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'''Somnath Waghmare''' is an Indian [[Documentary film|documentary]] filmmaker based in the state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Dec 24|first1=Vinutha MallyaVinutha Mallya / Updated|last2=2017|last3=Ist|first3=16:05|title=Songs of revolution|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/songs-of-revolution/articleshow/62224112.cms|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Pune Mirror|language=en}}</ref> His most prominent and most recent film, ''[[Battle of Bhima Koregaon]],''<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Docu Journey Into the History and Significance of Bhima Koregaon|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/bhima-koregaon-documentary|access-date=2020-10-11|website=BloombergQuint|language=en}}</ref> was critically received and screened in [[India]] and abroad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1=Jan 30|first1=Rahi GaikwadRahi Gaikwad / Updated|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=06:00|title=TISS student's docufilm heads for the Big Apple|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/tiss-students-docufilm-heads-for-the-big-apple/articleshow/67748714.cms|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-04|title=Somnath Waghmare's documentary explains why the Battle of Bhima Koregaon is important to Dalits|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/victory-of-the-voiceless-5010574/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-14|title=Docu-film on intriguing 1818 battle premieres in Bengaluru|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/606276/docu-film-intriguing-1818-battle.html|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> Till now, all his films have been documentary films and they have dealt with various social issues like the persecution of [[Women in India|women]] and [[Dalit]] assertion in Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|title=somnath waghmare Archives · Dalit Camera|url=https://www.dalitcamera.com/tag/somnath-waghmare/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Dalit Camera|language=en-US}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the short documentary feature ''I Am Not a Witch'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-29|title=I Am Not A Witch – Documentary Film by Somnath Waghmare|url=https://velivada.com/2017/11/29/i-am-not-a-witch-documentary-film-by-somnath-waghmare/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Velivada|language=en-US}}</ref> His upcoming films are ''Chaityabhoomi'' (which is the resting place of [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]] and is a symbol and place of celebration of Dalit identity) and ''Gail and Bharat.''▼
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▲'''Somnath Waghmare''' is an Indian [[Documentary film|documentary]] filmmaker based in the state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1author=DecVinutha 24Mallya|first1date=Vinutha24 MallyaVinuthaDec Mallya / Updated|last2=2017|last3=Ist|first3=16:05|title=Songs of revolution|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/songs-of-revolution/articleshow/62224112.cms|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Pune Mirror|language=en}}</ref> His most prominent and most recent film, ''[[Battle of Bhima Koregaon]],''<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Docu Journey Into the History and Significance of Bhima Koregaon|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/bhima-koregaon-documentary|access-date=2020-10-11|website=BloombergQuint|language=en}}</ref> was critically received and screened in [[India]] and abroad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1author=JanRahi 30Gaikwad|first1date=Rahi30 GaikwadRahiJan Gaikwad / Updated|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=06:00|title=TISS student's docufilm heads for the Big Apple|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/tiss-students-docufilm-heads-for-the-big-apple/articleshow/67748714.cms|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-04|title=Somnath Waghmare's documentary explains why the Battle of Bhima Koregaon is important to Dalits|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/victory-of-the-voiceless-5010574/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-14|title=Docu-film on intriguing 1818 battle premieres in Bengaluru|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/606276/docu-film-intriguing-1818-battle.html|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> Till now, all his films have been documentary films and they have dealt with various social issues like the persecution of [[Women in India|women]] and [[Dalit]] assertion in Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|title=somnath waghmare Archives · Dalit Camera|url=https://www.dalitcamera.com/tag/somnath-waghmare/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Dalit Camera|language=en-US}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the short documentary feature ''I Am Not a Witch'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-29|title=I Am Not A Witch – Documentary Film by Somnath Waghmare|url=https://velivada.com/2017/11/29/i-am-not-a-witch-documentary-film-by-somnath-waghmare/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Velivada|language=en-US}}</ref> His upcoming films are ''Chaityabhoomi'' (which is the resting place of [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]] and is a symbol and place of celebration of DalitBuddhist identity) and ''Gail and Bharat.''
