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Hutatma Review

July 13, 2019

by Inakshi Chandra-Mohanty

In South Mumbai, in the district of Fort, is a square officially named Hutatma Chowk, which houses the famous Flora Fountain and a statue of a martyr with a flame that stands right beside it. The square was earlier known by the name Flora Fountain, as that monument was an integral part of that area, but was changed to Hutatma Chowk, translated as Martyr’s Square, in 1961, five years after hundreds of members of the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti were injured and lost their lives, as the police opened fire on their peaceful demonstration. For those that don’t know much about the history of Maharashtra, this organization was composed of Marathi commoners that were against Bombay becoming a city state like Delhi and advocated for a separate Marathi-speaking state that included Bombay. This is the setting for the new Zee5 web series, Hutatma, which is based off of a Marathi novel of the same name, written by Meena Deshpande. Though the setting is real, the characters are fictional. It begins with the bloody shootout that took lives of many and chronicles the journey of one young woman, Vidyut Sawant (Anjali Patil), who gets involved in the politics of “United Maharashtra” after her father is killed in the protest at the fountain, on his way home from work.

From a technical standpoint, the show is fantastic in its production value. It is not easy to recreate India in the 1950s. However, the makers of Hutatma have been very careful in each detail, from the costumes to the set design. The cinematography is brilliant, especially when it comes to portraying Vidyut on screen. The way in which the camera lingers on her even as other characters in the scene are speaking, allows the audience to see her reaction, exposing us to the many different layers of her character.

The first season primarily deals with Vidyut’s internal issues and vulnerabilities as she attempts to come to terms with her father’s death and wanders across the various groups in the hope that one of them will be suitable for her goals. She is naïve and young, and makes many mistakes in her quest for justice. By the second season, she is firm in her path and has transitioned from a lost, grief-stricken girl, into a manipulative and determined woman that will go to any extent to avenge her father’s death even if that means making enemies of people who were once her friends. Anjlai Patil breathes life into this character. The way she portrays the layers and complexities of this character is remarkable. Her role is reminiscent of a character, Durga, that she had played in the 2013 film, Naa Bangaaru Talli. Though the situations and forces around her are different, both Vidyut and Durga go through a similar journey of an innocent girl pushed into a dark world.

The writing and direction of the first season are concise and gripping. Though the focus is primarily on Vidyut’s journey, the show introduces many other characters to establish the nature of the movement, and display the different facets to the struggle. It is heavily biased towards the Marathi people, and most of the narrative is told from their perspective. However, it doesn’t show them purely as victims and heroes. There are people like Malini Tai (Ashwini Kalsekar) and Bhimabai (Chhaya Kadam) who believe in non-violent, peaceful protests. There are those like Abhay (Vaibhav Tatwawaadi) and his communist group, who use violence for their means but only to the extent of scaring the government, not hurting any one of them. And there are those like Guru (Nitin Bhajan), who use bombs and guns and will go to any extent to achieve their goals, even if it means attempting to kill the Prime Minister.  While the audience is made sympathetic towards all these characters, especially since there are very few non-Marathi characters in the show, they are also exposed to the flaws that make these characters human.

In the second season, the writing is weaker. Since the characters have already been established, this season has to develop the character arcs. However, except for Vidyut and Abhay, the remaining characters are given less importance, and the new characters that are introduced are not as interesting as the characters from the first season. Therefore, though the plot still remains intriguing, there are many scenes, especially the ones that don’t have Vidyut or Abhay, that lag. There are also many loopholes in the story towards the end of the season, such as Leela’s motivations, or how certain characters knew secrets that they shouldn’t have known. Hopefully, a third season will shed some light on these plot points.

Despite the flaws in the storytelling of the second season, Hutatma is still one of the best web series to come out of India. Filled with tremendous performances, and an exciting storyline, not only is it extremely engaging, but it is also informative for those that don’t have much knowledge of the United Maharashtra movement in 1950s India.

