1 Contents i Name of the Films arranged Director wise ii Name of the Films arranged Subject wise iii Name of the Films arranged as per Year of their Producon iv List of films available in various foreign languages v List of films with non-commercial screening rights in DVD format Page Number Pg 2 Pg 4 Pg 388 Pg 416 Pg 430 Pg 447 Pg 491 Contents 1. Introducon 2. Details of Films in Alphabecal order 3. Index
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Contents
i Name of the Films arranged Director wise ii Name of the Films arranged Subject wise
iii Name of the Films arranged as per Year of theirProduction
iv Listoffilmsavailableinvariousforeignlanguages
v Listoffilmswithnon-commercialscreeningrights in DVD format
Page Number
Pg 2
Pg 4
Pg 388
Pg 416
Pg 430
Pg 447
Pg 491
Contents
1. Introduction
2. DetailsofFilmsinAlphabeticalorder
3. Index
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Introduction
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Introduction
AspartofourquesttopromoteIndia’s‘softpower’,Ministryof External Affairs has over the years commissioned over 300documentariesonsubjectssuchasartandculture,lifestyle,defence,democracy,development,environment,gender,history,internationalrelations, plurality, portraits, science and technology, innovations,entrepreneurship, social development etc. On an average wecommission 10-12 documentaries in a year. ln keeping with thetechnological requirements of the times, the films are now beingmade in HD format.
Even as our diplomatic Missions have been using thesedocumentaries to promote the diversity and vibrancy of lndia fordecades,wenowhaveadedicated‘YouTube’channelwhereanyonecanviewthesefilmsattheirownconvenience.ltisamatterofpridethateveryweekdifferentdocumentariesareviewedonanaveragefor50,000minutes.Foreaseofcrossreference,everyfilmlisted intheCataloguehasalinkonwhichitcanbeviewedontheYouTubechannel.WenowalsohavetieupswithDoordarshanandRajyaSabhaTVtotelecasttheseregularly.
Ourfilmshaveparticipatedinnationalandinternationalfilmfestivalsandsomeofthemhavewonawardsandspecialmentions.Amongstournewfilmswhichyoumayfindofparticularinterestarethenationalawardwinnerforthebesteducationalfilmtor2013“TheQuantumlndians”;thetrail-blazingstoryoflndianhumanresourcesdevelopment assistance “No Problem” which has won awards atseveral internationalfestivals;thejustreleased“TheHinduNectar”alsoissuretoattractattention.
Our effort through this catalogue is to provide a ‘readyreckoner’ of all our documentaries,which have beenproducedtill
December2014.Wehopeyouwillfindthisofhelpinmakingyourchoices of the documentaries to view. lf a film is available withsubtitlesinlanguagesotherthanEnglish,thistooismentioned.Wehopethisrevisedcataloguewillassistyouinbeingabletoascertainandutilizethetreasuretroveofdocumentariesthatwehaveavailablewith us.
(SyedAkbaruddin)JointSecretary(ExternalPublicity)
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Development
1000 Feet of Hope
Director:StormthePictureCompany
TheJaipurFoot,aninspiringtaleoftransformation.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2011
‘1000FeetofHope’looksattheeffortsoftheBhagwanMahaveerViklangSahityaSamiti (BMVSS) inensuringartificial limbfittings for thephysicallyhandicapped;more popularly known as the ‘Jaipur foot’. The film traces the overwhelmingvolumeof theorganisation’s charitablework and shares stories of thosewhoseliveshavebeentransformedafterthefitment.Evenasitraisesconcernsoverthepersistentdiscriminatoryattitudeofpeopleagainstthephysicallyhandicapped,itnotesthatthe‘Jaipurfoot’enablesonetobeengagedinallactivitiesthatpeoplewithhealthylimbsdo.Thefilmisaninspiringtaleofpeople’sresilienceintryingtimesandthecommendableeffortsoftheorganization.
India,Myanmar,Thailand,Laos,CambodiaandVietnam-allthecountriesthatshareacommonlandmass-developedtheGanga-MekongCo-operationpacttoenvisionasharedfutureofpeacefulcoexistance.Part1of‘ABridgeOverTime’followstheriverMekongthatflowsthroughthesecountries,andpresentshistoriccitiesandregionswherereligionsandculturehavespreadfromIndia.TheGangeticplainsofIndiaalsosupportedthegrowthofthetworeligions,HinduismandBuddhism.ThefilmtriestounderstandhowcultureandreligionspreadfromIndiatoSouthEastAsiagiventheenormousdifficulties in traveldueto the terrainandthe fact themonarchsfromthesecountriesdidnottrytosubjugateorcoloniseeachother.Thefilmtravelsthroughtherivervalleystofindananswertothisquestion.
English http://goo.gl/BLDtX3Spanish http://goo.gl/3JDyPI
TheinfluenceofIndiancultural,religiousandotherpracticeshasbeeninevitableonitsneighbouringcountries.Part2of‘ABridgeOverTime’continuesitsjourneyalong the river Mekong flowing through Cambodia and explores the spread ofBuddhismandHinduismtoSouthEastAsiafromIndia.ThefilmvisitstemplesandmonasteriesandanalysesthestrongculturalbondsthatCambodia,VietnamandThailandsharewithIndia.TracingthepastthroughtherenownedtempleAngkorWat, thefilmanalysesboth resonanceanddifferencebetween theculturesandpresentsthefascinatinghistoryof theregionwhichgaverisetomanykingdomsthatwereoverrunbythenexttillthepresenttimes.
English http://goo.gl/dQyJfWSpanish http://goo.gl/3JDyPI
InternationalRelations
ABridgeSoNear
Director: Usha Albuquerque
ExplorestherelationshipbetweenIndiaandBhutan.
Duration:33minYearofProduction:2004
Over the centuries, closed in by a part of the Himalayan range, Bhutan hasremainedgeographically isolated. Infrastructural conditionshavebeenharsh fortheBhutanesedueto lackofroads,medical facilitiesoranymodernnecessities.Despitethecountry’scolourfulanduniqueheritage,ithasremainedhiddenawayfrompublicviewandmanyviewBhutantobeacountryasbeingtransfixedinapast.‘ABridgeSoNear’explorestherelationshipthathasbeenfosteredbetweenIndiaandBhutanwhichhashelpedBhutanpaveapathforitselftowardsprogressanddevelopment.India’sinvolvementinBhutan’sinfrastructuralcapacitiesthroughproperroaddesign,modernhighwaysthatcanaidtransit,providingaidandeffortstowardselectricity,irrigation,schoolsandhospitalshavestartedtoerectBhutan’smoderndayeconomy.
AreconstructeddocumentaryonthelifeofSubhalakshmiwhosechanceencounterwith education led to her becoming a part of India’s freedom movement. Shestruggledagainstdeepprejudiceandpersonalchallengestoparticipate in India’sfreedomstruggle,onlytobeforgottenbyhistoryandneverforgivenbyfamily.Basedonabookwrittenbyhergranddaughter,thefilmreconstructsSubhalakshmi’slifeusingherpersonaldiariesandclaimsthespaceformemoryinrecountinghistory.Subhalakshmihadno formaleducation,butachance incident-hergrandfather’sfailingeyesightledhertoreadthenewspaperforhimandpavedawayforhertoreadandwrite inbothTamilandEnglish.Thisearlyexposure topolitics led toalifelong engagement with the freedom struggle and the coming together of individual aspirationsandcollectivestrugglesataparticularmomentinIndia’shistory.
‘ABrushwith Life’ looks at the life andworksof SatishGujral - amanofmanycalling.Battlingphysicalinjuriesandahearingandspeechimpediment,Gujralhascarvedoutasingularspaceforhimself intheartisticrealm,andevenotherwise.Themultiplicityofthemes,texturesandmediuminhisprolificworkshighlighthisingenuityasanartist.Gujral’sartisticoeuvrebearstestimonytoalifeofsocialandculturalpreoccupations.FromhisstrongevocativepaintingsofthePartitioneratothecolorfulhuesofhissportsseries,eachofhisworksfindsathematiccorrelativein the history of the Indian nation-state. The filmexplores the literary, cultural,politicalandpersonalinfluencesonhislifeandworks.Itisacelebrationofanartistofunparalleledtalentandmanofimmensefortitude.
‘AJourneytoanAncientLand-RoadtoMyanmar’isabouttheenduringfriendshipbetween India andMyanmar. The film exploresMyanmar through a journey tothisancientland.MyanmarisoneofthelargestneighboursofIndiaandtheonlycountryfromASEANthatIndiasharesbordersoflandandsea.ThecrewtravelsontheIndia-MyanmarFriendshiproad,whichisa160-kmTamu-Kalewa-KalemyoroadclosetoMyanmar’swesternborderwithIndia.TheroadlinksMoreh(inManipur)to Kalewa and Kalemyo,which has been a significant step in the history of thefriendshipbetweenthetwocountries.Throughoutthejourney,oneistouchedbythegraceandenchantingbeauty,asonelistenstoitspeopleanditsmusic.
Anexplorationoffreedomthroughintimateinteractionwithordinarypeoplefrom rural India.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:1994
Whatdoestruefreedomcompriseofandhowcanitbeachieved?ThesenarrativethreadswoventhroughandacrosstheheartofIndiashowcasestoriesofordinarypeople trying to realize the potential of true and complete freedom througheducation, literacyandthinkingof innovativewaysofselfgovernance. ‘ANationCelebrates’broadensthescopeoffreedombybringingtogetherissuesofliteracyand self governance as the true essence behind any freedom movement. ThejourneytakesustotheheartofruralIndiawherewomenlikeSavitri,InduLekha,Devkinandanhavewiththeireffortsundertakenadifferentjourneyrealisingtheirtruepotentialbydoingthingsdifferently.
Thisfilmisanexpressionofthefilmmaker’sexperiencesasshetravelsextensivelythroughthecountryofNepalandfindsstoriesof its relationshipwith India thatgobeyondtheboundariesofhistory,politicsandgeography.Basedonthevibrantrelationshipbetweenthetwocountries,theFilmisaculturaltoolthatstrivestoevokeawarenessagainstpreconceivednotionsand support thedevelopmentofinter-culturalempathyandcross-borderexchange.
‘APeople’sProject’discussestherelationshipbetweenthreecountries:India,BrazilandSouthAfrica(IBSA).Alongwithsharingsimilarities-rangingfromeconomicandpolitical,toculturalandsocial-thethreecountriesalsohavesimilaraspirations.Thefilmpresents someof the linkages alreadybeing forgedbetween the threenations: how soap operas based on Indian themes have become very popularin Brazil; and how the IPL cricket brought South Africa closer to India. The filminterviews dignitaries from the three countries, all ofwhom are very optimisticabout the growing ties among the three nations, and their combined ability toprovide leadership to the world.
‘PerfectBlend’presentstheuniqueaspectsofteafromDarjeelingandAssam.Usingcontinuouscommentaryonvisualsoftheteagardens,processingandconsumptionoftea,thefilmpresentstwocasestudies,ofDarjeelingandAssamtea.InDarjeelingtheteaisgrownonhillyslopesandthecultivationwasbegunbyanEnglishman.87gardensproduce11millionkgsofteaannuallyandit’sgoldencolourandaromais known all over theworld. In contrast Assam tea is grown at sea level in theBrahmaputravalley,whichisthesinglelargestbasinintheworldtoproducetea.It’sbecomingwellknownglobally for it’sstrong,brisker,maltflavourandbrightcolour.
Thefilmtraces thedifferentculturesand lifestyleson thebanksof900km longjourneyoftheriverBrahmaputrainIndia.TheriverstartsitsjourneyintheTibetanPlateau as Tsang-Po, enters India flowing through the north-eastern states ofArunachalPradeshandAssamandexiststoBangladeshflowingoutintotheBayofBengalasPadma.InIndiatheriversupportsthelivingculturesandlivelihoodsof30millionpeopleofdifferentethnicity.Thefilmpresentsaseriesofculturalpracticesthataredominatedby the river.Thefilmalsoexplores severalmyths related totheriver.Thefilmusesthemeanderingrivertoexplorethecultural,politicalandeconomiclifeofthepeoplewholiveontheriverbanks.
English http://goo.gl/eDP9Lg
APerfectMatch
ByArchanaKapoor
Thefilm“APerfectMatch”showcasesthedeep-rootedalliancebetweentheIndiaandtheRepublicofKoreawithreferencetoeconomy,geo-politics,educationandculture. From the important role of a non-aligned India during the KoreanWar(1950-53)totheproactivebilateralculturalandeconomicengagementbetweenthetwonationsandthefacetsthatelevatestherelationshipintostrategicpartnership.Thefilmnotonlycapturesthedeepeningofthetiesfromaneconomicperspectivebutalsoencapsulatesthelongstandinghistoricalandculturaltiesinaninterestingand engaging manner.
‘TheQuest for theBrahmaputra’ is a journey along the courseofBrahmaputra,the largest river in India.Originating fromTibet as river Tsang-Po, Brahmaputratravels throughthehillsandplateausofTibet,entering theplainsofAssamandfinallymergeswiththeBayofBengalthroughBangladesh.Changingitsnamesixtimes throughout its journey, the Brahmaputra is equivalent to Navarasa, thenineemotions;sometimescalmandsilent,asifinameditativemood,sometimesdestructivelikeamonster.Thefilmportraysthecultureandlivelihoodsthathaveflourishedalongtheriver.Overhalfamillionpeoplearedependentontheriver,whichalsohasreligiousimportanceintheirlives‘TheQuestfortheBrahmaputra’isaquestthatendswiththesilentanswerfromafisherman,whenaskedabouttheirdependenceeventhoughtheriverissodestructive.
Arabic http://goo.gl/zY6oKm Japanese http://goo.gl/9LuubOEnglish http://goo.gl/wzv6sM Russian http://goo.gl/Z0HYGRFrench http://goo.gl/CGa6hI Spanish http://goo.gl/IJXd2eGermanhttp://goo.gl/7fFE4b
Spiceshavebeenanessentialpartofhumancivilisation.IntheIndiancivilisationtoo, trading of spices has been integrally connected to its history. Spices weretraded through India right from the time of Romans. Between the 7th to 15thcenturies,ArabmerchantssuppliedspicestoEurope,andforaverylongtimetheykepttheirsourceofspicesinIndiaacloselyguardedsecret.Manyseavoyagessetsail fromEurope in searchof India for its spices.Overtime, spices began to beexploitedcommerciallybyforeigntraders.Ayurvedabelievedthatspices,withtheirmedicinalqualities,couldinfusehealthintothediet.Forcenturies,thesocialsystemofmedicinewascloselylinkedtotheculinarycultureofancientIndia.Todaytheworldofspiceskeepsreinventingitselfandfuellingtheeconomiesoftheworld.
IslamicarchitectureinIndiaisavastrepertoireofdistinctstylesandmaterials.Thevariationsinstyleasonetravelstodifferentpartsofthecountryarerepresentativeofaconfluenceofcultures.Muchscholarshiphasbeendevoted tostudying theconvergence of Islamic architecture with existing Indian architecture. However,what often tends to get elided in this kind of an investigation of medievalarchitecture isthatthegrandMughalnarrativewasprecededbyarich250yearoldarchitecturalheritageofOttomans,TurksandArabs.AnotheraspectthatgetsneglectedisthemanywaysinwhichthedifferentstrandsofIslam-Mughal,Sufi,ShiaandOttomanamongothers-are inconversationwitheachother.Thefilm,alongwithhistorians,travelstodifferentlocationsinthecountrytorevealsomeoftheseinterestingfacetstomedievalartandarchitecture.Arabic http://goo.gl/aZeObAEnglish http://goo.gl/KhqStoFrench http://goo.gl/oRqc8yPortuguese http://goo.gl/9LCOAaRussian http://goo.gl/IgNKveSpanish http://goo.gl/oLYD2Q
TheannualpilgrimagetoMeccaisanaspirationforMuslimsallovertheworld,soitisfortheIndianMuslims.‘AaoHajjKarein’providesawarenessabouttheHajj,theannualpilgrimagetoMecca.ThedetailsoftheHajjaregiventhroughaninteractionthat aMaulavi haswith the students of hisMadrasa. The film gives proceduraldetails abouthow toapply forHajj, thedocuments thatarenecessary,etc. ThefilmalsoprovidesinformationaboutthenecessaryitemstocarryandwhatshouldpilgrimsdoonreachingMecca,MadinaandJiddah.ThefilmshowsactualvisualsoftheHajjandthenarrationtellsthestoryandthehistoryofMeccaandHajj.
‘AbidingGrace’isaninformativefilmontheculture,landscapeandhistoryoftheNorthEastofIndia.IttakesusthroughthesevenstatesintheNorthEast,namelyMeghalaya,Assam,Nagaland,Manipur,Tripura,MizoramandArunachalPradesh.NorthEastIndiahasapredominantlyhumidsub-tropicalclimatewithhot,humidsummers,severemonsoonsandmildwinters.AlongwiththewestcoastofIndia,thisregionhassomeoftheIndiansubcontinent’slastremainingrainforests.Thecultural traditions are not confined to themes of divine love but also include astronginfluenceofmythologythatpeoplecaneasilyidentifywith.Thefilmtravelstoeachstateandvisuallynarratesthetraditions,dancesandpracticesalongwiththedistinctlandscapesofeachofthesevenstates.
‘Adoor:AJourneyinFrames’isacinematicportraitoftherenownedfilmmakerAdoorGopalakrishnan.Considered tobeoneof themastersof IndianCinema,Adoor’screativeimpulseisshapedbyhistimes,thecontemporarypoliticsandthepristinebeautyofhishomestateKerala.ThedocumentarychroniclesthedevelopmentoftheartistbyusingclipsfromfilmsthatAdoordirected.Infact,filmclipsformthemainnarrativeofthedocumentaryandtheirextensiveuseallowstheviewertogetaglimpseoftheartisticouvre,styleandgenreoffilmsthatAdoordirected.Thefilmalsochroniclesthevariousawardsthefilmmakerwonandinterweavesthemwithexcerpts from interviewswith thedirector, andvisualsofhis livingandworkingenvironment.
