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The Fourth Direction
Chauthi Koot
2016 · Film · 115 min
Directed by Gurvinder Singh
Fear and paranoia pervade life in rural Punjab of the ’80s, before and after Operation Blue Star, as separatists clash with security forces.
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The villages and areas outside of Chandigarh had active guerilla conflicts in the 1987-1995 time period.
When my parents were growing up in Chandigarh back then, there were soldiers at checkpoints at every block and the law and order situation outside of the city was horrible, and bus massacres were very common, for example at this village in the outskirts of Mohali [0][1] (there are way too many to count so I won't even try on here)
There was no point rebuilding after the fire when guerilla warfare was happening 1-2 miles away.
It was dark times and my parents are definetly messed up from that experience.
I recommend watching the art film "Chauthi Koot" to get a feel of those times [2]
[0] - https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19870731-terrorists-kill-bus-passengers-in-punjab-and-haryana-mercilessly-799092-1987-07-30
[1] - https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/04/world/44-slain-in-sikh-hindu-violence.html
[2] - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n8CBqMc-Kbw