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A Maharashtra Minister's Message To The State

This week, we celebrate 60 years of the formation of the state of Maharashtra. I extend my best wishes to every Maharashtrian and my deepest gratitude to everyone who is bravely battling for us against COVID-19.Maharashtra Divas is celebrated with pride and celebration across Marathi households. Together, we remember the struggles of our united past and rejoice in the establishment of our shared legacy through language, culture and statehood. As we step into the 60th year of our glorious state in these difficult and dark times, it is important to introspect and remember where we come from, where we are and the goal towards which are we marching.Maharashtra has always been a base for social reformists, thinkers, intellectuals and activists. In Medieval India, reform was ushered in the field of devotion through Bhakti Marg and Varkari Sampraday. Saints like Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Tukaram propagated the philosophy of equality in spirituality. The principles of religious tolerance and women empowerment cemented by visionary warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj laid the ground for the progressive mindset which proved to be the basis for several major social reforms in the 18th and 19th century. In the late 19th century, egalitarian reforms in Maharashtra had three distinct veins: Women's education and empowerment, Mahatma Phule's anti-caste, truth-seeking society and the organizational endeavors initiated by Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar for the education and rights of the underprivileged.Maharashtra was a frontrunner in India's war for independence, producing countless freedom fighters, moderates and radicals alike. After independence, the road ahead for the Maharashtrian people would be full of further struggle, protests and patience. The concept of a separate state for Marathi-speaking people had been established since the idea of Swaraj by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the 17th century. However, after independence, it was only in 1956 that the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was formed under the aegis of Keshavrao Jedhe in Pune. Prominent activists like Atre, Prabodhankar Thackeray, Senapati Bapat and Shahir Amar Shaikh and many others made invaluable contributions to the state we call home today.It was Shri Yashwantrao Chavan Saheb, the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, who led us and our newly-formed state into the bright future. An ingenious and intuitive leader, Chavan Saheb was more than a political leader, he was the voice of the common people in the state and a true statesman! He guided our state to greatness with planning in the fields of agriculture, water resources, small-scale industries and panchayat raj. His values and principles firmly established Maharashtra on progressive and rational lines. Even with the victory of state formation, challenges kept erupting. Among them were the Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj led by Hamid Dalwai, Baba Adhav's' Ek Gaav-Ek Panavatha' movement, the Yuvak Kranti Dal and the Dalit Panther protests. Aggressive language and satyagrahi actions were the hallmarks of these movements. Baba Amte's Anandvan emerged as a training center for socialist activists. Post-emergency, our state was once again gifted with a 38-year old Chief Minister in Padma Vibhushan Sharadchandraji Pawar, a true visionary, as subsequent decades would prove multiple times. Padma Vibhushan Sharadchandraji Pawar's immense intuition, insight and intelligence saw the state excel rapidly in agriculture and industries. He reiterated values of welfare, promoting social equality and equity.Post emergency, a lull was evident in youth movements in Maharashtra and in the following decade, the women's liberation movement gained momentum. Maharashtra had been the pioneer in championing the cause of women's education and emancipation. Journals like 'Baija' and 'Stree' became the mouthpieces of women's liberation in the 1980s. Various women and public organizations were formed and took the cause forward. These organizations met the various demands of women's health, hygiene, livelihood, protection, including those of abandoned and verbally divorced women. This led to the enactment of new laws to protect women against domestic violence, female foeticide, and sexual harassment in the workplace. Maharashtra was the first state in India to enact 30% reservation for women in local bodies under the leadership of Shri Sharad Pawar, and with his untiring efforts over the years, it is now 50%.Many would say that in the last decade, the legacy of social change within Maharashtra has slowed down. It is true that in the last 10 years, many movements for social equality and social progress have reached a dormant stage in this progressive state. We have excelled in various domains of social justice, education, health, local governance, infrastructure and economic development over the last 60 years, and a still greater course is yet to be covered. Any kind of social numbness which seems to be pervasive should be shunned since our beloved state is in an uphill battle in many fronts, especially today. We face two great threats which cannot be seen. On one hand, an attack on our heath and livelihood by COVID-19 and on the other, an attack on our personal freedom by the pangs of communalism.A defining characteristic of Maharashtra has been that of secularism. Practiced and propagated by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, secularism found its roots in Maharashtrian society early, and has inspired the formation and flow of our present society. We have been a people of various faiths who have survived together to live freely together. Against the several ugly communal onslaughts taking place in the country, Maharashtra was the first state to break age-old political barriers, to unite to defend the age-old Maharashtrian spirit of secularism. The Maha Vikaas Aghadi has been a role model for every secular force around the world. Under the very capable administration of Shri Uddhav Thackeray, we have the opportunity to carry on the progressive principles of Maharashtra. It is in our history to struggle and emerge victorious.Today as we fight, as the worst hit state in India, in the war against COVID 19, we must keep hope. Maharashtra has been plagued by many natural and unnatural disasters through time and we have survived. The government is working every minute and every hour only for the protection and welfare of the people, but it is the people whose mental strength is the most vital at this hour.(Jayant Patil is the Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Water Resources)Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within this article are the personal opinions of the author. The facts and opinions appearing in the article do not reflect the views of NDTV and NDTV does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same. Read the full article

