The History and Heritage Club screened the movie Sadgati (1981) on Aug 19, 2025, that gave students a chance to experience one of the significant pages of Indian cultural and social history. Not only is Sadgati an excellent piece of cinema, but it is also a written account of history because of the way the traditions, usages, and hierarchies influenced the lives in the past.
The telefilm is a landmark in Satyajit Ray’s career, as this was his first film which produced in collaboration with the television. In addition to its artistic mastery, the film is also historically relevant since it speaks of the social realities deeply embedded in the society of India, rural India in particular, the social realities of caste and inequality.
The motivating theme of the event was to influence students to regard film as a historical text, like literature and archival records, that expresses and critiques society. Participants learned the historical experiences of injustice to social equality in our current society by becoming immersed in the film.
The screening developed a ripple effect as it made the students think about how history can define society and how art remains a provocation and a life changing factor.