Join us for a powerful afternoon of cinema, political history, and community discussion in Boston.
Co-presented by the Boston South Asian Coalition (BSAC), Sapan, North American Indian Center of Boston, Workers World Party Boston, Palestinian Youth Movement, and United American Indians of New England, join us for a special screening and Q&A exploring the historic Telangana Rebellion. Learn how peasants revolted against the Nizam of Hyderabad and his feudal lords for land and liberty, inspiring generations of anti-colonial and workers’ resistance.
Event details
- Date: Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Time: 2 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
- Location: North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB), 105 S. Huntington Ave, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
- Admission: Free and open to the public
About the film
Maa Bhoomi (1979) is a landmark classic of Indian parallel cinema that depicts the historic Telangana Rebellion (1946–1951).
Set in the princely state of Hyderabad, the film follows the journey of poor landless peasants as they rise in armed revolt against the autocratic rule of the Nizam and the oppressive jagirdari feudal landlords. Driven by slogan-cries for land, liberty, and dignity, the peasant uprising inspired generations of anti-colonial resistance, labour organising, and anti-feudal struggles across South Asia and beyond.