The world is watching her: Two new films about women in India

The girls in ‘The Backward Class.’ Two new documentaries explore issues facing women and the lower castes in India THE TWO MOST prominent news items from India in the North American media recently were the sweeping election win for Narendra Modi and the BJP party in the world’s biggest democratic election; and the horrific rape and murder of two teenage girls, who were left hanging from a mango tree, in Uttar Pradesh.