[[File:Somnath Waghmare (documentary film director in India).jpg|alt=Somnath Waghmare in 2018|thumb|Somnath Waghmare in 2018]]
[[File:Battle of Bhima Koregaon (2018).jpg|alt=The Battle of Bhima Koregaon: An Unending Journey (2018)|thumb|306x306px|The Battle of Bhima Koregaon: An Unending Journey (2017)]]
==Early Lifelife and Educationeducation==
WaghmareSomnath was born in Dalit - Neo Buddhist labourers family at Malewadi, a small village in Sangli district in Maharashtra. He stayed in the [[caste]] ghetto of his village for 22 years, doingcompleted his graduation in sociology atfrom KBPKarmveer CollegeBhaurao Patil college in the nearby town of Islampur. Afterand hisjoined graduation,[[Savitribai hePhule movedPune toUniversity]] in [[Pune]] for his post-graduate degreestudies in Media and Communication Studies from [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]]. OnceAfter he completedcompleting his post-graduationgraduate degreestudies, heSomnath worked for two years as a contract employee at the [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]].before In 2017, he joinedjoining the [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]] in [[Mumbai]] for his M.Phil degree, whichand hethen completed in 2019. Currently, he is pursuing alater Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shende|first=Vinay|title=Fighting Caste through Film: Interview with Pratik Parmar & Somnath Waghmare|url=https://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9206:interview-with-pratik-parmar-and-somnath-waghmare&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Round Table India|language=en-gb}}</ref>
==Work==
TheSomnath has strong interests in the caste and cultural politics of Maharashtra. Both of his documentaries are focused on documentation and depiction of the political and social assertion by Dalits. He is also active in the anti-caste Phule-Ambedkarite movement of the state and has given several talks on caste in cinema, including at the [[Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute]] in [[Kolkata]]. Waghmare's debut film ''I Am Not A Witch'' was widelya reviewedshort bydocumentary mediafeature based on the persecution of marginalized women in Maharashtra. His second and most famous film ''[[Battle of Bhima Koregaon]]'' received was widely outletsacclaimed. The film was screened at multiple locations in India and also in [[New York City|New York]] at the [[Dalit Film and Cultural Festival]] at [[Columbia University]], [[New York City|New York]], alongside the works of filmmakers such as [[Pa. Ranjith]] and [[Nagraj Manjule]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1first=JanuaryAarthi 31|first1last=Aarthi Murali On|last2=2019|date=2019-01-31|title='Kaala' & 'Pariyerum Perumal' To Be Screened At Dalit Film And Cultural Festival In New York|url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/kaala-pariyerum-perumal-to-be-screened-at-dalit-film-and-cultural-festival-in-new-york/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shinde|first=Ravikiran|title='Dalit Film Festival is not just a festival, it's a movement'|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/02/27/dalit-film-festival-is-not-just-a-festival-its-a-movement|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Newslaundry|language=en}}</ref> ▼
The core of Waghmare's work is in the documentation of political and social assertion by Dalits. In both his research and films, he has held a strong interest in the [[Caste system in India|caste]] and cultural politics of Maharashtra. He is active in the anti-caste Phule-Ambedkarite movement of the state and has also given several talks on caste in cinema, including at the [[Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute]] in [[Kolkata]]. Waghmare's debut film ''I Am Not A Witch'' was a short documentary feature based on the persecution of marginalized women in Maharashtra. His second and most famous film ''[[Battle of Bhima Koregaon]]'' received a plethora of praises from every nook and corner and was widely acclaimed. He began collecting data, information, and social memories to substantiate this film in 2016 and completed the film in 2017.
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}}Waghmare is currently working on his third documentary film, ''Gail and Bharat'', about activists and intellectuals Gail Omvedt and Bharat Patankar, two of the most distinguished activists and researchers of Dalit-[[Bahujan]] movements in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-18|title=Director Somnath to crowdfund film on anti-caste activist couple, Gail and Bharat|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/director-somnath-crowdfund-film-anti-caste-activist-couple-gail-and-bharat-83241|access-date=2020-10-13|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> TheIn documentary2020, triesWaghmare toand captureSmita theRajmane storyreceived ofa Dr.grant GailFoundation Omvedtfor andIndian herContemporary husbandArt Bharatfor Patankar,their twoproject of‘The theAmbedkar mostAge reveredDigital andBookmobile’.<ref>{{Cite distinguishedweb|title=PAG activists2019 and researchers of Dalit{{!}}|url=https://ficart.org/pag-Bahujan2019-somnath-smita|access-date=2020-10-13|website=The movementsFoundation infor theIndian country.Contemporary Art|language=en-US}}</ref>▼
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▲The film was widely reviewed by media outlets. The film was screened at multiple locations in India and also in [[New York City|New York]] at the [[Dalit Film and Cultural Festival]] at [[Columbia University]], [[New York]], alongside the works of filmmakers such as [[Pa. Ranjith]] and [[Nagraj Manjule]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=January 31|first1=Aarthi Murali On|last2=2019|date=2019-01-31|title='Kaala' & 'Pariyerum Perumal' To Be Screened At Dalit Film And Cultural Festival In New York|url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/kaala-pariyerum-perumal-to-be-screened-at-dalit-film-and-cultural-festival-in-new-york/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shinde|first=Ravikiran|title='Dalit Film Festival is not just a festival, it's a movement'|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/02/27/dalit-film-festival-is-not-just-a-festival-its-a-movement|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Newslaundry|language=en}}</ref>
▲Waghmare is currently working on his third documentary film, ''Gail and Bharat'', about activists and intellectuals Gail Omvedt and Bharat Patankar.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-18|title=Director Somnath to crowdfund film on anti-caste activist couple, Gail and Bharat|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/director-somnath-crowdfund-film-anti-caste-activist-couple-gail-and-bharat-83241|access-date=2020-10-13|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> The documentary tries to capture the story of Dr. Gail Omvedt and her husband Bharat Patankar, two of the most revered and distinguished activists and researchers of Dalit-Bahujan movements in the country.
=Other work=
In 2020, Waghmare and Smita Rajmane received a grant Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art for their project ‘The Ambedkar Age Digital Bookmobile’. “Keeping in mind the relevance and centrality of Ambedkarite discourse today, the jury felt the proposed engagement displayed a comprehensive framework for creating and sharing knowledge on and around histories of caste and resistance, untouchability and social reform in Maharashtra,” the jury said in its note accepting the proposal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PAG 2019 {{!}}|url=https://ficart.org/pag-2019-somnath-smita|access-date=2020-10-13|website=The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Filmography==
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Memories of Mangaon 2022
There is no Caste Discrimination in IIT's? 2023
Chaityabhumi October 2023
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