English http://goo.gl/24xFN3
Spanish http://goo.gl/GMeznY
Develoment
Adorning the World
Director: Arun Chadha
StoryoftheIndianJewelleryIndustryanditsgrowth.
Duration:53minYearofProduction:2014
Indian jewellery designs and styles, both classic and contemporary, have aprominentplaceintheinternationalmarketandarewornbypeopletheworldover,fromcelebritiestoroyalty.Indiaisoneofthelargestconsumersofgoldintheworldandoneofthebiggestinternationalsourcingdestinationsforhigh-qualitydesignerjewellery. Jewels can be traced back to pre-Indus times and have throughoutplayedakeyroleinthesocio-culturalandreligiouslifeofdiversecommunities.TheFilmexploressomeoftheseaspects,whilecelebratingtheentrepreneurialspiritofIndianartists.
English http://goo.gl/9exvLN
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Adventure Sports in India
Director: Col. Kapoor
ThedifferentadventuresportsinIndia
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2004
Thediverselyendowed landscapeof India is thehotbed for theadventuresportenthusiastswhothrongtovariouspartsofthecountryandengageinavarietyofsports-fromskiingtomountaintrekking,fromrockclimbingtoparagliding,riverrafting to Safari, and much more. The film captures this burgeoning landscapeofadventuresportsthat isattractingbothdomesticandinternationaltouriststoexperiencetheexploratoryquestofanadrenalinedrivenadventure.
English http://goo.gl/GbKU0bFrench http://goo.gl/SYla1TGerman http://goo.gl/bPIkibSpanish http://goo.gl/hdSC5J
‘AgricultureFirst’retracesthedevelopingofagriculturebreedingandfishinginIndiaduringthelast60yearsfromthefirstgreenrevolutiontothenewachievementsingeneticresearch.Througharchivevideoand interviewsthisfilmexplainshowfoodproductionhas increaseddramatically in response to thegrowingneedsofaburgeoningpopulationand indoingso itshinesapositive lightonprogressasa fundamental element for thewell-being of rural population. Food productionisagrowingsectorintoday’sIndiathankstoprogressandresearch.“AgricultureFirst”isthehistoryofthegoalsthatIndiahasaccomplishedinfindingnewwaystoproduce and to distribute aliments.
‘AnIndianSymphony’isaboutIndia’seconomicprogress.Inthebeginningofthe20thcentury,Indiaemergedasaneconomicpowerthroughthepolicychanges.Therepercussionswerepositive.Therewasaboostinthetelecommunicationsindustry,automobile industry and in the field of Information Technology. The number ofnewentrepreneursincreased.Thechangeineconomychangedthelifestyleofthepeopleaswell.ThefilmshowshowtheIndianconsumerhasaplethoraofoptions,givinghimthepowertogethisdemandsmet.Differentbusinessesarefeatured,includingtheDabbawalas,whohavecontributedtothegrowthofIndia.
Part2focusesoneducationandunemployment,twoofthemostcriticalproblemsfacedbythebulkoftheMuslimcommunityinIndia.EminentMuslimpersonalitiesexplainhowmostofthequalifiedMuslimsleftforPakistanduringpartition,leavingtheunderprivilegedtofendforthemselves.Thiscausedavacuuminalargesectionwhohadnotraditionofeducationorcompetition.ThefilmshowshowtraditionalMuslim institutions likeDarulUloomandothers introducedmoderneducationaltoolswithtraditionalmethodsoflearning,makingstudentspartofthemainstream.Institutions such as Mass Communication Research Centre of the Jamia MilliaUniversity provide world class education in media. The film simultaneouslyshowcasestheimmensetalentofthecommunitythroughtheirexquisiteartisanalproducts that are appreciated worldwide.Arabic http://goo.gl/1JsvHkEnglish http://goo.gl/pDvKYDFrench http://goo.gl/ZR7XubGerman http://goo.gl/IG3sSDPersian http://goo.gl/eCh9VIRussian http://goo.gl/RxNXos
Movement defines life for us and to be able to createmovement is to be abletorecreatetheessenceof life.Animationhasthispowertobreathelife intotheinanimate andmake it amagical experience, especially when it involves tellingastory. India isrelativelya lateentrant intheworldofanimation.However,theanimationindustryinIndiatodayissaidtobeworthUS$500millionandgrowingatan impressive22percent.Thefilmchronicles India’sdramaticentry into thepulsatingarenaofanimation.Bringingouttheskills,creativityandtechnicalacumenofkeyplayers, thefilmexplores theupcoming trends in thisnicheareaand theIndian companies that are scaling up to compete with the best in the business.
English http://goo.gl/LRVdEj
Plurality
Are You Listening?
Director:JoydeepGhosh,SantanuMitra
ThephilosophyandpoetryoftheBaulsofWestBengalandtheirmessageoflove,peace and tolerance.
Indiahasavastculturalhistorythathasbeenshapedbytravel,wavesofmigrationandtherefore,interactionsofitspeoplewithothermilieus.Forcenturies,saints,scholars and traders have traversed land and sea to discover newer horizons.‘BacktoGondwanaland’tracksateamofexplorerswhosetoutforthe25,200kmGondwanaland todiscover India’s evolutionaryheritageand renew thetimelessbonds with its geological cousins of West Asia and Africa.
‘BambooFlute’worksthroughthecreativemodeofmusicalaswellcinematographicelaboration suggested by the actual playing of the flute. Through parallel andotherconfigurations,differentmelodiclinesmaypositionthemselvesintimeandspace to suggest that the creativeact is also the comparisongeneratedby themetaphysicsoftheflute.Theformofthefilmevolvesfromthemusicalityandthespecificsofitsvisualcorrespondenceinarchitecture,dance,poetryandintersectingaxesofcolorandnarrative.Adeeplymeditativefilm,andonethatchallengedtheestablishednormofdocumentaries,bydevelopingaformwherethevisualfollowsandisshapedbyaudio/music,thefilmisacelebratedandacknowledgedstepinthesearchfornewaestheticsofcinema.
‘BambooFlute’ isamusical journey intothehistory,mythandevocationsofthemelodic rhythmsof theflute,anancientmusical instrument,havingahistoryofmore than 4000 years. The flute is almost always associated with Krishna, theflutebearerandthefilmgesturestothis inmanyways. ImagesofancientstonemonumentsdissolveintoimagesofPt.HariprasadChaurasia,flutemaestro,playingclassicalHindustaniragasontheflute.Thesoundofthefluteonthesoundtrackisvisuallydepictedwithimagesofthesea,ofwavesmovinggentlyacrosstheshoreandoffishermencastingtheirnets.Thegracefuldancerdancestothemelodiesoftheflute,gesturingthearrivalofmonsoon.Thefilmusespoetry,storiesandmythtoexplore the intersectionsof rhythmsof theflutewitharchitecture, literature,history,danceandart,amongstothers.
‘Bandhan’isaboutatypicalNorthIndianweddinginallitsgrandeur.Throughanenactmentofamarriage,thefilmshowshowanIndianarrangedmarriagehappens-fromfindingthegroomtothewedding.Ananya,daughterofMr.andMrs.Kocchar,isgettingmarried.Theengagementisasmallfunction,butthemarriageisgrand.StartingfromtheHaldiceremonytilltheShaadi,celebrationfillstheatmosphere.Althoughsadabouttheirdaughterleavinghomeforever,theKoccharsarehappyforthenewlifethatAnanyaisabouttobegin.Thenewlywedsarealsoexcited.Thefilmbeautifullycapturesallthevibrantceremonieswhichformthecrucialpartofan Indian wedding.
A colonial legacy inherited from theBritish, this ceremony ‘Beating theRetreat’formally closes theRepublicDay celebrationson the29thof Januaryeachyear.Originally amilitary ceremonydatingback to16th centuryEngland,Beating theRetreatwasfirstusedinordertorecallnearbypatrollingunitstotheircastle.HeldattheVijayChowk,inthebackgroundoftheRashtrapatiBhavan,thisceremonyhasthecapacitytoevokeagreatnationalistprideamongstlistenersandaudiences.ThefilmexploresthemusicofBeatingtheRetreat.Exploringitshistoricalemergence,locatingquotes fromVedictimesonmartialmusic, thefilmpresents themyriadbandsandtheirrigouroustrainingtopreparethemtoperformattheBeatingtheRetreat.
English http://goo.gl/1PSDcj
Portrait
Benegal’sNewCinema
Director:IramGhufran
AfilmonthelifeandfilmsofShyamBenegal
Duration:58minYearofProduction:2014
AdocumentaryonthefilmsofShyamBenegal,thatexploresthetime,ethosandconcernsoftheNewCinemaMovementinIndiathroughhisoeuvre.ApioneerintheNewCinemaMovement,withintheHindifilmindustry,Benegal’scareerspansfourdecadesof consistentwork. Thefilm isa foray into themindof thisgreatfilmmakerandanattempttounderstandhismotivationsandimpulsesformakingcinema.
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ThegrowthoftheIndianfoodindustry
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2013
Indian cuisine has, in the last few years, conquered palettes across the world.Indiancurryhasfamouslyprecipitatedanewwaveofflavoursinworldcuisine.ThisupsurgehasledtoarenewedinterestinstudyingtheculturalheritageandcharacterofIndianfood.Intheprocess,newwaysofdiscoveringvariousindigenouspracticesand regional flavours has further accelerated interest in the Indian cuisine. ThefilmlooksatthisgrowthintheIndianfoodindustrythathasledtoanaccretionofdedicated food channels, cookbooks, restaurants and ready-madeproducts thathavecreatedafecundglobalmarketforthesame.
English http://goo.gl/6D1xzI Russian http://goo.gl/dXuUxp
French http://goo.gl/EvGtVi Spanish http://goo.gl/j6s2D9
Culture&Lifestyle
BeyondChickenTikkaMasala
Director:ArunKumarT.R.
Development
BeyondMidnight
Director:ArunKumarT.R.
ThejourneyofIndiaasadevelopingnation.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2002
‘BeyondMidnight’ is about thedevelopment thathas takenplace in India sinceindependence.Fromtherisingmiddleclasstoconsumerism,Indiahasseenalotof change. In the fields of healthcare, education and business too, there havebeensignificantdevelopment.Thechangesinaspirationandperceptionshaveleadtowomen’sempowermentandhashelpedshape thenation for the future.TheeconomicdiplomacyhashelpedinattractingforeigntouristswithIndiabecomingaprominenttouristdestination.ThefilmshowshowIndiahasbecomeaniconforthedevelopingcountriesbyredefiningprioritieswiththechangingtimes.
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra is one of the greatest exponents of the classicaldance formofOdissi. Likemosthighlyevolved formsofart,Odissidancedrawsfromtheenergyofsculpture,painting, literatureanditsprecedentdanceforms.GuruKelucharanMohapatrawasbornin1926inRaghurajpur,avillageinOrissa.Hehasdedicatedhis life to refining thedance formbychisellingoutanelegantstructuralnicheforit-inallthatissacredinart.Throughaseriesofperformances,poetryandexcerptsfromGuruKelucharanMohapatra’slife,thefilmtravelsbacktoatimeinIndiawheredancewaslookeduponasaformofprayer.Duringthisbeautifulperiod,dancewasnotlookedconsideredfeminine,whenmenwerealsokeenpatronsandteachersofdance.However,astimeshavechanged,womenhavegraduallytakenoverthisartform.
‘Bhinna Shadja’, a film on the unparalleled contributions of GanasaraswatiPadmavibhushanKishoriAmonkar(fondlyknownasTai)toIndianclassicalmusic,isalsoanexplorationoflargerdebatesonthenatureofartitself.Oftencriticisedfor experimenting with classical traditions of the Japiur-Atrauli Gharana, Tainonetheless strove in her passionate resolve to emphasise evocation ofmoodsover an orthodox rendition of ragas. This vilification by conservatives howeverdidnotdeterheraudiencesandothercontemporaryartistsfromappreciatinghertranscendentalaesthetics.Thefilmexploressomeof thesequestionsasnot justpertaining to her own life but as artistic dilemmas that resonate inmanyothercontexts.Tai’sapprehensionthatwithagehermusicmightbegintoeludeherisalsooneofthemostfundamentalpredicamentsthatartistsface.
‘Bhutan-Fortressof theGods’ tells thestoryofmodernisationofBhutanunderthe leadershipofKing JigmeSingeWangchuk.Creditedwith followingapathofmodernisationthatbalanceslocalculturalneedswitheconomicdevelopmenttheKingcoinedthedefiner‘grossnationalhappiness.’Bhutanisauniqueexampleofaconstitutionalmonarchythatharmoniouslyblendstogetheritsculturalheritage,spiritual moorings and practices, political ideology and its economic ambitions.The film visually evokes modern Bhutan, tucked away in the Himalayas andsurroundedbyhugenationslikeIndiaandChina,inallitsvariousforms.Thefilmsalsoreferstoitsrich,culturalandreligioushistory.Bhutanisauniquestory,asthefilmdemonstrates,ofanationbuildingitsowndemocracyincompliancewithitsparticularcharacterandhistory.
The holy city of Benaras, situated on the banks of the river Ganges has beenresponsible for shaping the nature of art and inspiring artists for generations.‘Bismillah and Banaras’ traces the symbiotic relationship between the ShehnaimaestroBismillahKhanandthecityofBenaras.Asayoungboy,Bismillahwouldplay the Shehnai everyday at theKashiVishwanath temple - a tradition that hecontinuedovertheyears.Inhistravelsacrosstheworld,BismillahremarksthathiseyesarecapableofseeingandimaginingonlyBenaras.BismillahKhanwasawardedtheBharatRatnaawardforhiscontributiontotheworldofIndianclassicalmusicandforraisingthestatusoftheShehnaitothelevelofaconcertinstrument.ThisfilmisatributetothesheergeniusofamusicianandalsohisloveforthecityofBenaras.
The2ndAfricaIndiaForumSummitwasheldinMay2011inAddisAbaba,capitalofEthiopia,theseatoftheAfricanUnion.Itpavedthewayofanewandstrengthenedrelationship based on the principles of mutual cooperation which would bebeneficialforboth.‘BlendingBorders’highlightsthekeyinitiativesoutlinedinthesummitalongwiththepeople-to-peopleconnectthathappenedatasocio-culturallevel.
Arabic http://goo.gl/vr5z6T
French http://goo.gl/yHTQHL English http://goo.gl/dcdjdC
‘BondingwithAfrica’highlights IndiaandAfrica’sfriendship,culturalties,sharedhistoryaswell as sharedeconomic interests.Having stood together shoulder toshoulder with Africa in its struggle against colonisation and apartheid, India isemerging as a dynamic partner inAfrica’s ambitious agenda for socio-economicdevelopment. The partnership is sustained by growing trade and investments,technologydrivenprojects,skillsdevelopmentprogramsandinnovativemethodsof providing concessional finance. ‘Bondingwith Africa’ captures the dynamismembeddedintherapidlyevolvingrelationshipbetweenIndiaandAfrica.
English http://goo.gl/ei8e10
French http://goo.gl/LRLvuR
Portuguese http://goo.gl/fyOqzj
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Gender
BreakingBarriersThenewIndianwomen
Director: Pallav Das
Howdeterminationandsupportcanallowwomentobreakgenderstereotypesand become independent.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:1998
TheroleofwomeninIndiaischangingrapidly.‘BreakingBarriers’showsdifferentexamplesofwomenwhochosetoworkanddeveloptheirprofessionalskills,andintheprocesschangedtheirroleinsociety.InBangalore,ArtiworksasamechanicandRajownsanindustrialtoolfactory.InRajasthan,wherewaterisinshortsupply,the government along with NGOs have trained women to build and maintainhandpumps.Thefilmshowshowworkingwomencanleadanindependentlifeandbreakgenderstereotypes.
The Indo-Malaysian and Indo-Singaporean relations of today have amore than1500 year old history of trade and cultural links. The film looks at the Indiandiasporainboththesecountriesseparatelywhilealsolookingatthecommonalitiesthat rundeep intohistory.Malaysia exhibits a confluenceof PanAsian cultureswith Indians playing a significant role in commerce and culture. The prosperityof Indians and people of Indian origin reveals both the liberal and cosmopolitan premiseofSingapore’sevolutionasacountryaswellasthecontributionofIndiansinthisevolution.Thesocio-economicprofileofIndiansrangesfromlabourersandworkerstobusinessmenandtraders.Thefilmalsoexploresquestionsof identitythat this rich cultural landscape is fraught with.
The social fabric of Mauritius is premised on a very strong conscious sense ofmulticulturalism.TheIndianDiasporaisamajorityinMauritiusandmainlycomprisesthe descendants of the Girmitya’s or the indentured labourers who migrated,voluntarilyandinvoluntarily,toMauritiusduringthecolonialera.Inaself-consciousefforttoforgeaninclusiveAllMauritianidentity,theIndianDiasporachoosestocallthemselvesMauritiansandnotIndians.However,thishasn’tentailedaprocessofrejectionoftheirancestralidentityandculturebutratheracelebrationofitbyit’sintegrationwithCreoleanandChinesecultures.BywayofhistoricalreconstructionandaseriesofconversationswithpeopleinMauritius,descendantsofIndiansandotherwise, the film explores the socio-cultural, economic and political dynamicsthatunderlieMauritius’multiculturalism.
