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Eisenstein Cine Club, Russian House in Kolkata invites all to attend a speech by a Bangladeshi filmmaker and writer Tanvir Mokammel "1947 Partition in My Films" tomorrow, 22 September 2022, 5.30 p.m. onwards.

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A talk on partition of India was held at the Russian House in Kolkata

On 22 September 2022, eminent filmmaker from Bangladesh Tanvir Mokammel delivered a talk entitled "Partition to Liberation" with extracts and illustrations from his films. The event was organized by Eisenstein Cine Club and held at the Russian House in Kolkata.

Tanvir Mokammel spoke in details about the effects of partition of India in both sides of the newly created border. He mentioned that while the year 2022 marks 75th anniversary of independence in India and Pakistan, this year also marks also the division and partition of the undivided India. He outlined the tragic circumstances of this period of history and traced paths till the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971.

Mr. Mokammel highly praised and acknowledged the great support and huge friendly assistance of the government and people of India, the then Soviet Union and today's Russia provided to the people of Bangladesh in their struggle for liberation.

Great sacrifices of people and military personnels of Russia along with of India for the liberation were noted. Mr. Mokammel specifically mentioned the significance and importance of the Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation of 1971 and the support and assistance of the friendly government and people of Russia for the people of Bangladesh till this date.

The audience was taken through the visuals of the period with footage from Mokammel's films.

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