gaon chodab nahi (we will not leave our village)

[dafthermit]

love and light to all that care about oor wee planet and the people that suffer as we rape here in the name of progress

[bejjirakeshrao]

i don't know where the future goes, next generation may be read from books...

[hargobind123]

Thanx Mr. Koustav for uploading this video..Could you please share with us the background of this video..It would be nice to know about the making of this video..Thankx again for bringing this video..it has such a soothing tune to listen..also the lyrics is great..Kudos to the team..:-)

[ivyimogene]

Thanks for this rousing song of tribal resistance....inspiring lyrics and great visuals combined with a v catchy rhythm... Here is THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE....I'm finally cured of the 'kolaveri-virus'...this actually sounds better.... WOW ! :)))

[newzora]

thanks for edition with english title..I spread it now ..

[zoraom]

Thanks! Igot tears in my eyes, my beloved Indians,I bow down to you who have such attitude!

what means gaon chodab nahi? If possible to write it also english in title.

[hargobind123]

@zoraom Gaon chodab nahi in english means "we wont leave our village"

[aneejism]

Solidarity!

[82abhilash]

Bhagavan maaji can hedge his bets if he copyrights this song. If his song inspires enough people to save the forests, he can live there. If not he can live off the royalty payments from this song.

[Gandharpn]

who r those 3 bastards who unliked this song????

[82abhilash]

@Gandharpn Make that 4 bastards. I actually liked the song but I do not like your language. So I unliked it just to annoy you.

[xsgulshan]

So sad to see these things happening in our own country. The hunger for development and money are driving majority to do crazy stuffs. The same thing is going on in Shillong too, where in the name of development, the Govt is trying to mine Uranium very next to Shillong city. Mainland India will reap benefits from such project but the consequences to the entire region of N-E will be a disaster. This is what usually happens to a country when it is run by business men.

[koustav9999]

@xsgulshan recently my trip to Shillong was a mixed experience! The entire approach road to Shillong from Guwahati was being dug up/(widened??) by huge bulldozers and cranes. Small hills besides the roads were being completely raised to the ground. Even lot of small homes were destroyed in the process! The road which would otherwise have been picturesque was all dusty. The entire flora had turned red with dust!

I wonder what the idea was? were they only widening the roads?

[ajadut]

very informative video

[vedichunt]

very good video ..........

[Love2201ful]

beautiful....!! So true So sweet So pure !!

[maryamsamar]

wonderful..the video truly depicts what all are being done in the name of development. snatching people's land for personal benefits in the name of economic development is really one of disastrous policy of our great govt.

[Telanganica]

excellent..

[ascoril]

I cried....................Atlea­st we must teach this song to our 'modern' children.

[cmnell]

Wonderful song.



[matchingsky]

with a song and a dance, they can tel of their plights in such a way that it melts ur heart and makes u strong... amazing... and stunning choreography and direction

[mridang108]

Beautifully made. Thank you for posting, and to all involved. The simple truth is clear, beyond all the political/philosophical debates. Not restricted to India, but universal in theme. The song is splendid, inspiring, rockin!

[prempowerful]

Well made. I hope the GOVERNMENT wakes up to there call..

[prem4win]

What a State we have reached..in the name of devlopment we have become greedy success is measured in money value and not in tersm of making positive impact on people...basic human rights and inclusive growth is lost...PAIN PAIN every where

[distractingbob]

nice video and the tune is awesome...

[gundappoe]

someway to download this in mp3 pleese??

[ashujain2]

This video accurately represents the conditions of tribal and call for more inclusive development policy. This however by no means justifies the violence carried by Maoist supported by China. Maoist no longer serve the interests of tribals, very similar to what terrorists do in J&K and LTTE. All of us know what communist party has done in West Bengal. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU ARE SUPPORTING...JUST BECAUSE MAOIST SAY THEY SUPPORT THE CAUSE OF TRIBALS DOES NOT MEAN THEY ACTUALLY DO..

[koustav9999]

@ashujain2 where did Maoists come into this? This is a plane and simple song about the exploitation of the adivasis and their way of living by the Indian state and big capital, and adivasis are protesting all around.

It is only some people who find the Maoist way of protesting a thing to be hyped and mentioned. That is why millions of adivasis protesting non-violently are neglected or silently butchered, while violent resistance enjoys all the limelight and attention of the State, and the media.

[himmatpannu]

well, as all the peaceful protests are ignored (as was the case with the narmada valley tribals protesting against the sardar sarovar dam)......these people have no other way of retaliating except for violence. the govt. itself is forcing people to take up arms.

[shobdokolpodrum]

@ashujain2 : gandhijee ki teen bandor/ek hai 'ashujain'/baki do ki nahi khabar

[ashujain2]

@shobdokolpodrum People who have no brains and no fact to support their arguments resort to name calling. You are just one of the thousands uneducated literate people we have in India.

[kmaity]

@ashujain2 : wtf u know about LTTE. I have seen indian peace keeping forces rape and kill tamil woman. thousands killed by them. If u treat them nicely why china wil come into it?