Indianshavetravelledtodistantlandsatvariousstagesinhistory;firstastravelers,thenasindenturedlabourers,andfinally,asskilledprofessionalssettledindifferentparts of the world. The Indian diaspora today is spread out all over the worldcontributing to the global knowledge economy. The diasporic community oftenseparatedfromtheirhomelandbyseveralgenerationsknowslittleornothingabouttheirroots.Inanefforttoconnectthecommunitywiththeirheritageandancestry,theMinistryofOverseasIndianAffairshasstartedthe‘KnowIndiaProgram’(KIP).Thefilmcoverstheprograminits5thyearasyoungoverseasIndiansspendthreeweekstravellingtodifferentplacesinthecountry,absorbingtheIndiancultureasmore than tourists.
English http://goo.gl/djziZj
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IndiandiasporainTrinidadandTobago
Duration:45minYearofProduction:2013
Situated in the azure Caribbean, Trinidad& Tobago is at the crossroads of twohemispheres.Andlikeallcrossroadsithasattractedlargenumbersofwayfarers...someofwhomhavemovedon,manyofwhomhavestayed.Amongst themostimportantofthemanygroupswho’vecalledthetwinislandnationhomeisalargecontingentofIndianswhowentthereasindenturedlabourers,buthavestayedontobuildaconfidentnation.
This film – one of a 10-part film series on the IndianDiaspora – is the story ofCanada’sIndianDiasporathathascomefulltilt..fromnothavingvotingrightsattheturnofthe20thcentury,tobecominghighlyrespectedandextremelyvaluedmembersofCanadiansociety.ThisfilmlooksatthevarioussectorsinwhichIndianCanadians have excelled as well as explored their dual bonds with the two countries theylove....India,theirancestralhomeandCanada,theirdisposalhome.
Straddling the East and theWest, the fabled lands of Arabia have long evokedimagesofbedouinsandbazaars.Butheresiftingsandshavegivenwaytooasesofcementandsteel.Butbeforethecities,precedingthecrowds,thefirstcaravanstocome,camefromIndia.Thisfilmisastoryofcollaborationbetweencultures.OfIndianingenuitythat’sbeenmarriedtoArabianpanachetobuildcities,dreamsand life itself.
Travelling all over the world, the Indian Diaspora is a force to reckon with.SeparatedfromIndiabydistanceandinsomecases,time,neverthelessthereisastrongconnection,culturalandemotional,tothecountrytheyleftbehind.RoutestoRootsisafilmthatexploresthisconnectionandthejourneysmadebyDiasporaIndians as they come back to India, seeking connections to their villages, theirfamilies,theirroots.
Of all the countries Indians havemadehome, theUnited Kingdomhas perhapsthelongest&definitelythemostcomplexrelationshipwiththeDiaspora.Startingas a legacyof colonisation, continuingwhen immigrationopened after thewar,immigration today is also about economic opportunities and big business withIndiancompaniesleadingthewayininvestinginBigBritain.Overcoming painful legacies, building on commonalities and shared histories,IndiansandBritonshavecomeclosertogetherasallies,creatingtrulyAMeetingsofMinds.AndthishasbeenpossiblelargelyduetotheeffortsoftheIndianDiasporawhose success has exceeded thewildest expectations. Prominent in every field–business,politics,theprofessions,artandculture,mediaandcommunication–their successhasnot justhelpedrelationsbetweenbothcountries,buthasalsocreatedwithin theUK,adeepappreciation for thecultureandcapacitiesof theLand that was once the jewel in the crown.
English http://goo.gl/2Eddg0
BridgingWorlds:AMeetingofMinds
Director:PriyankaKuriakose
Culture&Lifestyle
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Call of Hidden paradise
Director:ApurbaBasu
ThefilmexplorestheterrainsalongtheHimalayas.
Duration:55minYearofProduction:2003
The film explores themystical and uncharted terrains along the Himalayas, theland of the eastern astrology, of rich cultural history and incomparable artistry,as a gateway to the fecund economic-cultural configuration of the northeastregionofIndia.Throughthislandscape,runsthefertilevalleyalongthebanksofBrahmaputra,whichconstantlyexpandsitsprovinceindomesticandinternationaltrade, artistry and development, to foreground and encourage the exchange ofboth,ideasandgoodsacrosstheborders.
English http://goo.gl/lyZjos
Spanish http://goo.gl/GgKLA8
Culture&Lifestyle
BridgingWorlds:A Place in the Sun Director:PriyankaKuriakose
Thelandoffreedomandliberty,America,thenewworld,offersIndiansthechancetomaketheirdreamscometrue!Although immigrationhastakenplace insmallnumberssincethe19thcentury,onlyinthefiftiesandsixtiesdidimmigrationopenup,allowingawholenewsetofimmigrantswithtechskillstoheadtotheUS.There they rewrote the rules for immigrants, storming theworlds ofmedicine,academia,financeandresearch.Theirchildrenpushedtheboundariesevenfurtherastheyrosetothetopofprofessionslikelaw,politics,art,musicandmedia.Andwithconstant immigration from India, the IndoAmericanDiaspora isoneof themostexcitingandsuccessfulDiasporasinAmerica.
‘CentralAsia-HarmonyinTime’isthestoryofsilkroute,andstoriesofcitiesandpeoplealongthatroute.ThisepisodeisonUzbekistanandisacollageoftheancientland. Thefilmdepicts thepeople rediscovering their culture in thismodernageandaboutthestrongfriendshipbetweenUzbekistanandIndia.ThefilmtracestherelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesfromthebirthofMughalemperorBaburtothespreadofBuddhismtothisfarawaylandbyAsoka.WithschoolsteachinginHindi,eventheHindifilmshaveinfluencedthepeopleofUzbekistan.
SilkRoute,thecommercialhighwayoftheworldhasbeenfundamentalinbridgingthegapbetweendifferent civilisationsandcultures.BothCentralAsiaand Indiahave been witness to several warriors and conquerers and have also shared commonrootsofexistence inmanyways. Thefilm ‘TheBridgeAcrossForever’recalls different aspects of these relations in terms of history, culture, tradeand commerce. The shared history and culture of these two regions is evident.Secularism,theverybasicfabricoftheIndianandtheTajiksocietyistheguidingforceofthesetwoancientfriends.OneofthebridgesbetweenTajikistanandIndiahas been the path that the Sufi saints likeAmir Khusrau travelled through. ThefutureofthisrelationshipbetweenTajikistanandIndiaisnolongeronthehorizonbutnowaboldreality.
Kyrgyzstan is located in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, KyrgyzstanisborderedbyKazakhstantothenorth,Uzbekistantothewest,Tajikistantothesouth-westandPeople’sRepublicofChinatotheeast.“Kyrgyz”isbelievedtohavebeenderived fromtheTurkicword for“forty”,with reference to the fortyclansofManas,a legendaryherowhounitedfortyregionalclansagainsttheUyghers.Atthetime,intheearly9thcenturyAD,theUyghersdominatedmuchofCentralAsia,includingKyrgyzstan,Mongolia,andpartsofRussiaandChina.Kyrgyzisalsothoughttomean“unconquerable”or“undefeatable”.‘TheLandofManas’isafilmaboutKyrgyzstanandit’srelationshipwithIndia.
Englishhttp://goo.gl/GAizTi
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Science&Technology
ChandrayaanIIndiaontheMoon
Director:RohitLal
ThejourneyofChandrayaan-I-fromtheplantothemoon.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2009
ThesuccessfullaunchoftheChandrayaan-Imissiontothemoonandthelandingof theMoon Impact Probeon the lunar surfaceonNovember 14, 2008was animportantmilestone for Indian science. The significance of this landmark eventwas further accentuated when the data from the Probe established the presence of water molecules on the moon. This film documents the epic voyage ofChandrayaan-I, tracing its planning, its objectives and the cost effectivemannerinwhichitdelivereditspayloadstotheirdestinations.ThefilmalsobringsouttheremarkablecollaborationbetweentheglobalscientificcommunityandtheirIndiancounterparts inensuring that the sagaofChandrayaan-Iwill be rememberedasanotherlongstepformankind.
Pashtun leaderKhanAbdulGhaffarKhanwasclosely identifiedwithGandhiasafriendandfollowerandisknowninIndiaastheFrontierGandhi.Heshunnedallformsofviolenceinthefightforfreedom.ThefilmunfoldsbynarratingstoriesfromGhaffarKhan’slife.HedefiedtheBritishandtheRussians,hisonlymissionwasafreeanddemocratichomelandforthePathans,aplacewithoutviolence,aplacewhere Pathans would live with their head held high. He opened schools to provide basiceducationtothechildren.MahatmaGandhidescribedhimas“Amanofgod”andacrosstheworldheisknownasthe‘Acitizenoftheworld’.
‘Cityscapes’isasixpartseriesonsixcitiesofIndiarepresentingthediversenatureandhistoriesofcitiesinIndia.‘Delhi’signpostseventsofhistoricalsignificancethatinfluencedthedevelopmentofDelhiandattemptstotraceitstransitionfromthemedievalkingdomstotheseatofpowerof theBritishEmpireto itspresentdaystatusasthecapitalofIndia.DelhiwasimportantinthehistoryofIndiaasaseriesofrulersusedthecitytobuildtheircapitalson.Thefilm looksatsomeoftheseandexploresthelastthreeindetail:theMughalempirethatendedwithBahadurShah Zafar, theBritish Empire, and thepresent day republic of India. Lifestyles,architecture and culture of the three very distinct times are explored by usingre-enactments, reconstructed visuals, archival footage, interviews and real-lifefootage.
Cityscapes’isasixpartseriesonsixcitiesofIndiarepresentingthediversenatureandhistoriesofcitiesinIndia.‘Lucknow’isajourneyintotheheartofacitythatowesitsrichculturetotheNawabswhowerepatronsofthearts.AttemptsbytheBritishtochangethisidentityfaileddespitetheexileofWajidAliShah.Themusicaltraditionsandthedanceformscontinuetomaketheirpresencefeltontheculturalfabricof India.ThefilmprovidesauniqueexperienceofLucknow-atasteofthedelectabledumpukhtandtundakebab,dialoguewithNawabJaffarMirAbdullah,descendantofthelineageofAsaf-ud-DaulaandWajidAliShah,theintricateChikanwork,classicalmusicanddance,andmuchmore.Thecitystillsharesastrongbondwith the past.
Cityscapes’isasixpartseriesonsixcitiesofIndiarepresentingthediversenatureand histories of cities in India. ‘Mysore’ showcases the transition of the city ofMysorefromtheprincelystateoftheWodeyarstoitspresentmodernform.ThoughthecityisnolongerruledbytheMaharajas,theroyalpastisrevivedincollectivememorywiththecelebrationofDussehra inall itspompandceremonies.Whilethe palaces, European architecture and princely celebrations speak of the richtraditionsofthecity,commerce,thegardensandthesportingclubstakeMysoretowardsmodernity.HometotheMysoresilksariandMysorepak, thecity isanunusualmixoftraditionandmodernity.
English http://goo.gl/lNVJneFrench http://goo.gl/qgwJ90Russian http://goo.gl/Yz2PI6Spanish http://goo.gl/uw1Ay1
Cityscapes’isasixpartseriesonsixcitiesofIndiarepresentingthediversenatureandhistoriesofcities in India. ‘Chandigarh’ showcases thecityofChandigarhasaplanned,moderncity, significantasasymbolofadeveloping,progressiveandfreeIndia.ThefilmhighlightsChandigarh’spragmaticmixofthefunctionalandtheaesthetic,romanticismblendedwithpracticality.Bornasadirectresultofaviolentand black period of Indian history- the partition, Chandigarh has acquired theuniquedistinctionofbeingacapitaltotwostates.Thewidetreelinedroads,uniquearchitecture,greenery,theRockGardenanditscitizens,allmergeandemergetocharacteriseacityofthefuture,withnobaggageofthepast.
Cityscapes’isasixpartseriesonsixcitiesofIndiarepresentingthediversenatureandhistoriesofcities in India. ‘Shillong’showstheinfluencesoftheBritishin itsarchitecture, lifestyle and language, and the attempts of its indigenous people,theKhasis,toreviveKhasitraditions.ShillongistheplacewheretheBritishmovedto after they found Cherapunji toowet. They called it ‘Scotland of the East’. Amulticultural city, Shillong is home to people from both India and Europe. Thefilmsattempts toexplore the cultureofKhasis through interviews, snapshotsofindigenous people, reconstruction of legends, traditional dances, architecture,bazaarsanddocumentaryfootage.
‘Cityscapes’isasixpartseriesonsixcitiesofIndiarepresentingthediversenatureandhistoriesofcitiesinIndia.‘Calcutta’tellsthehistoryofthecityfromitsbirthin1690withtheadventofamerchantoftheBritishEastIndiaCompany.BuiltonthebanksoftheriverHooghly,thecitydevelopedasatradinghubofBritishIndiain the east to become themost important city of the British Empire outside ofLondon.Britishtraders’questforpoliticalpowercameinconflictwiththeNawabsofBengal.Theinfluenceofthisconflictwassignificantonthecultureofthecity.In1912thecityceasedtobethecapitaloftheBritishRaj,butCalcuttacontinuedtobeacentreofculturalcreativity.Thefilmtracesthisglorioushistorythroughthearchivalfootage,reconstructedvisuals,andmemoriesofrenownedartistesofthecity.
‘ColoursFromIndia’isaboutthethreeRussianpainterswhocametoloveIndiaastheirown,whichreflectedinmyriadnatureintheirworks.RussianssawIndiafirstthroughthepaintingsofSaltykov.Hepaintedeverythinghesaw:commonpeople,Nawabs,processionsinKanchipuram,duringhistwovisitsin1841and1845.VasiliVereshchkegin, inspired by Saltykov’s paintings travelled to India. Hewasmorefascinatedbythearchitecture.NikolaiRoerich,unlikeSaltykovandVereshchkegin,livedinIndiaforalongerperiod,andthuswitnessedBritishimperialisminIndia.HispaintingsreflectedIndia’sdesireforfreedom.Throughtheworksofthesethreeartists,‘ColoursfromIndia’depictsthebondoffriendshipbetweenthetwonationsthatwasnotinitiatedbywarordiplomacy,butbythesensitivestrokesofartists.
Hunger for aestheticperfectionandbeautywas inborn inRabindranath Tagore.Anewmovementinliterature,artandculturehadbegunbehindthewallsoftheTagorehouseatJorasanko.Tagorewasurgedbythespiritofrediscoveryofmaninhiscreativeart, inhisunique literarycreationofpoetry,drama,shortstories,essays, novels, pictures and paintings. This documentary reflects upon his livelyimagination,naturaldexterityandhisself-expressionthroughlinesandcolors.
‘CornershopstoLords’isthestoryofIndianimmigrantstoUKthroughportraitsoffourverysuccessfulpeople.DaljitSinghRana,ownerofhotelchainsandMemberof the British Empire, Nat Puri, owner of extensive manufacturing units, LordNavnitDholakia,chairmanoftheBritishLiberalParty,andRajinderSingh,musicianand leaderof thebandCornershop,sharecommonorigins fromIndia.Eachhavestruggledagainstdifficultpersonalcircumstances,racialdiscriminationandnegativestereotypesaboutIndiansinUKandprevailed.ThefirstwaveofimmigrantsfromIndiawent toUK for economic reasons. They joined the labour force or opened‘cornershops.’Usingthefourprotagonists,thefilmshowsthatIndiansintheUKtodayarethemostsuccessfulcommunity,whoachievedsuccessthoughdetermination,hardworkanddoggedrefusaltogiveupinthefaceofendlesschallenges.
‘CradlebytheStream’travelsintotherichculturalandmythologicaltraditionsofVaranasi-oneoftheoldestcentresoflearningandknowledgeknowntoman.OnthebanksofRiverGangesliesthecityofBanarasorVaranasi,oneoftheoldestcentresoflearningandknowledgeknowntoman.AcitywhosefamewasestablishedbytheHinduessenceofmokshahasovertheyearstransformeditselfasavitalculturalsiteintheIndiancanvas.FromtheBanarasisaristotherichmusicaltraditionthatresides in the city, there aremultiple reasonswhy Banaras continues to attractpeople from India and abroad.
‘DesignClassicsofIndia’explorestraditionalandclassicaldesignformsofIndiaandtheircontinuumtocontemporarytimesthroughtheiruseandadaptationacrosstheages.Inourpresentdaylifewearesurroundedbyobjects,symbolsandideasthat have become so functional that they are often taken for granted. Createdforapurpose,theseobjectshaveenduredthepassageoftimeandhavebecomedesignclassics.Gameslikechess,poloorludohaveexistedsincetheIndusValleycivilisationandhavebeenmentionedintheepicslikeMahabharata.Thefilmtracesthe evolution and adaptation of some these classical design forms and symbolswithinthecontemporarylife.
‘Devi Durga’ traces the genesis of the Durga Puja, the cherished festival of theBengalis,thatissaidtohavestartedin1757bytheeliteofBengalandinconjunctionwiththeBritish.Thefilmexplorestheamalgamationofculturesandracialfeaturesin the facial features of the goddess. Such an amalgamation and reflection ofcontemporarytimescanalsobeseeninthestructureoftheidol.Overtime,manyof thesechanged to takeoncontemporaryhues, charactersandnarratives.Thefilmjourneysthroughtimetopresenthowtheimaginationandtheimageofthegoddesshaskeptupwithandchangedwiththechangingtimes.Todaythegoddessis global; seen, receivedandworshippedacross theglobeandacross India.Andpresent times also bring a myriad artistic exploration of her form and perhapsfunction.
India is home to all themajor religions of the world. Its spiritual tradition andancientphilosophyarebecoming increasingly relevant in amodernmaterialisticage.Thesetraditionshaveevolvedoverthousandsofyearsandtheyhavecometo accommodate all manners of belief from nature worship to monotheism,polytheismandevenatheism.‘DharmaPartI’lendsitselftodramatisation,pictorialrepresentationandabstractgraphics,asitrecreatestheAgeoftheVedasandtheUpanishads,theteachingsofBuddha,thesublimepoetryoftheSufisaints,theepicwisdomoftheBhagvadGitaortheMahabharataandtheteachingsandinsightsofgreat sages.
