Film on Ramnami Community Wins National Award

Times of India · entertainment

A documentary on Chhattisgarh’s Ramnami community, known for inscribing the name of Ram on their bodies, has won the national film award for best documentary at the 72nd National Film Awards. President Droupadi Murmu presented the award to filmmaker Bharatbala Ganapathy in Gujarat. The film, titled Ram-nami, explores the community's traditions rooted in caste exclusion and personal devotion, dating back to around 1890.