The Land Which Cannot Be Forgotten

Partition is definitely considered to be one of the goriest catastrophic incidents in human history. The Radcliff Line (1) that was created several decades ago still remains to be one of the sole reason for religious prejudices which is ingrained in an individual's mind. Was it necessary to create a border to divide the entire nation in two parts, at the cost of mass exodus and then calling "Freedom"? On watching any film or reading any article, book, journal, pertaining to Partition might make us feel utterly feeble, but what if we get a ray of hope on watching or reading something which can ultimately give us a positive vibe? The same positive vibe or feeling of getting over religious prejudices while being engaged in the quest for one's root and learning new facts which can change one's thinking in a positive direction can be achieved on watching the Bengali film Maati (2018) directed by Leena Gangopadhyay and Saibal Banerjee. The official poster of the film displays the lead of the film Adil Hussain and Paoli dam standing on two sides of a cracked-up terrain.