Part II of ‘Dharma’ shows how the coming of Islamwith ideas of brotherhood,theonenessof godand the surrenderofman toGods, havemadea significantimpactonIndianthinkersandreformers.ThecontinuousexchangeofideasgavebirthtoverypopularmovementsofSufismandBhakti.EventhoughtthedeeplymysticalSufitraditiondoesnotbelieveinGod,ithasagreatdealincommonwiththeBhaktitraditionwhichisalmostacompleteidentificationwithgod.AtalaterdateChristianityandSikhismalsofoundlargefollowinginIndia.‘Dharma,PartII’celebratesIndia’spluralityanditsphilosophicalspiritwherebyallfaithsandbeliefs,regardlessoftheirsource,arepractisedwithdeepdevotionandrespectedalloverIndia.
Technologyhasalwaysbeenaprimefactorinbringingaboutchangeinthelivesofpeople.Itcanbeusedforeconomicprosperity,empowermentandsocialchange.ButinacountrylikeIndia,withwidediscrepanciesineducationandaccesstoknowledge,thedistributionoftechnologybecomesacauseforconcernasinequalitiesresultinawideningdigitaldivide.ThisiswhereInformationandCommunicationTechnologiesorICTcomeintothepicture.Itbringstechnologytotheurbanandruralpoor,givingevery citizen, irrespectiveof their social backgrounds, access to technology thathelpsthemintheirdailylives.SomeinnovativeICTslikesmallcomputers,medicaldiagnostickits,educationkits,weatherreportsforfishermenorE-Choupal,haveacleareffectonlivelihood,healthcareandeducationinvillagesandalsoaddressissuesrelatingtomigrationanddependenceonagriculture.
Shadowpuppettheatreisoneofthemostfascinatingandspellbindingformsoftheatreandstory telling -a formthat transfersknowledgeofepic texts like theRamayana and the Vedas and the wisdom implicit in them. ‘Divine Shadows’exploresWayangortheshadowpuppettheatreofSouth-EastAsiathattellstoriesfromHinduepics.TheHinduRamayanaistheprimarysourceoftextfortheplays.IndiancultureandliteraturesuchastheVedas,RamayanaandtheMahabharatawereintroducedinIndonesiathroughWayang,orthePuppettheatre,anditwasthroughtheseperformancesthataudiencesacquiredknowledgeofadministration,militaryandotherdisciplines.Even in thenewmillennium, thesepuppet storiescontinuetocaptivateaudiences.
English http://goo.gl/PW3Sl7
Democracy
DoesGandhiMatter?
Director:ManojRaghuvanshi
TherelevanceofGandhiinmoderntimes.
Duration:32minYearofProduction:2007
‘DoesGandhiMatter?’questionstherelevanceofGandhiinmoderntimes.DoesMahatma Gandhi mean anything to us or have we as a nation forgotten theGandhianvaluesystem?Towhatextenthaveweleantfromhisprinciplesoftruthandnon-violenceandtowhatdegreedowefollowhisprinciplesinourlivestoday?ThefilmtakesustovariousindividualsfromallwalksoflifeexploringthisquestionandtryingtofindouthowGandhi’sideasandprinciplesarerelevantinthiscentury.ThefilmfindsthatalthoughofficiallyGandhiisrememberedonlyduringfewspecialevents,citizensacrossthecountryhavestarteddrawinginspirationandsolutionstoamajorityofproblemsintheworldtoday,likestayinghealthy,meditation,peace,non-violence,environment,socialandpoliticalissues.
ThearchitectureofDelhihaswitnessedan incrediblediversity-startingwiththeintricate designs from the Mughal era to the modernist style seen in Lutyen’sDelhi. ‘Echoes from the Past’ delves into the past of Delhi as manifested in the old monuments that survive in the city today. Monumental structures like theQutub,TughlaqabadFort,PuranaQuila,Humayun’sTomb,SafdarjungTombandtheRedFort resonatewith tales fromabygoneera-oftennarrated in theepicsliketheMahabharata,whenthecitywascalledIndraprastha.TodayDelhibustleswith activity as the capital city of India and amidst the numerous areas, thesemonumentskeepalivethehistoryofIndia.
India andGermany share a bond that is cultural. Although the first interactionswere through trade, they becamepartners inmany initiatives that have helpedboth the countries in their social and cultural development. ‘Einlassen’ is about this relationship and shows the different areas where the countries cametogether. Itwaspersonalities likeMaxMueller,whoseadmiration for India leadto the prospering of such a cordial relationship. Now, there are India-Germancollaborationsinthefieldsofeducation,scienceandtechnology,whichhasprovedsuccessful. Interactions between Indians and Germans have resulted in culturalexchangeaswell.InstitutionslikeIITMadras,Arbutus,MaxMuellerBhavan,haveplayedsignificantrolesinthisfront.
India andCentralAsia, two regionsboundbybothhistory and geography, haveenjoyedclosesocial,cultural,religious,politicalandeconomiccontactforcenturies.FollowingtheindependenceofKazakhstan,Kyrgyztan,Tajikistan,TurkmenistanandUzbekistan, India’s relationshipwith thecountries constituting theCentralAsianRegioniswitnessinganewdynamism.Thisfilmbringsoutthevastopportunitiesthat have emerged for fruitful,multifaceted ties between India and the CentralAsianstates.Italsohighlightstheimperativesfordeepercooperationandpositiveengagement between the regions and the contribution that this can make tospreadingpeaceandprosperityintheneighbourhood.
‘EnduringFriendship’isaboutthedeeprootedandspecialrelationshipthatIndiaandNepalhavesharedhistoricallybasedonsharedtraditionsandacommonculturalhistory;afriendshipthathasbeenanexampletootherneighbouringnations.Theopenborderbetweenthetwonationshasledtoafreeflowofgoods, ideasandpeople.Inthemorerecenttimes,theIndia-Nepaldevelopmentalco-oporationhasled to the realisationofmanyprojects thathavebenefittedbothnations.Theseincludeinfrastructuralprojectslikeroadways,highwaysandtelecomprojects.Eveninsectorssuchashealth,education,scienceandtechnology,thetwonationshavesignificantareasofco-operation.Thefilmisanodetothehistoricalfriendshipandeconomicrelationshipbetweenthetwonations,thelegacyofwhichisdestinedtocelebrateamagnificenttomorrow.
English http://goo.gl/CFuISm
InternationalRelations
EnrichingtheRainbow
Director: Archana Kapoor
ThehistoricsagaofIndiansinSouthAfrica.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2010
‘EnrichingtheRainbow’tellsthestoryofthe150yearoldhistoryofIndiansinSouthAfrica.Startingfromthebeginning,thetaleofindenturedIndianlabour,thefilmsgoesontopresentthestoryofGandhiwhobeganhispoliticallifeinSouthAfrica.ThenthefilmpresentstheroleofIndians,andIndia,inSouthAfrica’sstruggletoendapartheid.TheendoftheapartheidregimeandrestorationoftieswithSouthAfricaafter1994hasopenedupnewopportunitiesforIndiancompanies.Theroleof Indians in theeconomic growthanddevelopmentofmodern,post apartheidSouthAfricahasbeensignificant.Thesharedhistorybetweenthetwocountriesisgivinggreatermeaningandshapetothetraditionaltiesbetweentwonationsandimpactingtheglobalarchitecture.
India and Africa have a shared history and vibrant cultures. The 2nd AfricaIndia Forum Summit celebrated the cultures of India and Africa through dance performances, film festivals and symposiums showcasing the traditions of both.‘ExpressioninHarmony’displaysthemanyculturaleventsthattookplacealongsidethesummit,creatingeverlastingbondsandtiesatapeople-to-peoplelevel.
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English http://goo.gl/osjmN5
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Fabric of LoveChristianityinIndia
Director:PushpMann
ThevaluesofcharityandlovethatmaketheChristiancommunityanimportantand integral part of the Indian social fabric.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2001
‘Fabricoflove’celebratesthevaluesofcharityandlovethathavemadetheChristiancommunityanimportantandintegralpartoftheIndiansocialfabricandhistory.Thefilmexplores the IndianChristianculture,movingcontinuouslybetweenthedifferent sects of Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant communities and showinghowtheconceptof“love”istranslatedbyChristiansinactionsthatinvolvesocialactivism,medicalcareandtheliberalisationofeducation.Littlelessthan3percentofpeopleinIndiaareChristians.InregionssuchasKeralaorGoa,onecanseehowtheChristianculturehasblendedwithIndiantraditions,theresultsofwhichcanbeseeninart,musicandarchitecture.However,theChristianpresenceintheseareasisalsounderscoredbythepresenceofschools,hospitalsandtheroleofChristianmissionaries in social development.
English http://goo.gl/XLX8S8French http://goo.gl/rVnkYKPortuguese http://goo.gl/fqpmedSpanish http://goo.gl/NVaiCN
“Fromsound,allthecreationbegan”,itissaidintheVedas.‘FactesofOurMusic,OurInstruments’isaboutthesoundofIndia:Indianmusicandmusicalinstruments.ThefilmshowsthehistoryofIndianmusicandinstruments,thebasicsoftheseandtheexponentsofeachinstrument.Alongwiththeclassicalmusic,differenttypesofinstrumentsusedinIndianmusicareintroduced,includingthefolkinstruments.ThefilmalsoincorporatesperformancesbywellknownartistslikePt.HariprasadChausaria(Flute),L.K.Pandit(vocal),etc. PerformancebyaBaulsingerofWestBengal demonstrates the richnessof Indian folkmusic throughhis songs. TheseperformancesandthenarrationtogetherbringsoutthelifeofIndianmusic.
Afilmaboutthreeofourleadingvisualartists,BhupenKhakar,NaliniMalaniandVivanSundaram.Ittakes,asitspointofdeparture,aglassmuralonwhichallthreewereworking, then zeros into eachof them. It links them to their physical andmentalworldsthroughcinematicdeviceslikeassociativesounds,variablelightandmontage.Compositionally,thevisualsaimtolinkwiththestylesofeachartist,aswellasthelargernarrativetraditionsofIndia.
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Footsteps into FutureIndiaandRussiainthe21stCentury
‘Footsteps into the Future’ chronicles the bonds between India and Russia andpoints toaspectsthatcanfurtherstrengthenthis relationship.Thefilmprovidesawealthof informationabout thehistoryof therelationbetween IndiaandtheUSSR inbygone years, thedistancing afterUSSRdissolvedand thenew relationthatbeganbetweenIndiaandRussiain2000,whenthetwocountriessignedtheco-operation treaty. Thefilm locatesmanyfields in India developedwith Soviethelp,includingtechnology,trade,weaponry,internationalrelationsandthespaceprogramme.Thefilmthengoesontopointtothemyriadareaswhereco-operationcanbefurtherdevelopedlikedefence,energysector,oilexploration,IT,banking&finance,pharmaceuticals,aswellasnewerareaslikediamondcuttingandpolishing,and fashion designing.
Since thetimeof theMughals, theMuslim community in India has contributedin various fields for the development of the country, starting from architecturetoartand literature.Thecontributiontowardsmusiccannotbeunnoticed;AmirKhusrau’smysticpoetry gave rise to Sufism,whichmergedwith IndianClassicalMusictocreatethemostpopularsongs.Thisandmorearediscussedin‘Fragranceof Love’. Thefilm intercutsbetween interviewswitheminentpersonalities fromtheMuslimcommunityandanarrationthatisfilledwithpoetryandversesfromtheQuran.ThefilmembarksonajourneywithaquestionabouttherelationshipbetweenIslamandIndia.Thefilm‘FragranceofLove’isanattempttoanswerthatquestion.
Thefoundationofanydemocraticstateisbasedonthefreedomandindependenceofpressfrombureaucraticcontrolandprivateinterestsofindividualsorcorporations.Thereasonbehindtheformationandinstitutionalisationofmediahasbeentoserveasawatchdogfordemocracyandtherightsofthecitizensofacountry.NewspapersplayedanimportantroleinthefreedomstruggleofIndia,helpingfreedomfighterstodisseminatenationalist ideals. Later radioand televisionhavebeenprovidingtheir audiences with the necessary information about community developmentaswellasactingassourcesofmassinformation.ThephenomenalgrowthoftheIndianmediaindustryinthelastdecadecontinuestogeneratedebatesandtalkingpointsaboutnationalandinternationalissues.
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Friends for Evermore
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
IndividualsfromAfrica,LatinAmericaandAsiacometoIndiafortrainingandbecome life long friends.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2008
‘Friends for Evermore’ attempts to capture India’s commitment towards theestablishment of a just and equitableworld order by enabling and empoweringpeople from various countries of Asia, Africa, LatinAmerica and IslandNations.TrainingisofferedundertheITECprogramme,helpingindividualstodeveloptheircapacities,skillsandconfidence.ThefilmfollowsagroupofpeoplewhovisitIndiafortrainingfrommanydifferentcountries.Whiletheylearnprofessionalskillsandbecome empowered, they also come under the spell of the Indian culture andhospitality.ThesepeoplebecomelifelongfriendsofIndia.
‘FromTheFoothillsofKilimanjaro’depictstheIndiandiasporainTanzania,KenyaandUgandathroughgenerations;theircontributiontotheeconomy;thestruggletheyhad to face in theprocess of settling down; their religious,marital aswellassocialtiesandtheir interactionwith the localcommunities. Indiansdominatethe business andmanufacturing in these countries but they have not given uptheirculturalroots.Thefilmconfrontsheadontheaccusationofexploitationandsegregationfromtheethnicpopulationthathasdogged Indiansoverthe last40years.ThefilmtakesonethroughthelivesoffewprominentIndianfamilies,theirinvolvementwith thebusiness, religionandother social activitiesof the regionsinhabited by them, besides locating them in thehistorical process ofmigration,conflictandassimilation.
‘FulfillingtheVision’showcasesIndiaasakeyplayerinafastglobalisingworld.Itisacountrythathasachievedasolideconomicgrowththroughitsliberaleconomy,set up a vibrant stage for the arts and culture and a wide variety of industrialnetworks. India’s relationshipwith foreign countries likeUSA,Russia, China andall the neighbouring countries has helped India in its development. India is also anactivemember intheNon-AlignedMovementandASEAN.However,thegoalof anequitabledistributionofwealth for all citizensandall communitiesof thenation is yet to be achieved. However, the development in various fields liketelecommunication, software and services industry, infrastructure, education ishelping India in achieving this goal.
‘GlimpsesofaKashmiriVillage’questionsstereotypesaboutKashmirisasbackwardand all Kashmiris as militants. It presents a new Kashmir, conceptualised post-independenceunder the leadershipof thecharismaticSheikhAbdullah.Kashmirintroduced land reforms in 1947 under the radicalmanifesto of ‘Naya Kashmir’ornewKashmir.Landwasgiventothetiller,women’seducationemphasisedandinfrastructure for electricity and irrigation built. This has led to unprecedentedprosperityinruralKashmir.Thefilmpresentsaseriesofprogressivedevelopmentsinareasofhealthcare,educationandinfrastructure.Thefilmgoesontoexplainsomeoftheconflictsbetweenthegenerations-theeldersgratefulfortheprosperitybutyoungstersdisenchanted.Educationhasdevelopedtheiraspirationsandtheydreamofabetterlifeinmetropolitancitiesorabroad.
ThefilmtracestheevolutionofIndianpaintingsbacktotheancientrockart likethe Bhimbetka caves in Madhya Pradesh, to the medieval Indian Buddhist artpromotedbyEmperorAshoka.ThefilmcomparesthedifferentartformsrangingfromIndiantribalarttothetechnicallymoretrainedworksliketheAjantapaintingsandJodhpurminiatures,anddelvesintotheinfluenceofsocialandpoliticaltrendsintheseworksofart.ThefilmalsoprovidesglimpsesintothediversifiedtechniquesofIndianartforms-sketches,calendarpaintingsandtheBengalwashtechniques-anddepictsworksbycontemporaryartistsandthenewtechniquesdevelopedbytheseartists.FromtherockpaintingstotheworksofcontemporaryIndianpainters,Indianpaintingsandartasajourneyhascoveredaboutfourteenthousandyearsandevolvedintooneoftherichestarttraditionsoftheworld.
Part 1 Part 2English http://goo.gl/hu4SV2 English http://goo.gl/37ze8bFrench http://goo.gl/E4SjXD French http://goo.gl/ljLckTGerman http://goo.gl/kgxMF7 German http://goo.gl/J5IfBWPortuguese http://goo.gl/xcyelA Portuguese http://goo.gl/rGQFBVRussian http://goo.gl/TIQwtx Russian http://goo.gl/My1O1bSpanish http://goo.gl/P2YEOT Spanish http://goo.gl/xqldWy
Development
GlobalInformationHighwayIndiaMovesintothefastlane
Director: Jawed Naqvi
IndianprogressinMediaandTechnology.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:1999
‘GlobalInformationHighway’highlightsthedevelopmentofIndiantechnologyandmediainthelast60yearstoexplainhowthiscountryhasbecomeaglobalplayerinmedia,wherecommunicationhasplayedanimportantrole.Inthelastcoupleofdecades,globalITindustrieshavemovedintoIndiatoreapthebenefitsoftrainedmanpower and technology development. India’s export of IT is very high andsoftwareisbecomingthedefinerforIndia’sglobalpresence.Thefilmcallsfortheneedtomatchthedevelopmentinsoftwarewiththegrowthinhardware.Still,India’scommunicationsystemtodayisatparwithglobaldevelopmentandhashelpedtheIndianstockexchangetogrowdramatically.TracingIndia’sachievementsinITandspaceresearch,thefilmshowsthatprogressincommunicationcanprovidebetteraccesstoinformation,aswellasaddressproblemsofilliteracyandinequality.
