Mardistan

Through experience of four different men ranging in age from 20s to 40s, Mardistan (Macholand) explores different notions of contemporary manhood in rapidly globalizing India. A middle aged writer attempting to make sense of the physical and sexual abuse he witnessed growing up in an elite military academy, a working class father of twin daughters resisting the pressure to have a son, a young college student searching for a girlfriend with whom he can lose his virginity, and a middle-aged gay men coming out to his wife after nearly 20 years of marriage, together make up different dimensions of what it means to be a man in India today. Mardistan (Macholand) starts a much-needed dialogue on crucial issues related to masculinity and male privilege including patriarchal supremacy, son preferences and gendered violence in a society that is increasingly defined by inequalities.