Blessed by the plague /

Examines the urban renewal project that transformed Surat city from the reputed "dirtiest city in India" to one of India's cleanest. Contains rare archival footage from Surat to recreate the events over five years resulting from a plague, and explores how an individual and the system...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Setu Films
Other Authors:	Brunt, Lodewijk, 1942-, Bhattacherjee, Arunabh, Shanbag, Sunil, Dandekar, Swati
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Cruz (West), Mumbai : Setu Films, [1999]
Subjects:	Urban renewal > India > Surat. Cities and towns > Sanitation > India. Surat (India) > Social conditions. Documentary films.

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Summary:	Examines the urban renewal project that transformed Surat city from the reputed "dirtiest city in India" to one of India's cleanest. Contains rare archival footage from Surat to recreate the events over five years resulting from a plague, and explores how an individual and the system worked together to clean up the city. Examines the factors that inspire and sustain change in a society, and when change may become systemic rather than dependent on the efforts of an individual.
Item Description:	Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (53 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	Betacam; PAL player required.
Production Credits:	Camera, K.U. Mohanan; editing, Sanjiv Shah, Jabeen Merchant; music, Aneesh Pradhan; script & research, Sunil Shanbag, Swati Dandekar.