The ancient land of India portrays a landscape of vibrant cultural heritage andspiritualmysticism.Itsuniqueculturalandreligiousinfluenceshaveattractedworldwideattention.‘God’sChosenOne’presentsthejourneyofanordinarynunfromBharananganam,asmalltowninKeralaandherpathtoextraordinaryachievements.October12,2008isahistoricdayforIndiaanditsChristianCommunityasthedaywhenSisterAlphonsa,thefirstIndianCatholicWomancametobecanonisedasaSaintbytheVatican.ThistaleaboutSaintAlphonsa’slifeemanatestheuniversalmessageofhope,faith,peace, loveforfellowhumanbeingsandherpassionforguiding and inspiring millions.
English http://goo.gl/KahrqI
GrassrootstoGlobal
Director:NeelaVenkatraman
TheindigenousinnovationsandinnovatorsinIndia
Duration:26Yearofproduction:2013
Afilm that celebrates thepowerof indigenous innovations and innovators, andtakesusonajourneyofideasthatarerootedwithinthecontextofIndia.
IndiaisoneofthetwelveMega-diversecountriesinwhich70%ofthelivingspeciesof the earth is concentrated. India’s challenge has been to develop judicious policies thatwillon theonehandprotect,preserveandnurture itsbiodiversity,whilealsoworkforpovertyalleviationandemployment.‘GreenSignals’travelstomanycornersofIndiatolocateeffortsatconservation,regenerationandpollutioncontrolthroughpolicyenactmentthattakeslocalpeopleintoconfidence.Thefilmclaimsthatthepoliciesenactedbythegovernmenthashadsignificantimpactonreducingdegenerationoftheenvironment,inreducingpollutionincitiesaswellasinprovidingalternativeemployment.
Through the contemporary exploration of professional entrepreneurship,technological advances and intervention from designers, the experiences oftraditionalcraftspersonfromacrossthecountryandtheirconnectiontothelandwhichgavethemtheiridentity,areexplored.
TheexperiencesoftraditionalcraftspersoninIndia.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2014
English http://goo.gl/Nt4xfY
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HarmonyFest
Director: Sanjeev Sivan
ThedifferentfestivalsofIndia
Duration:45minYearofProduction:2013
India has always been known as a land of vibrant colours and festivities, deep-rootedinitsculturaltraditions,someofwhichdatedbackalmosttothebeginningof recorded history. HARMONY FEST, as the name suggests, is about festiveharmonythatbidsIndia.Thedocumentaryisacelebrationofanoverbearingspiritofuniformityofexpressionsthat’scommontomostfestivalswithIndianorigins.Thefilmselects,purposefully,festiveoccasionswithregionalimportance,andwhilepitchingtogethertheirassociatedtraditions,paintsanationalpictureofuniformity.ThesefestivalsrepresenttheinnatelydemocraticandcosmopolitannatureoftheIndiansystemsof thought.HARMONYFEST is thestoryof the inherentmaturitythat’sIndiain-thoughtandpurpose.
Ourfilm “Hello India “ celebrates a new eraof telephony that is enablingmillionstocreate,receive,shareandutilizeinformationandknowledgefortheireconomic,social,culturalandpoliticalempowerment.Thisfilmlooksathowmobilecommunicationandtechnologyhavecometogethertocreateaninformationrichsocietywhereeveryone, irrespectiveofcaste, religion, race,region,genderaregettingempowered.ThisfilmexplorestherichnessanddiversityofmobilecreativitycouldfuelanInformationSocietyinIndia–validatingtheconvictionthataccesstoinformationandcommunicationreducesdisparityandincreasesinclusivegrowth .
‘Her Own Sky’ explores the life of Indianwomen of different regions and theirchosenfieldsofoccupation.All thesewomenhave steppedoutof theirhomes,brokensocialbarriersandpursuedcareersnotopentowomen.PanchavarnamisthefirstwomanPanchayatPresidentinfivedecadesinherregion;BadliBaiavillagebanker; Ramvati an entrepreneur; Poonam, a trainee police woman; andmanyotherwomenfromvariouspartsofthecountrysharethestrengthandresiliencetotakethosepathswhichnowomenhavetracedbefore.Thesewomenpavethewayformanyotherstofollowandshowthatgenderisnolongerahurdletoalifeofdignityandindependence.
Adaughter’sjourneydistillingthenectarofthestoriesandsongssheheardasachild.Weavingancient texts in the fabricofmodern life.Rediscovering the landof her childhood, absorbed from her mother, where religion was synonymouswith the celebration of life, in all its colours. Journeying from theHimalayas tothePeninsular India, through rivers,mountains, forests, caves. Shemeetsmanypractitioners.Eachconversationrevealsunfathomabledepthstoseeminglysimpleritualssheinherited.Thenatureof life.Whyweareborn?Whywedie?Whatischange?AndwhatamidstLife’sconstantfluxistheOne....constant,unchanging,unmoving?This cinematic journey creates an experimental rendering of one of the Earth’soldestspiritualtraditions.Come.Wander.Experience.s
The film examines the policy initiatives in the North East to increase its social,economicandculturalinteractionwiththerestofthecountry.NorthEasternIndia,duetoitsgeographicalisolationhasnotbeendevelopedatparwiththerestofthecountry.Now,theGovernmentofIndiawithits‘LookEastPolicy’hastakenasteptorectifythissituation.Therehavebeennewinfrastructureinitiativeswithinthisregionsuchasthesettingupofanetworkofhighways,railwaysandpipelines.WithalargenumberofeducatedandEnglishspeakingyouthemergingfromthesestatescombinedwithapolicyofintegratingwiththeneighbouringstates,the‘LookEastPolicy’aimstotransformNorth-EastIndiaasathrivingsocialandeconomicbelt.
‘HomingPigeons’portraitsanumberof foreigners fromdiversefieldswhohavemade India their home and attempts to counter the stereotypical and negativeimage of India that sections of thewesternmedia tend to project.While Indiahasalwaysattractedtravellers,explorers,entrepreneursandconquerors,thefilminteractswithafeweminentpersonalitiesfromfieldsasdiverseasartandculture,entrepreneurship, journalism,education,filmmakingand fashiondesigning,whohave made India their home. Their connection to India is deeply personal andIndia’smyriadculturesandspacesareabletosustaintheirvariedinterests.ApartfromprofessionalswhohaveoptedtoliveinIndia,therearealsomanywhocametoIndiathroughmarriagebutoptedtostaybackevenaftertheirspousespassedon,astheyfeelIndiaishome.
In a land of a billion people, one game brings together the people of differentlanguages,creeds,religionsandcultures-cricket.ForonegametouniteabillionpeopleinasinglecountryshowsthedeeploveforcricketinIndia.Historiansfeelthatcricketisan‘Indiangameaccidentallyinventedinthewest’.ImportedbytheBritishcolonialistsintheearlyeighteenthcentury,thegamehaschangedseveraltimes,yeteachincarnationhastakentheIndianmindandheartbystorm.‘HumSabEkHain’(Weareallinittogether)tracesthehistoryofcricket-agamethathasbeensuccessfulinunitingusall,makingeveryIndianfeelapartofthesamesecularfabric.
‘InSearchoftheRajah’triestoresurrectthroughaninvestigativeandintrospectivelens- the figure of Raja Rammohan Roy, a key figure in the Bengal renaissanceandamanwhotriedtoformulateamanifestoofpoliticalequalisationwithinthecolonialbackdrop.Hismanifestocomprisedofpropagatingtherightofwidowstoremarry,theirrighttopropertyandwomen’srighttoeducationasmeanstotheirempowerment. Successfully synthesising the ideals of rationality and universalbrotherhoodof theEnlightenmentProjectwith thecultural traditionsofBengal,RajaRammohanRoy’sideashelpedtogiveshapetomanyinitiatives,practicesandalsoareligionthatputfaithonsecular,rationalidealsandwasatheisttoitscore.TheIndianStatecontinuestostriveforthisegalitariansystemofsocialorderthatRajaRammohanRoypropagated.
Throughdiscourses in popular culture and attimesevenhard-lineddivisivenesswithin the Islamic religion, stereotypical notions about Muslim women haveperpetuatedacrosscenturies.ThefilmtracesthelivesoffourIndianMuslimwomen,inpursuitofaself-identity.Theirpathtoselfhoodhasbeenmarkedbyaccesstoeducation, thecourage todefy societalnormsanda supportive family structurethattreatswomenatanequalfootingwithmen.Fromapilot,aradiojockeytoanIASofficer,thesefourcharactershavechartedvariedroutesforthemselves.Thefilmrecordsthetestimoniesofthesewomenastheystruggletobreakawayfromthestereotypicalnotionsofwomentrappedwithinthenormsofareligionandtheburqa.
Myanmar, the land of breathtaking natural beauty, golden pagodas and sunnybeaches, is the only ASEAN countrywithwhich India shares land andmaritimeborders.Culturally,thetwocountriessharemanyacommonthread.Thefilmtracesthe historical ties between India andMyanmar, especially religious and culturalbonds.Tostrengthentheclosebondsofanage-oldfriendship,Indiahastakenupseveraldevelopmentalprojects inMyanmarandbilateral relationsarepoisedtoembarkonanewjourney,buildingacommonfutureontimetestedfoundations.Thefilmseekstoputinperspectivethepoliticalandemotionalbondsbetweenthetwocountriesthatdatebacktothepre-independenceera.
As a partner in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), India hashad strong historical, cultural and religious ties with its partner nations. Sincethe formationof theASEAN, Indiahasalsoprovided supportandbuiltenduringpartnerships with the ASEAN countries in areas of culture, industries, trade,technology and education. The film explores this partnership through India’ssupportinconservationandrenovationworkintheAngkorWattemplecomplex,templearchitectureandWayangshadowpuppetryinIndonesia,BuddhisminLaos,constructionandtechnologicalsupportinMalaysia,educationalandtechnologicalsupportinPhillipinesandSingapore,industriesinThailandandsharingofnucleartechnologyinVietnam.
Singapore and India’s relationship is very old. The name itself is derived fromthe Sanskritword Singapura,meaning ‘lion city’. Both the countries have cometogether in many fields. The film also talks about the Indian community inSingapore.TheIndianlocalityinSingaporelookssimilartoanyplaceinIndia.ThebiggestcollaborationhasbeenbetweenSingTelandBharati,telecommunicationscompanies from Singapore and India respectively, on a project called i2i, a tie-uptolaysubmarineopticalfibrecables,whichprovidesthelargestbandwidthintheworld.Singaporehasalsohelped India inconstructinghigh-endcampuses inHyderabad,BangaloreandChennai.
English http://goo.gl/dytyJo
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India & ASEAN: Partners in ProgressMalayasia
Director:UmeshBist
ThefriendlytiesbetweenIndiaandMalaysia.
Duration:09minYearofProduction:2004
ThefilmhighlightsthesharedcommitmentIndiaandASEANhavebuiltupovertheyears to reconstructeconomicdevelopment, regionalpeaceandstability. Todaythis dynamic relationship recognises the importance of co-operation betweenpeopleofASEANandIndia.FormanyyearsMalaysiaandIndiahavebeenpartnersinprogressand thefilmtraces thesuccessful journeyof IRCON inMalaysiaasamajorpartneralong the road toprogress.With the successful completionof21projectsinMalaysia,thefilmalsotracesthesuccessstorybothinIndiaandothercountries.
English http://goo.gl/q14TgK
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India & ASEAN: Partners in ProgressVietnam
Director:UmeshBist
ThefriendlytiesbetweenIndiaandVietnam.
Duration:05minYearofProduction:2004
SincetheformalreunificationofNorthandSouthVietnamin1976,thenationofVietnamhasbeenstrugglingtomakeamarkintheglobalfront.ThisshortfilmtellsthestoryofVietnamanditsrelationshipwithIndia.ThefriendshipbetweenthetwonationssawitsbeginningduringPt.JawaharlalaNehru’stime.ThisextendedtothecomingdecadeswhenIndiaplayedacrucialroleinthescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentofVietnam.TheVietnamIndiaNuclearResearchCentrewasoneofthebiggestventures in thisendeavour.Researcherswere trainedat theBhabhaAtomicResearchCentre,Mumbai,andavarietyofequipmentweregiftedbyIndia.ThefilmalsoshowstheculturalinfluencesthatIndiahasonVietnam.
English http://goo.gl/3Z3KjO
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India & ASEAN: Partners in Progress Laos
Director:UmeshBist
ThefriendlytiesbetweenIndiaandLaos.
Duration:05minYearofProduction:2004
Laosisasmallcountrywithapopulationof6million.42%ofitspopulationisundertheageof40,makingitayoungcountry.ItisaBuddhistcentreandsharesmuchof its culturewith India. Ramayana, although an Indianmythology, is themostpopularmythologyinLaosandstoriesformtheRamayanaarethemostartisticallyrepresentedones.WoodenpanelsintheWatXienThongtempletellthestoryofRamandSita, and themostpopulardance theatre in LaosperformsRamayana.There are compulsory painting classes formonks in themonastrieswhere RamandSitaarestilltheirfavouritecharacterstheypaint.Thisfilmshowsthisculturalbonding that Laos shares with the India.
English http://goo.gl/5vKKOV
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India & ASEAN: Partners in ProgressPhillippines
Director:UmeshBist
ThefriendlytiesbetweenIndiaandPhilippines.
Duration:06minYearofProduction:2004
Philippines is a group of 7000 islands, and it is one of the largest democracies.SpanishandMalayinfluencesareevidentinitscultureanditistheonlyChristiancountryinSouthEastAsia.TheIndiancommunityhasalwayslivedincompleteco-operationwiththeFilipinos.Thevariousexamplesof Indo-Filipinocollaborationsare the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and Indophil. India is a membercountryintheAIM.IndophilisatextilespinningplantestablishedbyAdityaBirla,whichisnowthelargestinSouthEastAsia.APTECH,anIndianinstitution,providescomputer education for the youth in Philippines. Filipinos trained in computershavemadetheirmarkintheITsector.
English http://goo.gl/OUK5Oy
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India & ASEAN: Partners in ProgressIndonesia
Director:UmeshBist
ThefriendlytiesbetweenIndiaandIndonesia.
Duration:11minYearofProduction:2004
IndonesiaisoneofthefastgrowingcountriesinSouthEastAsia.Boththecountrieshave been partners in many projects, among the most significant being thehydrographicsurvey.MaritimetradethatmanyancientIndianempiressharedwithIndonesiahasinfluencedthelatterculturally.Hindutemplesisoneevidentexample.ArtinIndonesiaisalsogreatlyinfluencedbyIndianmythology.Ramayanaiswidelyperformed, and is one of the popular stories for Wayang, the shadow puppetshows.AlthoughthelargestMuslimcountryintheworld,thereligioustoleranceofIndonesiaistheprimereasonforthepreservationofartandarchitecturethathascomedownfromHindu,ChristianandBuddhistfaiths.
English http://goo.gl/gMKc96
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ThehistoryofthemigrantIndiancommunityinYemen
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2005
YemenandIndiaareboundbysimilarcolonialhistoriesandculturaltiesthatdatebacktocenturies.Capturingtheheritagelandmarksasthelivingmemorialsoftheonceflourishing Indianpopulation in Yemen, thefilm captures thedeep rootedcultural history of the migrant community of Indians, particularly from Gujaratand Andhra Pradesh, who re-created their memories of the homeland throughvariousartificesthatstandtallevenasthepopulationoftheIndianmigranttradersdwindles.
Forcenturies, India’sruralareasremaineddisconnectedfromthemainstream.The21stcenturysawtheemergenceofuniqueprojectsforempowermentthroughaccess.Thisfilmisabouttheseprojects:thee-chaupal,e-ducation,e-healthandUIDAI.Aninitiative by ITC Ltd., e-chaupal has empowered farmers in the remote corners ofIndiabyprovidingnecessary informationthroughan integratednetwork,making ittheworld’s largest rural infrastructure. EDUSAT satellite by ISRO is now providingeducationinruralareasthroughvirtualclassrooms.VSATsatelliteisconnectingunder-servedareastomedicalfacilitiesthroughtelemedicine:video-conferencingandmobilehospitals.UIDAIorAadhaarisprovidingeachandeverycitizenofIndiawitha12digitbiometricnumberthatwillgivethemanID.ThefilmprovidesdetailsoftheseprojectsthathavehelpedconnectruralIndiatofacilitiesthatwereearlierinaccessible.
TheIndusValleycivilisationestablishedorganisedroads,publicbuildings,merchantestablishmentsandalsohadmaritimecommerce.TheVedasareoneoftheoldestreligious expressions of mankind. Poems and songs of the ancient books liketheMahabharata and Bhagvad Gita are recited and sung by many. The Indiansubcontinent also gave birth to Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism that spread theprinciplesofpeaceandnon-violence.Structuralandarchitecturalmarvelsportraytheconstructionskillsofbrilliantengineers.ThereligiousandspiritualgurusandthemillionswhofollowthemsymboliseIndia’sunbrokenconnectivitytoherprimordialwisdom.However, Indiahasa trystwithdestinyto fulfil theneed fora justandequitablesociety.
Five thousand years of Indian civilisationhas beenbuilt through the confluenceofmanyinfluences.ChristianityandIslamarrivedinIndiaandcoexistedalongsideotherreligions,promotingpeaceandharmony.AftertheMughalsarrivedinIndia,architectureunderAkbar’sguidancerepresentedanaestheticsynthesisbetweenHindu and Islamic features, reflecting themonarch’s personality andpaving thewayforcompositeculturesofwiderdimensions.ThecolonialruleandthefreedomstruggleofIndiarepresentedunityofallculturesandreligionsworkingtogetherforthe common good.
WhenIndiagainedindependence,thereweretwopoliticalandeconomicmodelsavailable to follow: the socialistmodelof the SovietUnionand the freemarketeconomyofthewesternworld.IndiatookamomentousdecisiontoadoptamixedeconomywhereGovernmentandprivateenterprisewouldfunctionconcurrently.Many development initiatives and industries by both Government and privateentrepreneurs led to a steady increase in growth. There have been significantstridesmadebyIndiainscienceandappliedtechnology.AsourceofjoyinIndia’sunderlyingunityisafreedomofchoiceinartsandwayoflife.Withitsfreedomofpress,independentjudiciaryandfreedomofeverycitizentovote,Indiandemocracyhas strengthened.