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ZEE 5 Original Hutatma Trailer Is Out

The Trailer for Hutatma –is A ZEE5 Original Marathi web series starring, Anjali Patil, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, Abhay Mahajan, Sachin Khedekar, Ashwini Kalsekar, Anand Ingle and Lokesh Gupte is out.

Set against the flaring backdrop of the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, Hutatma is a fictional story of a real-life incident of Vidyut, a young girl who gets on a quest to avenge her father’s untimely death in Maharashtra riots.

Director Jayprad Desai’s web-series Hutatma deals with the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti members fighting for the creation of a separate state. The Samyukta Maharashtra movement is an important part of Maharashtra’s history that led to the formation of a separate state. The web-series Hutatma deals with the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti members fighting for the creation of a separate state.

Anjali Patil plays a woman who has nothing to do with the movement. But circumstances compel her to become a member of the revolutionary group and take to a weapon. The demand of the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was the creation of a separate state of Marathi speaking people in western India from the then Bombay state with Bombay as its capital.

Similarly, the Mahagujarat movement in the same year demanded a separate state of Gujarati speaking people called Gujarat to be created out of Bombay state. Both Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed on 1 May 1960. The day is celebrated as Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day in the respective states. Hutatma will start streaming on the digital platform ZEE5 from 1 May 2019.

Tags: Abhay Mahajan, Anand Ingle, Anjali Patil, Ashwini Kalsekar, Hutatma, Lokesh Gupte, Sachin Khedekar, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, ZEE5

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○ 발신: 쌍용자동차범국민대책위 / 금속노조 쌍용자동차지부 ○ 수신: 귀 언론사 사회부 ○ 내용: 인도 노조 대표자들, 쌍용차 해고자 복직-면담 공문 발송 ○ 문의 쌍용차범대위 김태연 상황실장(010-9348-3398) 금속노조 쌍용자동차지부 김정욱 사무국장(010-9949-2638) <인도 현지> 금속노조 쌍용자동차지부 김득중 지부장(010-9077-6299)

인도 노조 대표자, 마힌드라에 면담 요구 공문 = 해고자 복직 거부 시 인도 노조 대표자들 농성 돌입 =

1. 민주주의 수호를 위해 애쓰는 기자님들과 귀 언론사의 발전을 기원합니다.

2. 12월 1일 금속노조 쌍용자동차지부 김득중 지부장을 비롯한 해고자 3명은 “티볼리가 성공한다면 해고노동자를 단계적으로 복직시키겠다”고 했던 쌍용차 대주주 마힌드라그룹 회장을 만나기 위해 인도로 원정투쟁을 떠났습니다.

3. 인도원정 6일차인 12월 7일 쌍용차지부 김득중 지부장과 원정단은 뭄바이 지역 노조대표자회의를 가졌습니다. 이 자리에서 뭄바이 지역 노조대표자 연서명으로 해고자 복직 및 면담을 촉구하는 공문을 발송하기로 하였습니다. 면담 거부 시 노조 대표자 마힌드라 본사 앞에서 투쟁에 돌입하기로 하였습니다.

<인도노조 대표자들이 마힌드라 그룹 회장에게 보내는 공문>

일시: 2017년 12월 11일 수신: 아난드 마힌드라, 마힌드라 그룹 회장 경유: 라지브 두베이 마힌드라 인적자원관리 담당 사장

회장님,

마하라슈트라 주 노동조합 공동행동 위원회이하, (공동행동 위원회)를 대표해서 편지를 보냅니다. 공동행동 위원회는 12월 7일 뭄바이를 방문하고 있는 한국 쌍용자동차 노동자 대표단과 회의를 열어 토론을 진행했습니다.

