Itamugur Community Media presents Jonjaal, a Miya folk song written by Manik Ali and sung by Shams Qabid, which portrays the struggles of the char-chapori community of Assam.
Recurring floods and erosion continually displace people in char areas. When they settle on government lands after losing their homes to erosion, the char-chapori face massive evictions. The community experiences systemic discrimination, including risk of statelessness, arbitrary nationality revocations, and exclusionary citizenship policies.
You can learn more about nationality deprivation in Assam on StatelessHub here.
Audio Credit
Vocal: Shams Qabid
Lyricist: Manik Ali
Music Arrangement: Himangshu Sarma
Mix-mastering: D’ Wave Studio
Video Credit
Direction: Kazi Neel
Cinematography: Kazi Sharowar Hussain & Kiam
Editor: Alakesh Pathak
Executive producer: Makib Uddin Sikdar
Production: Itamugur Community Media(ICM)
English Translation: Shalim M Hussain