[ashujain2]

@kmaity I know for a fact that LTTE raped and killed thousands of civilians. They may have started as a freedom movement with good intentions but under Mr. Prabhakaran LTTE turned into one of the deadliest terrorist organization. I am so glad that that organization is no longer there.

[poonamteacher]

i too want to get in touch with the people who made this movie!

[jcdash07]

the names are mentioned in the beginning. just contact them

[kahraba2010]

Gaon hamaray ban gaye hain unki colony...is the problem. It is not the building of factories and so on. It is the fact that the people who lived there for centuries are not shareholders in the dev. Until this is solved these problems will continue to all our detriment. We will all pay for the greed of a few and none share in the benefits - if you can call them that.

[jaykumar19742000]

nice......

[pippinsan]

the video really shows the true side of the maoist struggle in india

[organiclifestylecom]

Fantastic! Shows how one must always be aware of the various labels and brands out there. There's always a deeper story behind every brand, every product and every company. We should try our best to be aware of the impact of each of our decisions and actions.

[friend1indeed]

fantastic!!

[ashokali64]

Down with Imperialim! This video is a proclaimation of Indian people to fight to the end against all sorts of imperialim & its stooge....

[nair8585]

Great Work...Shook me off !

[shekharbhu]

i think it is very pertinent to all youth to know what is happening to their environment. who are responsible-probably all of us a bit. i have forwarded this video link to all my friends. please contribute in awareness generation.

[shantkum]

great work, who are the people behind?

[anandv39]

bahut aacha kaam kaira ho..maza aaye galek...

[niyamgiri]

NIyamgiri chodab nahi!

[Nasweef001]

Thaanx very much to all of you who were behind this song and thanx ti the uploader too... The video is amzing... Very good job..

Lets not just not stop this in watching a video... lets join our hands together this destructio of nature in the name of development.... its our responsibilty to pass this world as secure as we can to the next generation....

[fsurti]

Amazing is the word I can describe this video...this song reflects harsh life of people who is exploited by rich...

[contactit]

Harsh Realities....

Inspirational...

I am losing my self...

[buramaga]

my national anthem this week

[anticircle]

Yes. An inspirational song. The video could have been better though. Full marks to the makers nonetheless. These are the messages that need to proliferate.

[natahmad]

The impact of 'development', loss of peoples rights over land, natural resources, livelihood.......short story on development destruction!

[namrajee]

bahut hi prerana dene wala aur jagrukata paida karane wala vedio gana

shyam bahadur namra

[VMUNDABANDHDIH]

excellent , amazing , great inspiring video!!!!

We should learn something..

[indiscourse]

Wow! Brilliant!

[lobodavies]

This won for best Music Video at the Second International Documentary and Short Film Festival, which concluded in Thiruvananthapuram

in June 2009.

Please spread the word so that others may learn from the pain and wisdom in this beautiful video.

"Lively yet sarcastic, the film underlines the great role of tribals in sustaining the greenery of Earth even as development' is leading to large scale pollution"

[reallove80]

its a great video....enough to feel ashamed as a ''citizen'' possess a secured life with the fruits of ''development''....we all want to do something..but what?????

[shashwatdc]

150 years ago we Indians fought against the exploitative Company Raj (East India Company), I guess the time has come again to fight against the new 'Company' raj of the high and mighty in the hinterlands of India....Need a rallying cry like Vande Mataram!!!

[LATPANCHUR]

Very, very moving - and inspiring. There now is one more city dweller and industry man who has changed and wants to do something for these people

[koustav9999]

there are so many of us who feels inspired by this simple song. can we come together and do something realistic?

[buramaga]

certainly, needs to be done. count us in. there are so many efforts, each very pertinent and equally unconnected.

[Gandharpn]

@koustav9999 yes we can do

[dhabhawalla]

inspirational .... but so much more a reminder of where things are going wrong ... of the violence of 'development'. And Sasi deserves a special mention as the interlocutor of this message

[pbillore]

Excellent music, animation and song. Hats off to the talented people who made this !!

[shankhasarkar]

amazing, simple yet so such a strong and clear message. really makes us thing where civilization is taking us.

[tushardesai]

a simple song that gets its point across.

[sundarsiyer]

Superb... Makes one sit up and think!!

[priyabrites]

really impressive...so clear and loud...the message really sinks in....kudos !!!!

[denkdink]

Awesome video... a message so desperately needed in our times, told in such a beautiful yet powerful way! Am posting it to my blog and Facebook profile... everyone should!

Thanks to you Pravin for bringing it out!

[pravinsabnis]

truly insirational song and video...

in solidarity

Pravin Sabnis, Goa

[kaashyapeya]

Hearty thanks for such a vedeo. The struggle of the tribal people against exploitation is explicitly articulated.

[apuji1978]

Congratulations on an awesome video! I wish you luck & strength for your cause, which is in fact our cause. I hope this video reaches many viewers, especially our urban lot who are blissfully unaware of what cost our 'development' is coming at.