India and South East Asia3000YearsofMaritimeContacts
Director:NikhilPadgaonkar
India’shistoricalrelationswithSouthEastAsiathroughtheprismofmaritimecontact between the two regions.
Duration:51minYearofProduction:2007
ThisfilmtracesbackIndia’shistoricalrelationswithSouthEastAsiaasseenthroughtheprismofmaritimecontactbetweenthetworegions.Thefilmtravelsthrough10countriesandexploresthegrowthofporttownsinIndiathatplayedacriticalrole in theexchangeofnutmeg,pepperandcloves to thehighlyprizedGujaratitextiles.ThefilmalsoshowshowIndiantraditionshavebecomeanintegralpartofSouthEastAsia.This includesexchangeofmythologicalepics likeRamayanaandMahabharata,aswellasthe influenceonarchitectureasseen inBorobudurandAngkorWat.Thefilmpaystributetotherichandvariedexchangesbetweenthetworegionsandtheirevolutionthroughtheyears.
English http://goo.gl/4UeqJA
IndiaaProfile
Director: Yasmin Kidwai
AvisualprofileofIndia.
Duration:10minYearofProduction:2014
AcountryprofileofIndiatouchinguponIndia’sgeography,climate,flora,fauna,national symbols, polity, recent history, people, religious diversity, economy,foreignpolicy,bollywood,cricketandaglimpseofvisionforfuture.
English http://goo.gl/hqTURx
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Indo-USRelationship
Director:JoticaSehgal
AreflectiononthebilateraltiesbetweenIndiaandUSA
Duration:14minYearofProduction:2013
Twoofthebiggestdemocraciesandfastestgrowingeconomiesoftheworld,Indiaand theUS, have developed amutually enriching long-termbilateral relationshipover the last one decade that stands as a testament to their longstanding commitmenttowardsmodellingatenableeconomicmapofthe21stcentury.ThefilmhighlightsthesuccessstoryoftheIndian-AmericancommunityintheUS,mostprominently in the fields of Information, Technology and Medicine, which havegreatlysupplementedtheUSeconomyduringtherecentglobaleconomicmeltdownandpositivelytransformedtheprospectsoftheIndia-USdiplomaticrelations.Withaviablecommercialenvironmentandreciprocallybenefittingpoliciesandtreatiesinvarioussectorssuchasdefenceandtrade,thefilmtracesthisnewphaseofeconomicreformsbetweenthese twogianteconomicpowers that seek toshape theworldeconomy.
Producedin1994,‘IndiaBusinessOverview‘94’isabouttheeuphoriasurroundingglobalisation of the Indian economy in 1991, through reform and liberalisation.TheliberalisationoftheeconomywasenthusiasticallywelcomedbytheIndianandglobalindustryandtheIndianPrimeMinistermadeafirstappearanceattheWorldEconomicForuminDavos.Projectingagrowthrateof8%,thecaptainsofindustryareeuphoricaboutthephenomenalgrowthintheconsumersector,someofwhich,liketheautomobileindustry,wasbeginningtoshow300%growth.GlobalcapitalandindustryhavebeguntoarriveinIndiabyexpandingoperationsthroughjointventuresandalliancestocapturethemarket.Theseare,accordingtothefilm,fruitsofglobalisationthatbodewellforthefutureofIndia.
Overthecenturies,foreignershavebeencaptivatedbyIndia’sculture,mysticismand traditions. They have looked at India as an exotic tourist destination and aplacetolearntheancientarts.Butnowmanyofthemarealsointerestedinthecountry’sboomingeconomy,whichallowsthemtoearnandliveinIndiabytakinguppermanentresidence.FromworkinginmultinationalsandNGOs,settinguptheirownbusinessesandmarryingIndians,expatriatesarefindingmanymorereasonstovisitandsettledowninIndia.‘IndiabyChoice’exploresthelifeofsomeoftheseexpatriateswhochooseIndiaastheirhomeandhavebecomeapartofthecountry.Thefilm looks into their journeys andexperiences thathave strengthened theirrelationshipandfascinationforIndia.
‘IndiaEmpowered’isatributetotheprivatisationofelectricitygenerationinIndia.Identifying the private sector as productive, efficient and transparent, the filmpresentsaseriesofprivateplayersincontemporaryIndiawhohavetriedtoensurethatpowerdeficiencyismet.HailingtheElectricityAct2003asaseminallegislationthat allowsprivatepower generationaswell as accessof privateplayers to thestateownedtransmissionanddistributionnetwork,thefilmlooksatthevariousaspectsthatgointoensuringthatelectricityreacheshomes.Thefilmalsotoucheson thesituationof renewable resourcesandpresentsaseriesofprivateplayerswhoaredeterminedtouserenewableresourceslikethesolarandwindenergytoproduceelectricity.
‘IndiainSpace’recordsthebirthandprogressofIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO) and India’s contribution in the area of space research. The firing of atwo-stage rocket froma Kerala fishing village saw thebirth of the Indian SpaceProgrammeandIndia’sentryintothe‘spaceage’.ISROwasformedbythevisionofDr.VikramSarabhaiwithaclearobjectiveofpeacefulexplorationofspace.TheSatelliteInstructionalandTelevisionExperimentorSITEusingtheU.S.SatelliteATS-6sawthetelecastofaseriesofeducationalprogramsonhealth,familyplanning,agricultureinovertwothousandfivehundredvillages.Thenextfewdecadessawthe tremendous success of India in launching satellites through its own satellites systems, primarily for telecommunications designed and built by ISRO calledINSAT.
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‘India Infrastructure:AnOpportunity’ isabout India’sgrowing infrastructureanditsemergenceasthehubforknowledgeandtechnology.Thereasonbehindthisinfrastructure can be traced to India’s booming economy, its vast agriculturalexports,andindustrialstrength.Manysectorsliketelecom,IT,automobile,aviation,constructionandshippinghavebeengrowingleadingtoemploymentandindustrialopportunitiesasinfrastructureseemstobeanidealopportunityforinvestmentanddevelopment.Thequestionaboutunavailabilityofresourcesforthegovernmenttocarryoutsuchprojectsisbeingansweredthroughaliberalpolicyregime,bilateraland multilateral agreements with countries, and public-private partnerships orPPPs.
‘IndiaInnovates’venturesintotheIndiantechnology,trackingthepremierresearchinstitutesacrossthefourmajorcitiesofthecountry.Findinganswerstoquestionsandusingtechnologyasasolutiontoproblems,Institutesareplayinganimportantroleinshapingyoungscientists’thoughts.Featuredarefourmajorbreakthroughs:electricity generation through carbon nano tubes and semiconductors (IndianInstituteofScience,Bengaluru),soilbiotechnology,whichusessoiltotreatsewageand create pure water (Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai), world’s first$100PC(IndianInstituteofTechnology,Chennai)andmedicaltreatmentforbraintumourbyintroducingchemotherapydrugsdirectlyintothebrainwiththehelpofhydrogels(AllIndiaInstituteofMedicalSciences,NewDelhi).Thefilmshowshowinnovatingisthenewdevelopment,thesmartwayoffindingsolutions.
Thefilmexplores the impactofglobalisationof Indianeconomy through tracingdevelopmentsinafewmetros,citiesandvillagesofIndia.ThepoliticalcapitalofIndia,NewDelhi,hastheworldclassMetro;Bangalorehasemergedasthesoftwarecapital of the country; Chennai as the automobilemanufacturing hub; Karur inTamilnaduas the textileproducinghubmarketing itsproductsdirectly toglobalretail chains likeWalmart; the district of Deedi that uses latest technology andproducessoya;Punjabexperimentingwithfoodprocessing;Mumbai,thecapitaloftheentertainmentindustryandthestockexchange,aresomeoftheplacesvisited.IndiancapitalisnowreadytomoveglobalandIndiaofferstheworldamarketthatis at par with the rest.
An inspiring film on the journey of South Africa from the days of Apartheid, tobecoming a Constitutional Democracy.WhenMohandas Karamchand Gandhi, ayounglawyer,arrivedinSouthAfricain1893,hewasastonishedtofindtheinhumanconditions that Indians and a bulk of the SouthAfricanswere existing in. In hiseffortstochangetheirlives,hefoundedtheNatalIndianCongressin1894.ThefilmalsobrieflynarratesthelifeofNelsonMandelaasalegendinSouthAfricaforhiseffortsinfightingagainstApartheidandfortherightsoftheSouthAfricanpeople.HewasthefirstSouthAfricanPresidenttobeelectedthroughafullyrepresentativedemocraticelection.
For several decades during the dark days of Apartheid, India and South Africaremaineddistantfromeachother.PostApartheid,relationshipswererenewedandbothcountriesgraduallybecameinterdependentoneachother.Fromsharingandhelpingeachotherwithacquiringresources,bothcountriesarenowselfreliantinmanyfields.Thepartnershipbetween IndiaandSouthAfricagoesbeyondtradeandcommerce.Italsohasastrategicdimensiondrivenbyasharedworldviewandcommonperceptions.ThefilmusesaseriesofinterviewsandnarrativestoexploretheharmoniousrelationshipbetweenIndiaandSouthAfrica.
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Science&Technology
India:TheCyberFrontiersPart 1
Director:MovingPictureCompany
TheITrevolutionanditsimpactonIndia.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2000
Part1of‘IndiatheCyberFrontier’looksattheITrevolutionanditsimpactonIndia.Onthethresholdof the21stcentury, Indiaexperiencedanewkindof industrialrevolution-theITrevolution-aprocessoftechnologicalgrowthwhichtransformedtheveryperceptionofadevelopingeconomy.Processesofmanagementunderwentsignificant changes. The advancement in information technology created anexplosionthatunleashedtremendouspotential.Indiareachedouttotheworldandcreatedabrandequityforthecountry.Aftertwodecadesofdevelopment,therearecountriestryingtoemulatetheIndiansuccessstory.ThepotentialofITanditshighcapacity togeneratewealth, foreignexchangeandemploymenthascaughttheimaginationoftheworldandkeydecisionmakers.
Part2of‘IndiatheCyberFrontier’looksatIndiansintheSiliconValley.TheSiliconValleyinCaliforniahasmoremillionairespersq.milethananywhereintheworld.ItisremarkablehowfartheIndiansintheSiliconValleyhavecomeinsuchashorttime.Bythe1980s,IndianengineershadbecomeapermanentfixtureinaSiliconValley cubicle. They beganmoving intomanagement and eventually tried theirhandsatstartingsoftwareandhardwarecompaniesoftheirown.SabeerBhatia,RakeshMathur, Vinod Dham are a few of the eminent Indian entrepreneurs inSiliconvalley.TheseremarkableentrepreneursnotonlyrepresentthebestofIndianminds, but also visionarieswhoare leading theworld into thenew InformationAge.
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Science&Technology
India:TheCyberFrontiersPart 3
Director:MovingPictureCompany
TheimpactoftheITrevolutionuponruralIndia.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2000
Part3of‘IndiatheCyberFrontier’looksattheimpactoftheITrevolutiononruralIndia.In2000,theStateGovernmentofMadhyaPradeshstartedanintranetserviceprojectcalled‘Gyandoot’.Thisintranetnetworkconnectsvillagestothedistrictheadquartersandoffers thevillagersa rangeof services. Information technologyhasslowlybeguntotransformthelivesoftheruralfolk.ChildrenofDharvillageattend‘headstartschools’-an initiativebytheGovernment,wherethevillagechildrenexperienceinteractivelearningusingcomputers.However,digitalempowermentstillhasalongwaytogotoimprovethequalityoflifeinvillages.
‘India: The Spirit of Freedom’ is a short animatedfilm that celebrates the ever-expandingsuccess storyof Indiaby tracing the journeyof the riseof thenationfrom the shacklesof colonialism tobecomingoneof thepioneersof innovationanddevelopmentinthecurrentglobaleconomy.Armouredbyaconstitutionthatencapsulates the true essence of freedom in upholding the rights of its citizensandespousing valuesof sovereignty, justice, liberty andequality, Indiamarchesandtowardsadynamicfutureasaninimitableleaderinallsectionsofgrowthanddevelopment.
AfilmondevelopmentassistanceextendedbytheGovernmentofIndiatowardsrelief, resettlement and rehabilitation of the Internally Displaced Persons andreconstructioneffortsintheNorthernandEasternProvincesinSriLanka.
‘India’sTrystWithDestiny’presentsamedleyof imageson thevastpluralityofIndia. It claims that India hasmade a series of trystswith destiny startingwithIndependence,when Pt.Nehrumade the iconic speech on Indiamaking a trystwithdestinyandhowthetimehadcometoredeemthatpledge.Thefilmhoweverpresents a series of facts and successes as trysts, moving from developmentsof the judiciary, freedomof themedia, and growth in agriculture and industrialdevelopmentthathasbeenspurtedonbyliberalisation.Thefilmthenpresentsthemassiveinvestmentsthatarestillneededfordevelopingtheinfrastructureandtheimportance of a free media.
India,thelargestdemocracyintheworld,helditsfirstgeneralelectionsin1951onthebasisofuniversaladultfranchise.Thefilmfollowsthe15thGeneralElectionsandpresentsthemammothbehind-the-scenepreparationtoensurethattheelectionsareheldinaccordancewithnormsandthateachandeverycitizenofthecountry,fromthemetropolisestothemostremoteareas,areabletocasttheirvotes.Fromballet boxes to Electronic VotingMachines (EVM), the Indian elections are themostvisibledemonstrationofdemocraticvaluesandinstitutions.‘IndianElections–AMammothDemocraticExercise’depictshowIndianelectionsaresuccessfullyconductedandhowthisensuresavibrantandpulsatingelectoraldemocracy.
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Portraits
Indian Legends Part 1
Director:SunilMutreja
AseriesoftwominutefilmsoneminentIndians.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2004
‘Indian Legends’ presents a series of short films on eminent Indians. Each two-minutecapsulesummarisesthefieldandachievementofapersonalityandlocateswhytheycanberightfullycalledlegendsofIndia.Part1presents:musiccomposerA.R.Rehman,actorAmitabhBachchan,lyricistandfilmmakerGulzar,sarodplayerandmaestro Amjad Ali Khan, danseuse SonalMansingh, scientist and father ofgreen revolutionM. S. Swaminathan, economist and the initiatorofAnandMilkUnionCooperativeLimited(Amul)B.Kurien,founderandheadofInfosysNarayananMurthy, economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, painter Anjali ElaMenon,social activist and Gandhian Baba Amte, and R. Chidambaram, the chairman ofIndian Atomic power commission.
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Portraits
Indian Legends Part 2
Director:SunilMutreja
AseriesoftwominutefilmsoneminentIndians.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:2004
‘Indian Legends’ presents a series of short films on eminent Indians. Each two-minutecapsulesummarisesthefieldandachievementofapersonalityandlocateswhytheycanberightfullycalled legendsof India.Part2presents:photographerRaghuRai, painterAmrita SherGill, actor andfilmdirectorGuruDutt, actorRajKapoor, sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan, celebrated as saint and crusader forthe physically challanged Bhagat Puran Singh, sportsperson and ace shooterRajyavardhanS.Rathore,conservationalistValmikThapar,industrialistJ.R.D.Tata,authorMulkRajAnand,scientistandfatherofIndia’sspaceprogrammeVikramA.Sarabhai,andsportspersonandcricketerKapilDev.
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‘IndianNobel Laureates’ isabout the Indianswhohavewon theNobelprize fortheir contributions in their respective fields. Personalities like Sir C. V. Raman,HargobindKhorana,S.ChandrasekharandAmartyaSenwonitfortheirintellectualgenius,Mother Teresawon theNobel Prize for peace andRabindranath Tagoreforhisliterarygenius.ThefilmgivesagistoftheirlifestoryandtheircontributionthatenabledthemtowintheNobelprize.Thefilmalsorepresentsthelaureatesaspeoplewhosesocial serviceswentmuchbeyondwhat isvisible.CoveringthefieldsofPhysics,Economics,MedicineandSocialservice,theyaretheprideofthecountry.
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Plurality History
India Wins Freedom
Director:BhanumurthyAlur
Onthefreedomstruggleandthecostofrealisingfreedom.
Duration:21minYearofProduction:1985
‘Atthestrokeofthemidnighthourwhentheworldsleeps,Indiawillawaketolightandfreedom’-thiswastheproclamationmadebyPanditNehruontheeveofIndia’sindependence.ButfreedomforIndiacameatacostofPartitionandmiseryduetocommunalriotsandstrifebetweentheHinduandMuslimcommunities.Overnightmillionsbecamehomeless,millionsbecamerefugees.‘IndiawinsFreedom’isafilmonthestruggleforfreedombythepeopleofthecountryandareflectiononthepricethatthecountryhadtopayforfreedom.Thefilmcontainsrarefootageofhistoricalimportancethatre-ignitethesenseofpassionandcommitmentinherentin the struggle for Independence.
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘Twin Villages’ unfolds the mystery of two shrines of Baba Dilip Singh and hisfollowerslocatedinSaithanandChmabliyalvillages.ThepartitionresultedinthedivisionandconstructionofawallbetweenthetwoshrinesofBabaDilipSinghbutthefaithofhisfollowerswasnotdivided.HisfollowersbelievethatwhenBabaDilipSinghwasbeheaded,hisbodywasassaultedandburied,hishead inChambliyalvillagewhilethebodyinSithanvillage.Eventodaythefollowersonbothsidesoftheborderhave immensefaithonBabaDilipSinghdespitetheconsequencesofpartition.