우선, 오랜 분쟁에 대해 귀 사가 긍정적인 조치를 취하고 상호 논의를 통해 37명의 노동자를 복직시킨 것에 대한 감사를 전합니다.

우리가 이해하기로 요건에 맞는 모든 노동자들을 단계적으로 복직시키기로 삼자 간 합의가 이루어졌습니다. 방문하고 있는 노동자들에 따르면 티볼리 프로젝트는 최근 몇 개 월 동안 계속해서 잘 되고 있다고 합니다. 쌍용자동차 공장에서 일하는 많은 노동자들이 초과근무를 하여 하루 12간씩 일하고 있다고 합니다. 이런 상황은 복직을 위한 요건이 충족되었음을 보여줍니다.

보도에 따르면 재정적으로도 매출과 이익은 2017년에 개선되었으며 이는 주로 티볼리의 성공으로 인한 것입니다. 상생을 위한 조건이 마련되는 것으로 보입니다.

반면에 아직 고용되지 않은 130명 노동자와 가족의 상황은 극도로 불안정하고 점점 절박해지고 있습니다. 최근에 자살이 한 번 더 있었습니다. 이를 염두에 두고 국회의원과 시민사회단체들이 이슈의 해결을 호소하고 있습니다. 한국 사회 각층이 모두 노동자들을 지지했고 문제를 신속하게 해결하기를 호소했습니다.

우리는 귀하가 기한을 두고 가읍적 빠른 시일내에 예전의 확약을 이행하기 위한 적극적인 조치를 취할 것을 요청드립니다. 이러한 조치��� 한국에서 마힌드라에 대한 막대한 선의를 만들뿐만 아니라 한-인도 관계를 강화하는 데에도 기여할 것입니다.

우리는 마힌드라 그룹의 쌍용자동차 관련 고위급 경영진과 쌍용자동차 노동자 대표단간의 면담을 빠른 시일내에 잡아줄 것을 요청합니다. 한국 노동자 대표단은 공동행동 위원회 고위급 간부들이 면담에 동행할 것을 요청했습니다. 허락하신다면 몇몇 고위급 간부들이 면담에 참석하겠습니다.

마하라슈트라 주 노조 공동행동 위원회을 대신하여,

우타기 (공동소집권자, 역주: AIBEA은행노조) Vishwas Utagi (Joint Convenor) , 마하딕 (BKSM노조) Suryakant Mahadik (BKSM), 담레 (AITUC노총) Sukumar Damle (AITUC), 라나데 (NTUI노총) Milind Ranade (NTUI), 아닐 (INTUC노총) Anil Ganacharya (INTUC), 비벡 (CITU노총) Vivek Monteiro (CITU), 산제이 (HMS노총) Sanjay Wadhawkar (HMS).

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11.12.2017 Shri Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group of companies,

Through Shri Rajeev Dubey.

Dear Sir,

We are writing to you on behalf of the Maharashtra Rajya Kamgar Sangathana Samyukta Kruti Samiti which is a joint action committee of many trade unions in Maharashtra. A meeting was held on 7th December for discussions with the delegation of South Korean workers from the Ssanyong Motor works plant who are visiting Mumbai.

At the outset, we express our appreciation for the positive steps taken in the long standing dispute, and the reinstatement of 37 workers by mutual discussions.

We understand that a tripartite understanding has also been arrived at which provided for the phased reinstatement of all the workers subject to requirement. According to the visiting workers, the Tivoli project is continuing to doing extremely well in recent months. Many workers in the Ssanyong plant are working 12 hrs a day on overtime. This would indicate that there is a requirement.

According to reports, financially too, turnover and profits have improved in 2017, largely due to the success of Tivoli. The circumstances for a win-win situation appear to be in place.

On the other hand, the condition of the approximately 130 families of workers who are still not employed is extremely precarious and increasingly desperate. Recently, there has been one more suicide. Keeping this in mind, various governmental elected representatives and civil society organizations have appealed for resolution of the issue. All sections of Korean society have supported the workers and appealed for expediting the resolution of the issue. We request you to take positive steps to implement your earlier assurance expeditiously, preferably in a definite time bound manner. This step will undoubtedly not only build enormous goodwill for Mahindra in S. Korea, but also contribute to strengthening Indo-Korean relations.

We request you to give an early appointment for a meeting between the senior Mahindra management asso