Film fest at RU from today

Ranchi: The department of economics and women’s studies centre in Ranchi University, Morhabadi, has joined hands with Mumbai-based NGO Men against Violence and

Abuse

to bring SamaBhav, a two-day film festival on violence against women, to the state on Friday.The film festival, which is being held in 14 locations across the country besides

Bangladesh

and Nepal, features 19 national and international short films, documentaries, and feature films covering a wide range of gender issues. Film connoisseurs can enjoy the movies at the central library auditorium of the varsity.

Mamta Kumari

from women studies centre said, “The fest gives the state and the city an opportunity to initiate a conversation among the audience on gender diversity.”