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘DivineMusic’presentsthedevelopmentofIslaminKashmirthathasstrongrootsinSufism.OnlyinKashmirareIslamicprayersrecitedandsung.Ahistoricalwrittencontract permitting this form ofworship exists in Srinagar. This form of uniqueworship is another significant example of Kashmir’s syncretic and harmoniousculture.
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘Game for theBrave’ presents the Ladakhi polo. It is a game that enjoyedwiderespectasitrequiresabilitiesofaveryhighcalibre.Manytimesfasterandfarmoredangerousthanthepoloplayedintheplains,Ladakhipoloisfitonlyforthebrave.Thefilmshows thegenesisof the sport, itsdetailsand itspresentday situationwhenitisfastceasingtobetheprimarysportoftheregion.
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘Perfect Strokes’ ventures into the region of Halmullah, the hub of cricket batmanufacturing.Thefilmtracesthegenesisoftheproductionofthecricketbatthatmovedhereafter thepartitionof Indiaas the region ishome towillow trees inabundance.Thisregiontodayisthelargestmanufacturerofcricketbatsprovidingemploymenttomany.
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘Prayers inStones’presents thetemplecomplexatAlichi inLadakh.BuiltbytheBuddhistmonkLocahawaRinchenZangmo,thetemplesarefullofpaintings,wallmuralsand inscriptions like those inAjantaandElora caves.Thefilmshows thecountlessstoneswithpaintings,muralsandprayersengravedonthem,exploringthe legends surrounding this unique temple.
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘Leh: A Cosmopolitan Haven’ traces the genesis of Leh as a land of true cosmopolitan culture. Lying on the main trade routes across the mighty Himalayas, Leh hashistoricallybeenaspacewherecultureshavecomeandmixed.ThisabilitytobringtogetheravarietyofculturesandhistoriescontinuetilldatewithavastmedleyofculturesandtheirinfluencescoexistingsidebysideinLeh.
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘ThePashminaStory’takesadeeperlookintotheartofPashminaShawlmaking.Pashimaproductshavehistoricallytravelledfarandwideandhavebeenseenasmarksofstatusandstyle.BecauseoftheirpopularitytheyhaveevencometobemachinecopiedinEurope.ThemakingofthePashminathoughislabourintensiveand spread across regions. The film traces this long journey of Pashmina andpresentsitspresentdaypopularity.
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘SublimeArt’presentsBasoholipaintingsthatwerediscoveredbyanEnglishmanwhenhestumbledupontheruinsofthetownin1835AD.ApparentlythisdistinctstyleofpaintingwasencouragedbyofRajaSangramPalinAD1640,thekingwhowasalsoclosetotheMughalEmperorShahJehan.AlthoughsimilartotheMughalminiaturepaintings theBasohlipaintingsaredistinct for theiruseof colourandrepresentationofthepristinebeautyofKashmir.WhiletheBasohlipaintingsarefamousallover theworldandappear inendlessbooks, the townofBasohli liesforgottenanddesolate.
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘A LastHarmony’ is aportrait of Rehman Jungwhomakesmusical instruments.ButtheprideofhisrepertoireistheSantoor,thefamousmusicalinstrumentfromKashmir.TheSantoorisplayedmainlybytheHinduPunditsandwhenthevalleyeruptedinturmoil,theKashmiriPunditsleft.Still,RehmanJungcontinuestoworkalone,carvingtheSantoor,andafewothermusicalinstruments,allbyhimself.Hetakesprideinhisworkandbelievesthathisworkisworship.
Situated close to Indo-Pak border, the village of Dardpura has been caught inmilitantcrossfire.Evenaswomeninthevillagegoabouttheirdailyactivities,theyarelividathavingbeenbetrayedbyall.Meninthevillageareconspicuousbytheirveryabsence.Aboutfourhundredfamilieshavebeenaffectedbytheonslaughtofmilitancyinthevillage.Menluredbypromisesofwealthandfamewere,voluntarilyandinvoluntarily,consumedbymilitianevertoreturnhome.ThefilmcapturestheperennialsenseofhorrorandabsoluteabhorrenceofthepoliticsofhatredandfearthatcharacterisestheeverydaylivesofthewomeninDardpura.
ElectionsinKashmir,likeelsewhereinIndia,isatimeoffrenzyandturmoil.WhatmakesthisturmoilsingularintermsofviolenceandhysteriaisthespecificpoliticalcontextofKashmir.Eversincethefirsttimeelectionswereheldinthevalley,therehavebeenattemptsbyvariouspoliticalandmilitantoutfitstosabotagepeople’sparticipation in the democratic process. However, in a bid to secure peace andusher in progress and development, people of Kashmir come out to vote andkeepthedemocratictraditionalive.ThefilmisahomageofsortstothisinvincibledemocraticspiritofthepeopleofKashmir.
ThefilmtravelsbackintimetothatmomentinKashmir’shistorythatalteredit’sfateandmadeaninevitablesoldierofeveryman,womanandchildinthevalley-theKabailiraidsofOctober1947whichconcludedwiththesigningofKashmir’saccessiontoIndia.Theextremebrutalityofthemaraudersonlystrengthenedtheresolveof Kashmiris to standunified across religions anddefend their land anda rich secular legacy.Moved by this urgency to protect their identity, Kashmiriwomentooreadilytookuparms.TheaccessionandmovinginoftheIndianarmyreceivedunconditional support fromthepeople.Bywayofhistorical recountinganduseofrarearchivalfootage,thefilmlooksbackatthisperiodasbeingdefinitiveinthememoryofthosewhowitnesseditandeventhosewhocameafter.
Thephrase“IronButterflies” seems tobestdescribeKashmiriwomen - softandgentleintheinsidebutfirmandresoluteontheoutside.Thefilmisacelebrationof the persevering Kashmiri womenwho toil endlessly in the face of hardshipswithout harbouring ill feelings towards anybody.Women in Kashmir livewith averystrongsenseofdignityandselfsufficiency,defyingcustomsthatdemandtheirsubservience,tosustaintheirfamiliesandcontributetothegrowthoftheeconomy.Such a resolute feminist consciousness has manifested itself in the form of various empowermentgroupsthatareworkingtomakegreaternumberofwomenself-sufficient.
ThevalleyofKashmirhasattractedtouristsforcenturies.Andtourismhasalwaysbeen one of the prominent stake holders in Kashmir’s economy, providingemploymenttoalargesectionofthepopulation.However,withtheriseofmilitancyinthelate1980sthenumberoftouristsinthestatedwindledtoanalltimelow.Consequently,other related industries likehandicraftswerealsoaffectedby theloss ofmarkets.A shrinkingmarketbrought about a subsequent exploitationoftheartisanwhoinadvertentlyfoundhimselfdealingwiththemiddleman.Thefilmcaptures some of the predicaments of the people related to the tourism sector as wellasongoingeffortstorevivethesector.
ThefervorofIndia’sstruggleforindependenceleftnooneuntouched.ThepeopleofKashmirparticipatedinthestruggleinallcapacitiespossible.HistoricallyKashmirhavingbeenadeeplysecularsociety,itwasacutelyperturbedbyJinnah’scallforpartition.Theaccession to India found favoramongall Kashmiris alike. Thefilmreveals,bywayofconversationswithveteransfromthetime,Kashmir’simmediaterejectionoftheideaofPartitionandit’sunwelcomeattitudetoJinnah’svisittothestate.Theyalsorecountthehorrorsoftheeconomicblockadethatfollowedtheaccession and the unwavering resolve of Kashmiris to passionately defend theirsecularlegacy.
Thefilmlooksatthedirectandindirectwaysinwhichmilitancyhasaffectedforestsin Kashmir. Kashmir’s wilderness has been both a source of solace and livelihood forthepeople.However,theeffectsofmilitancyonthelifeofKashmir,beingallpervasive,havealsoadverselyaffectedtheforestreserves.Thethickforestcoverinitiallyprovidedanidealhideouttomilitantsbecauseofwhichpartsofithadtoberazeddown.Butdestructionalsocameinamyriadotherways.Theshrinkingofthetourismindustrydroveagreaternumberofpeopletorelyonforestsforlivelihood.Besides,therewerealsoinstanceswhereinsurgentactiondestroyedentiretownsthatweremadeofwoodandconsequently, thetimberthatwasusedtorebuildthesehousesseverelydepletedforests.Whilelookingatsomeoftheseissues,thefilmalsofocussesonongoinginterventionstorenewgreenexpansesinthestate.
ThehistoryoftheIndiaForeignServicesanditsroleinportrayingapositiveimageof India to the world.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2004
TheIndianForeignServices(IFS),apartoftheCivilServicesinIndia,hascarvedauniqueplaceforitselfintheworldandisrecognisedasarolemodel,especiallyinotherThirdWorldcountries.Setuppost Independence,themembersof foreignserviceshaveworkedveryhardtocreateapositiveandstrongimageof India intheworldforum.Intheearlyyears,theforeignservicesconcentratedonissuesofsecuritybuttoday,diplomacyhascometoencompassmanyvariousfacets,includingculture,economics,politics,NRIaffairs,media,etc.Morerecently,therehasbeenastressoneconomicdiplomacy,especiallypostglobalisationandliberalisationinIndia.
‘IslaminIndia’tracestheoriginsofIslaminIndia,itssignificanceinshapingIndianculture, and its peaceful coexistence and unificationwith other religions in theIndiansubcontinent.During theMughaltimes, Indiawasunifiedasawholeanddisplayedsplendidarchitecturalandculturalheritage.Italsosawthecollaborationof IslamicandHindustyles inperfectharmony.But itwastheSufis,andnottheMuslimrulers,whocarriedIslamanditsprinciplesofbeliefinoneGodandequalityofman.ManySufiSaintsthroughthefollowingfewcenturiespromotedpeaceandharmonyamongvariousreligionsandinfluencedmillionsoffollowers,helpingtoform the basis of India’s unique composite culture.
Revolutions have changed human life from the very beginning of civilisation.More recently,computershavebrought in radical changes inpeople’s lives.TheITrevolutionhastouchedalmostallfieldsofsociety,fromtelecommunicationtotransportation, education to surgery, government to banking. ‘IT Revolution InIndia’projectsIndiaasthenewITdestinationoftheworldinthenextfewyearsbringing in huge revenue to the government.
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A trainload of enthusiastic adventures sets out on a journey across India in anattempt tounderstand India’sdiversity, itsproblemsand thepossible solutions.Astheyliveonthetrainfor15days,theyencounternojustchanginglandscapesbutalsothediversityamongthemselves.“JagritiExpress’’isatravelogueofIndia’syouth–watchthemlearntomanagewithlimitedspaceandresources,seethemexploreprojectslikeAravindEyeHospitalandGramVikasandlistenastheysoakupmyriadideasfrominnovators like JoeMadiathandRElango.Will this journeyofa lifetimemakeadifferencetotheIndiaofthefuture?
JagritiExpress
Director:SaminaMishra
AtrainjourneyacrossIndiabyenthusiasticadventurers
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2013
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Jammu & KashmirQuestforLastingPeace
Director:Capt.RajivOjha
India,PakistanandJammuandKashmir.
Duration:32minYearofProduction:2008
Theemergenceof India andPakistanwasa result of thepartitionof the Indiansubcontinentin1947.LedbyPakistan’sfatherofthenation,MuhammadAliJinnah,theMuslimLeaguewithsupportoftheBritish,advocatedaseparateMuslimstate.However, Jammu and Kashmir has been a bone of contention between IndiaandPakistansince independence.Thefilmnarratesthese longstandingdisputesbetweenthetwonationsoverJammuandKashmir.
‘JanaGanaMana’, thefirst threewordsof India’snationalanthemmeaning thepeople,thecommunityandthepoweroftheirideas,reflectsondemocracy,anditsmyriadmanifestationsandcontradictions,itsstronglinkstotraditionthatareoftencontradictorytocontemporaryreadingofdemocracy.ThefilmtravelsthroughIndiatolocatetraditionalandhistoricalpracticesofdemocracy-mostlytobefoundintheindigenouscommunitiesorerasedpagesofhistory-andthecontradictionsinthecontemporarymiddleclassIndianlifethatarestillstronglyboundbytraditionalpractices and values,many ofwhich are often discriminatory. Through someofthe contemporary initiatives on governance at the grassroot level, such as themilkcooperativeofAmulandthechildren’sparliamentinTilonia,Rajasthan,filmcelebratescollectiveaction.
Ayurvedacontinuestogrowrapidlyasoneofthemostimportantsystemsofmind-bodymedicineandofnaturalhealingasaspiritualapproachtolifebecomesevermore important in this ecological age. The film, Journey of Ayurveda, travels intimefromitsoriginsinIndiatoitsprogressintothe21stcentury,whereAyurvedicmedicine isgaining international interestandrespectasanalternativemeansofcaringforphysicalandmentalhealth.
Allah-Rakha Rahman has the honour of single-handedly catapulting Indian FilmMusicontotheworldstage.Consideredoneoftheworld’smostinfluentialpeoplebyTimeMagazine,hisprolificbodyofwork,over120filmscoresworldwide-atlastcount- inacareerspanningtwodecades,makeshimoneoftheworld’sall-timetopsellingrecordingartists.TheFilmexplorestheevolutionofhisstyleofmusic-afusionofEasternsensibilitiesandWesterntechnology.Throughvariousturningpointsinhislifeandsignificantmilestones,theFilmcelebratesanIndianiconwhoisnolessthanaglobalphenomenon.SpanningacrossLosAngeles,London,ChennaiandBombay,theFilmbringstoitsviewers,ahithertounseenandunheardnarrativeofoneofthegreatestmusicianstheworldhaseverknown.
The film presents the history, legends and the practice of Kalaripayattu or‘Kalaripayyattu’, the ancient martial arts from Kerala that exists even today.Kalaripayattuhasemergedovercenturiesintoanastoundingmartialart,matchlessand magnificent. Legends say Kalaripayattu originated from Lord Shiva asParasurama,Shiva’sdisciple,impartedthisknowledgetohisstudentsinthegurukultradition. Historians trace the first wave of this art to the period of CheramanPerumal,thelegendarykingofKerala.TherearethreemajorstagesinthetrainingcalledMeithari,KolthariandAnkathari.Kalaripayattualso involvesayurvedaandmassageswithoilstohealandincreaseflexibilityofthebody.Thisancientart isstillpractisedwithgreatfervourandcontinuestomanifestinthelifeandcultureof Kerala.
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Art & Culture
KashmirinIndianPoetry
Director: Suresh Kohli
TheresonanceofKashmirinIndianpoetry.
Duration:51minYearofProduction:2005
Thisfilmexploresthewritingsofvariouspoetsandtheir ideasofKashmir.ManypoetshaveemergedfromthislandwhohavewrittenabouttheirownfeelingsandemotionsassociatedwithKashmir.Manyotherswerevisitorswhowereenthralledby the land of Kashmir and wrote about the beautiful valley and its bountifulnature.Othersexploredhumanemotions that surround it.Kashmir still remainsasthelandthatinvokesalyricallanguageandasenseofnostalgiaonmanypoets.WithanarrationfilledwithpoetryandabriefhistoryofKashmir,thefilmfeaturesleading poets of Kashmir.
‘Kashmir Votes’ is a film about the participation of the people of Jammu andKashmir intheelectionstotheStateAssemblyheld inNovember2008.Thefilmcoverscampaigningandvotingduringtheelections.Itpresentsacrosssectionofpeopleexplainingwhy,afteralmosttwodecadesofmilitantviolence,theydefiedacallbysecessioniststoboycotttheelectionsandvotedfordemocracy.Bothsides,thosewhowantedtoboycotttheelectionsaswellasthosewhowantedtovoteandtakepart intheelections, lookedforwardtopeace inKashmir.Someoftheargumentsduringtheelectionwerebasedonreligion.Manyissuescameupduringtheseelections:onsafetyontheroad,foodsupplies,electricity,water,etc.,buttheissuethatraisedthemostconcernwasunemployment.
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Kashmir,knownforitsserenebeautyandoftendesignatedastheclosestsemblanceofheavenonearth,isalsotheseatofarichfusionofassortedculturesandtheirideasofart,religionandphilosophy.Thefilmexploresthispluralistcultural-historyoftheregion,theepicenterofanall-inclusiveandharmoniousdevelopmentandco-habitationofdiversereligiousphilosophiesthatmanifestintheart,architectureandeverydaylifeoftheregion,asasymbolicsynthesisofthecosmopolitanidentityof modern India.
KaziNazrulIslamwascalleda‘dhumketu’orcometbyRabindranathTagoreforhisrebelliousstyleofwriting.ThefilmtracesthelifeofKaziNazrulIslam,thesourcesofhisinspirationandhowhispoetrycametoreflecthisfieryandrebelliousspirit.NazrulwasdeeplyinspiredbytheBolshevikrevolution,thecommunistideologyandinlinewithhispoliticalthoughtprocesses,hewroteapoemtitled“AutobiographyofaVagabond”.HisspiritofrebellionforchangemadehimjointhearmyduringtheWorldWarI.However,duringthistime,helearntPersianandArabicandbroughttheghazalgenreofNorth Indianmusic toBengal.Nazrulbecameaprolificsongwriter with over 3000 songs to his credit.
From devotional music, Bhatiali songs and the modern urban ballad, Bengal’smusichasbeeninfusedwitharevolutionaryspiritandtheneedforsocialchange.‘KolkataBlues’isareflectiononhowcontemporarymusicalformsbegintomirrorourcontemporaryexistenceandsenseofbeing.ThefilmisaglimpseintothewiderangeofmusicaltraditionsthatKolkatapossesses.Culturally,Kolkatahasbeenattheepicenterof theBengal renaissancemovementandmuchof themusic thathasemergedfromthecityreflectstherevolutionaryspiritofBengal,theBengaliattitudetowardsreformandactionforsocialchange.‘KolkataBlues’isanintimatereturntothecityinordertoplaceitsmusicinthelargerurban-politicalcanvasandtoshowthereactionarypowerofmusictosocialinjustices.
