Dalit History Month: On 134th Ambedkar Jayanti, April 14, MUBI released two documentaries, by Jyoti Nisha & Somnath Waghmare. Bahujan Spectatorship theorist Jyoti Nisha talks about her film ‘Dr. BR Ambedkar: Now & Then’ (2023), Bahujan feminist gaze & how caste being talked about in cinema now from an assertive gaze is a new phenomenon.
Stock markets will also be closed on account of the festival today. Some states also observes Biju festival, Vishu, Tamil New Year, Bohag Bihu or Cheiraoba, according to the central bank. The bank holidays on account of these festivals are notified by the RBI under the Negotiable Instruments Act.