Manthan
Manthan is a 1976 Hindi film made by Shyam Benegal, based on the story of the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien the Father of the White Revolution in India written jointly by him and Vijay Tendulkar. It is set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India Operation Flood which started in 1970, ushering an era of plenty, from a measly amount of milk production and distribution. Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it also demonstrated the power of collective might.
The word manthan literally means deep contemplation, churning of facts, analysis aimed at solution or conclusion. The film traces a small set of poor farmers of Kheda district in Gujarat who had the vision and foresight to act in a way that was good for the society and not for the self alone. Under, leaders like local social worker Tribhovandas Patel, who took up the cause of farmer, lead to the formation of Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union. Soon the pattern was repeated in each district of Gujarat, which in turn led to the formation of Amul, a daily cooperative in Anand, Gujarat in 1946, which is today, jointly owned by some 2.6million milk producers in Gujarat, India.Eventually this led to the initiation of White Revolution of India in 1970, by creating a Nationwide Milk Grid, and setting up of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.GCMMF in 1973, whose 500000 members, jointly financed the film, by donating Rs.each. Upon its release, truckloads of farmers came to see their film, thus making it a box office success. ........
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