Blood Buddhas [Shorts Session 5]
Blood Buddhas traces the secret labyrinth of the global heritage mafia, the indigenous communities whose “Gods” are stolen, and it’s linkages to terror-funding in and around India.
Director
Nikhil Singh Rajputt is an award-winning Documentary Filmmaker, his documentary ‘Himalayan Refugee’ traced the lives of Ahmadi Muslim refugees in Nepal. This is his second documentary short film. He completed his graduation from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi as a Textile Engineer.
Director’s Note: Blood Buddhas traces the secret labyrinth of the global heritage mafia, the indigenous communities whose “Gods” are stolen, and it’s linkages to terror-funding in and around India vis a vis in Kashmir and Sri Lanka.
Many stolen/smuggled Indian Antiquities have found their way to museums across the western world.
The documentary follows a small group of volunteers who track these stolen antiquities and inform the Museums as well as the Indian Government. In the last few years few museums have returned the stolen antiquities to India and some are in the process of doing it. This documentary is a self funded effort aimed at both protecting indigenous culture and raising awareness to discourage the patrons of smuggled antiquities and is shot in India, Singapore, UK and US.
Festivals/Awards
Arth Cultural Festival, New Delhi