Maati Maay

Maati Maay (A Grave-keepers Tale) is based on a short story Baayen by the well-known writer Mahasweta Devi...

It is the heart-rending tale of a young mother who is trapped between her instincts and needs, and the compulsions of her ancestral duty as dictated by the social system...

Chandi (Nandita Das) is a beautiful young woman from a lower caste, whose family has traditionally been in charge of a childrens graveyard...

When her father dies, there being no other male in the family, Chandi inherits the job and performs it with great pride as her sacred duty...

Handling tiny corpses takes a toll on her body and mind...

The community forces her to continue with her work...

And when she finally rebels, the villagers, steeped in ignorance and superstition, become extremely hostile and punish her in the harshest possible manner...

(Courtesy - Indiafm.com)