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Two small villages in southern India now desperately trying to cope with dwindling water resources- from this very grass root level, Bittersweet Waters telescopes out into the history, the politics, the society and the developmental paradigms of a nation and explores and critiques the policies and decisions that have lead to the present state of affairs, thus offering a fresh take, a reality check on all that we have been taught to believe in. The movie takes us deep into history- to the Chola period where one of the first instances of water management in India can be found. Next it spotlights the post-independence days of the Green Revolution where in order to boost the economy of a primarily agrarian nation, irrigation was promoted but so were chemical fertilizers that while spurring the yield gradually made the land fallow and toxic. Later it examines the ‘bore-well fad’ which gripped the nation that ended up depleting the ground water resources before moving on to the phenomenon of the rise of the cities- which shifted the focus of the authorities and policy makers away from the villages. It is an important document of how the times have changed for the Indian nation, a reminder of her past mistakes and a cautionary tale for the future.

Awards : Selected at-- *RIEC-IWFE,2009, Turkey *CMS Vatavaran Environment and Wildlife Film Festival 2009 *Cine Eco, 2008, Portugal *Voices from Water , 2008, India *The Agrifilms Festival, 2007, Tunisia *Screened at Aapala Paryavaran Film Festival 2010, Mumbai

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