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Manoj Barpujari

Manoj Barpujari, a journalist based in Guwahati, received Swarna Kamal for the best film critic at the National Film Awards 2011. He wrote a chapter on cinema of Assam in Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas (London, 2013) and conducted a workshop on film criticism at the University of West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad in 2012. He has written and edited twelve books including three titles on cinema. He is a member of FIPRESCI (international federation of film critics) and served at film festival juries in India and abroad several times.

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Women at the Centre: Four Sensitive Films

Four contemporary films handle the perennial themes of rape, resurgence, struggles, preferential and identity questions with women at the centre of attention.

Lady of the Lake: Intermingling Politics and Fantasy

Set on a group of fishing families who live on floating islands Loktak Lairembee is debut film of Haobam Paban Kumar. Noted film critic Manoj Barpujari reviews.

Suffering of Ninko: Clash of Restraint and Libido

Norihiro Niwatsukino’s bold attempt Suffering of Ninko looks into the inner self of a Buddhist Monk Ninko. A review by Manoj Barpurjari for Silhouette Mag.