangalore that works with domestic workers to advocate for their la
 bour rights and employment benefits.\n\nMolkarin exposes the oppressive wo
 rking conditions of thousands of domestic workers in Pune. Through re-enac
 tments of significant moments of the original process of unionising\, the 
 film narrates the coming together of women workers and union activists to 
 form the Pune Shahar Molkarin Sanghatana (Pune City Domestic Workers Union
 ) to fight for their rights. Their unionising process\, reflections on the
 ir work conditions and the myriad new questions raised that went beyond is
 sues of work and payment drew the attention of many. Feminist activists fr
 om different backgrounds were inspired\, joined and supported the struggle
 . \n\nThe Yugantar collective\, too\, recognised this as a moment that all
 owed deeper explorations of feminist consciousness across class and caste.
  As Yugantar’s first film\, Molkarin inaugurates the group’s focus on 
 the power of processes of collectivisation\, through gathering on the stre
 ets\, spontaneous strike actions\, organised assemblies and long meetings 
 - sitting together sharing experiences\, debating\, strategising\, arguing
  and laughing. Domestic workers\, mainly Dalit and rural migrants to the c
 ity\, reflect on their low payment\, their lack of security and the normal
 ised humiliating behaviour of their employers\, exposing also the particip
 ation of middle-class women in working-class women’s oppression.\n\nThis
  film is part of the programme for Naam Mera Kaam ka Nahi\, a digital stor
 y from the series Frames of Struggle: Tracing a Movement\, a collaboration
  between the Museum of Art &amp\; Photography (MAP) and Zubaan that activa
 tes the Poster Women archive.\n\nImage Credit: Navroze Contractor
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