India's Writing With Fire, documentary about Dalit women journalists, bags Oscar nomination

Writing With Fire, by debutante directors Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, has bagged a nomination at Oscars 2022. The film chronicles the rise of Khabar Lahariya, India's only newspaper run by Dalit women.

All hope's not lost for India, for despite Suriya's Jai Bhim and Mohanlal's Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham not making the cut, a documentary about Dalit women journalists, Writing With Fire, has bagged an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated the Indian documentary under the Best Documentary Feature category during the 94th Oscars Nominations announcement on Tuesday, February 8.

India's Writing With Fire has been nominated under the Best Documentary Feature category alongside Ascension, Attica, Flee and Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).

The official Twitter handle of the Academy Awards also shared the reaction of Team Writing With Fire as the nomination was announced. Watch here:

Oh My God!!!! Writing With Fire just got nominated for @TheAcademy Award. Oh My God!!!!!!!! #OscarNoms #WritingWithFire pic.twitter.com/X9TlcCF2Xd

Helmed by debutante directors RIntu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, Writing With Fire follows the rise of India's only newspaper run by Dalit women, Khabar Lahariya. Led by their chief reporter, Meera, Writing With Fire brings the story of this group of ambitious Dalit wonder women as they move from print to the digital medium in today's changing times.