Kuchipudi, the dance, takes it name from the village of Kuchipudi in AndhraPradeshwhereitoriginatedandwasdevelopedasamaledancetradition.Ithadacertainvigourassociatedwithitanddepictedtheunityofthemaleandfemaleinonebody,allowingthedancertointerpretandenactamaleorafemalerolewithintheperformance.SwapnaSundari,oneoftherenownedexponentsofKuchipudi,traces the origin, evolution and changing nuances of the dance form throughinterviewswith herGuruPasumarthy Seetharamaia, other acclaimedexponentsandwellknowndancecritics
The film is a tour of various stupas and Buddhist temples all over the Indiansubcontinent.IttellsthestoryofBuddhaandhisjourneytowardstheattainmentofsupremewisdom.Usingnarrationovervisualsofdifferentshrinesandstupas,it explores the importance of Buddhist literature in the development of humancivilisation.Through interviewsofmonksanddevotes, itevenshows the impactofBuddhismonpeopleeventoday.IttellsthehistoryofpropagationofBuddhismovertheyearsthroughthedifferentBuddhistarchitecturethatevolvedovertime.IttakesusonthejourneyGautamBuddhatookthousandsofyearsago.
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‘Land of Memories’ explores the oral folk culture and music of the BhojpuricommunityinMauritiusandtheirfeaturesthatarestronglylinkedwithmigrationissues. The protagonists of the film are people that are maintaining Bhojpurimigrant memories against the risk of losing them. Brought in by the British asindentured labour to work on sugar plantations during the 19th century, theBhojpuricommunityinMauritiushasdevelopedastrongoralculturelinkedtothe“Palayan”,theHindiwordthatcapturesthemeaningofmigration.Nowadays,manyIndo-Mauritianpeopleareattemptingtotracetheiroriginsandpreservethefolkculturetheybelongto.Thefilmexploresthiseffort,aswellastheBhojpurimusicaltradition.Indoingso,themovieunderlinestheimportanceofseekingourancestralpastandwomen’sroleinpreservingthetradition.
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Science&Technology
Life EncodedBiotechnology:TheIndianEffort
Director: Vandana Kohli
TheIndianinitiativeinthefieldofbiotechnology.
Duration:31minYearofProduction:2004
Microorganismsareeverywhereandthesessingle-cellorganismsareacknowledgedastheoldestlifeformsontheplanet.Whilesomebacteriaareusefultomankind,othersaredangerous.Knowledgeofgeneticstructureacrossspecieshashelpedscientists understand basic life functions. Awhole newworld has opened up inthequesttounderstandthebuildingblocksoflifefromDNAtoproteins,andtheinformationbeinguncoveredisfascinating.Indiahascreatedanewfrontierinthefieldofgeneticengineering,researchanddevelopment,andbio-informatics.Indiahas a global competitive edge in biotechnology and in itsmanufacturing abilityduetothepresenceofastrongancillaryindustry.ThisfilmdocumentstheIndianinitiativeinthefieldofbiotechnology.
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Onthe15thofSeptember1964,theIndianTechnicalandEconomicCooperationProgramme(ITEC)was instituted bytheGovernmentof Indiaforsharing India’sexpertise, resources and leanings to help build national capacities of fellowdevelopingcountries.Inthesefiftyyears,ITEChascreatedanicheforitselfandhasbuilt powerful bridges between India and other countries through the strengthening ofnationalcapacitiesacrosscontinentsandthusgeneratedimmensegoodwillforIndia.
Thefilm takesuson journey todifferentpartsof India, toexplore thedifferentkindsofstorytellingartsinIndia-fromPadvani,astorytellingartinChhattisgarh,toKathakali,inKerala.Exploringalltheseartformsbyconversingwithartistswhoperform these, thefilmpresents the socio-culturalbackgroundofeachof theseforms of story telling. Using interviews of various contemporary story tellers ofIndia, it discusseshow this arthas survived in the contemporary society. It alsoshowshowlocal legendsandmythsinthecollectivepopularconsciousnesshaveinfluencedthereligiousmotifs.
AjourneyintotheheartoftheHindifilmmusicindustry-itssounds,lyrics,beats,notes and the people who bring them all together.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2000
Musichasthecapacitytobreathelifeintoacinematicimage.TheevolutionofHindifilmmusichasbeenshapedbytechnologicalchangesintherecordingindustryaswellasotherculturalforceslikethelocalRamlilatradition,thenarrativestructuresof Hindi films and the rising prominence of women characters within thosenarratives.Butdespitethesewiderangeofinfluences,whatremainscentraltoHindifilmmusicisthewaythesounds,lyricsandnotestouchachordwiththecommonman.FromthestreetsofBombay,tolocalbarbershopsandtheboomingremixesfloatinginurbanclubsthathavetheyouthgyratingtothebeats-veryfewspaceshavebeenleftuntouchedbyHindimusic.Thismusicaljourneyisaccompaniedbyequallyjoyouscameramovements,providinganuancedunderstandingofhowtheorchestra,percussionandwesterninfluencescreateaharmoniousconfluence.
The storyof thewanderingminstrels, also knownas theBaul singers, is a storyofcelestial lovethat isspreadthroughmusic.TheBaulconsidersthedifferencesofcaste,communityandcreedirrelevanttohumanexistencesincehisreligionisgrounded inhumanisticprinciples.BeingaBaul isabouterasingboundariesandopposingallformsofman-madedifferences.TheBaulbelievesthathisgodresideswithinhimandthat it ispossibletoaccesshimonlythroughstrictandseamlessdevotion. Intheearly60’s, theWestencounteredBaulpoetryandsubsequentlytheBaultravelledtotheWest.PurnaDasisthemostreveredIndianfolkmusicianabroadandhehaspavedthewayforthepopularityofthecult,performingalongwithBobDylan,MickJagger,RaviShankarandothers.
Bollywood,oneofthelargestfilmindustriesintheworld,hasalargefanfollowingprimarilybecauseofitscompellingnarrativestructuresthatfocusonfamilyvalues,morals and the proper code of conduct; its larger than life heroes and its extravagant nature of production. The Hindi film industry has become a medium of massentertainment,notonlyforIndianaudiencesbutalsoforIndianssettledabroadandaudiencesofmanyothernationalities.WiththeincreaseinIndia’spresenceintheglobaleconomy,therehasbeenasimultaneousriseinthevisibilityofBollywoodaswell.MoreandmoreBollywoodfilmsarecompetingatinternationalfilmfestivalstoday-adevelopmentthatmanyseeasthearrivalofIndianmainstreamartontheglobalplatform.
A number of film stars, directors, music directors and choreographers try toarticulatewhat they perceive is the uniqueness of commercial Hindi films, alsoknown as Bollywood. The views are often contradictory -many articulatewhattheybelieveisthereasonbehindthemassivedesireforcinemaasescapism,whilesomefeel itprovideseducation,especially tonon-resident Indians,about Indiancultureandwaysof life. Someaccept that the commercialfilmsareonly tellingstorieswhileothersfeeltheyarelargerthanlife.WhileafewinterprethistoryinBollywoodterms,otherscelebratewhattheyperceiveistheinfluenceofBollywoodon Hollywood. The film inter-cuts interviews with clips from films to present acollage of the often contradictory views that the stalwarts of the industry haveabouttheirart,craft,commerceandthemselves.
Salman Rushdie’s 1981 novel, ‘Midnight’s Children’, was phenomenal not onlybecauseofit’sliteraryinventivenessandfreshstyleofstorytellingbutalsobecauseofthemanywaysinwhichitmarkedthebeginningofwhatisnowknownasIndianwriting inEnglish. Thefilm takesone through the trajectoryof Indianwriting inEnglish starting from ‘Midnight’s Children’ and ‘TheGodof Small Things’ to theyoungercropofauthorswhoaremaking theirpresence felt internationally.TheIndiannovelinEnglishhasbeensignificantgloballybecauseoftherichtraditionofstorytellingthatitdrawsfromandalsobecauseofthewayithasappropriatedtheEnglishlanguageandinflecteditwithit’sownhistoricalandculturalemphases.Thefilmexploresseveralofthesetrendsandconcernsthroughaseriesofinterviewswithauthors,publishersandpeopleinvolvedinliteraryfestivals.
The film begins with Gandhi’s childhood, his early influences, his education inEnglandandhis life inSouthAfricaasa lawyer.Whenheattemptedtoclaimhisrightsasa citizen,hewasabusedand soon saw thatall Indians suffered similartreatment.Hedevelopedamethodofactionbasedupontheprinciplesofcourage,nonviolenceandtruth,Satyagraha.UsingtheprinciplesofSatyagraha,heledthecampaignforIndianindependencefromBritain.GandhihadbeenanadvocateforaunitedIndiawhereHindusandMuslimslivedtogetherinpeaceandhelpedfreetheIndianpeoplefromBritishrulethroughnonviolentresistance,andishonouredbyIndiansasthefatheroftheIndianNationor‘Mahatma’,meaningGreatSoul.
English http://goo.gl/JhYhKq
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Defence
MartialTraditionsoftheIndianArmy
Director:RakhiThakur
InsightsintothemartialtraditionsoftheIndianArmy.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2010
Second largest in the world, the Indian Army is known for its glorious history,valour,gallantry,disciplineandgrandeur. ‘Martial traditionsof the IndianArmy’asthenamesuggests,takestheviewerthroughthetraditionsoftheIndianArmy,museumsofdifferentregiment,memorialandawardceremoniesattheRashtrapatiBhavan. Thefilm showcasesunique footageof theexclusivedinnernight in theofficersmess, the lavish four-coursemeal indulgedby themen inuniform; rarefootageofarmymenpractisingtheirregimentalwarcries,whichareperformedtokeepthemotivationallevelandcreateabondwithinthefraternity.
Sufism is practised across India andprovides sustenance, refuge and a senseofbelongingtoallthepeopleregardlessoftheircaste,creedorbackground.TheSufimysticsandsaintsarereveredacrossthecountryandcontinuetoattractfollowersbecauseoftheirsimplebutpowerfulmessageofequalityandlove.Theyarealsoknownfortheirpoetry,songsandrituals.‘MastQalandar’tracesthelivesofthreesuchSufisaintsinJammu&Kashmir,UttarakhandandAssam,andexplorestheirlives and teachings. These saintswho have spent their lives spreading love andpeaceforeveryone,attractmillionsoffollowersfromallreligions,makingthemanimportantpartofIndianspirituality.
Medieval architecture represents a unique fusion of various cultural codes thatbelonged to such disparate kingdoms and systems of thought as the Rajputs,Bundelas and the Mughals. The film takes one through some iconic medievalarchitecturalsitestohighlightthisnovelsynthesiswhichisdistinctlyillustrativeoftheprogressiveidealsupheldbytherulersofthetime.Italsotracestheinflectionsof a sophisticated environmental consciousness on architecture. The film is aninsightfulexerciseinmedievalhistoryoftengoingbeyondit’sfocusonarchitectureandreflectingonthereligiousandpoliticalethosofthetime.
Indianarchitecture’smodernexperimentstoenrichspaceswithaninterplayoflight and landscape.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2011
Thefilmpremisesitselfontheideathatarchitectureisametaphorforcivilisationsand subsequently, uses five architectural examples from modern India toilluminatetheinflectionsofanenvironmentalsensibilityonemergingIndiandesignaesthetics. It looksatfivemonumentalworksofarchitectsRajeshRanganathan,PremChandavarker,SanjayMohe,BimalPatelandRajRewal -disparateastheymayseemtoexploretheirthematicconsonance.Whatemergesisamyriadwaysinwhichthesearchitectshaveincorporatedaninterplayoflightandlandscapetocreatespacesthatarereverberatewithnaturalenergy.InsightfulanalysisoftheseworksbyProf.A.G. K.Menon reveals the reinventingof amodernity that is inconstantdialoguewithtraditiontotransformplacesintospaces.
Thefilmdelvesintotheartofthefirstchoreographertousedanceascontemporarysocial commentary. In the revival of South Indian classical dance in the lastcenturythetwonamesattheforefrontarethoseofRukminiDeviArundaleandMrinaliniSarabhai.Bothfromhighlyeducatedandevolvedfamilies,theynotonlyperformed,butwroteabouttheartforms,givingthemtherespectandvaluethattheydeserved.Thefilmportrays theseseminalpiecesand interviewthecreatoraboutwhatinspiredher,howshechosetheformandmouldedthecontent,ofhervisionbehindthesepiecesandherneedtobreakfromthetraditionalrepertoireoftheforms.Thefilmissetinablackboxtheater,thecreator’smatrixandplacesthechoreographerinthemidstofherwork,visuallyconnectingdifferentepochs,spacesandplanes. Italsogives theaudienceaviewof thechoreographythat isneverseeninatheater,byplacingtheviewerofthefilmtooatopandabreastofthedancers,thecreationandthecreator.
Muhammad Bairam Beg Turkman, also known as Bairam Khan, was a militarygeneralduringtheMughalperiodwhoservedMughalemperorsHumayunandhissonAkbar.HumayunandBairamKhanwereveryclosefriends.HumayundiedwhenAkbarwasonly fourteenyearsoldandBairamKhantookover theresponsibilityofguidingandtutoringAkbar.BairamcarriedoutalldutiesonbehalfofAkbarasthe latterwasmore inclinedtowardsmusic,huntingandelephantfights.BairamwasdismissedafterAkbartookoverthethrone,afterwhichheleftforMecca.Thefilmvisuallynarratesthe lifeofBairamKhanthroughpaintingsofwarandotherimportantevents inthelivesofBairamKhan,HumayunandAkbar.ThefilmalsotakesusthroughthefortsandpalacesoftheMughalempire.
Military andmusic bandspresent another rich anddiverse traditionofmusic inIndia.Thisfilmisanexplorationoftheirmusicaldiversityandacousticalaesthetics.Themusicof themilitarybandsof India isdifferent fromvariousclassicalmusictraditions, folksongsandcontemporaryrockandpopmusic.BandshavebeenaverycommonpartoftheIndianmusictradition,witheachpartofIndiadisplayinga separate style ofmusic. They are an integral part ofweddings and social andculturalgatheringsthatevokeasenseofcommonpastandnationalpride.
IndianclassicalDanceisartisticYogaorNatyaYoga,ameanstotherevelationofthe spiritual through the corporeal. Natyanbhava is an introduced audio-visualnarrativeonIndianclassicaldance,fornationalandinternationalaudienceswithaparticularfocusontheuninitiated.Itexplorestheuniversalandtimelessappeal,aswellasthediverseandevolvedaestheticsofIndianclassicaldance,byfollowingitsevocativenarrative fromancient tocontemporary India,asalsoasanartisticmanifestationoftheIndiancivilisation.
‘Nectar in Stone’ explores the traces of Indian culture and architecture in the South EastAsiancountriesofCambodiaandVietnam.ThestoryofthebirthofCambodiatracesbacktoanIndianBrahminreceivingthecountryasaweddingpresentwhenhemarriedtheKhmerKing’sdaughter.SculpturesofRama,VishnuandDevistillexistintheregion.ManyShivalingamscanbestillseenintheMahendraParvetofAnkolainCambodia.WallsandgalleriesdisplayingthebattleofRamayana,battlesbetweenGodsandDemonsandthedepictionofheavenandhellarepartofthespectacularmassofstonecalled‘nectarinstone’thatmakestheAngkorWat,thelargestreligiousmonumenteverconstructed.Intheseforms,wewitnessthegloryoftheKhmers,theirKingSuryavermanthe2nd,andthelegendofLordVishnu.
Climate change is a global challenge that requires an immediate and urgent response. While the rich countries which pollute the earth with their industrial revolutionhaveamoralresponsibilitytowardsit,thedevelopingcountrieshavehadtoreducetheirenergyconsumptioninthefaceofexpandingindustrialisationandpopulationgrowth.‘NegotiatingJustice’explainsIndia’spositiononclimatechangematters.AlthoughmeetingtheaspirationsofalargepopulationisIndia’sbiggestchallenge,thecountryhasbeenaforerunnerinusingenergyefficienttechnologywhileworkingonitseconomicandsocialdevelopment.Someofthestepstakenaresolarpowerprogrammes,cleancoaltechnology,windenergyusage,biogasplants,etc. Starting from the rural level, India is trying to contribute to environmentalconservation,andhasbeensuccessfulinmanyareasofconservation.
‘NirvanaandBeyond:AnIndianJourney’isapanoramictaleoftheIndiancivilisationbeginningwiththeHarappancivilisationupuntiltheformationoftheIndiannation-stateandthereafter.Thefilmtravelstodifferentpartsofthecountryandrevisitstheriseandfallofempiresandrulers;highlightingancientIndiancontributionstofieldsasdiverseaseconomy,politics,religiousandspiritualscholarship,medicineandscience.Itlooksatmonumentsastestimoniestotheflourishingdiversityofcultures in India. And while drawing attention to this rich syncretic heritage, italsoalertsonetothedangers inherent inapluralsociety.AsthefilmtracesthemetamorphosisoftheIndiancivilisationintoamodernnationitessayssomecrucialconcernsforIndiaasadevelopingnation.
‘Nisbat...Connection’ is a stunning visual essay on the 786th Urs of KhwajaMoinuddinChistiofAjmerheldonthelastfivedaysoftheOctober1998.Usingapairoftravellersassutradhars,thefilmgoesupclosetothefaithfulatthedargah-praying,singing,seekingandsimplybeing.KhwajaMoinuddinChistiinitiatedtheChistisectofSufism,andthedargahatAjmerShariefholdsaspecialplaceintheheartsofallandisvisitedbypeopleofallfaiths,especiallythosewhobelieveinthesyncreticSuficulturethatpromotesloveandtolerance.ThefilmisaverydetailedlookintothefivedaysoftheUrs,thecelebrations,theprayers,thelivinginmake-shiftcampsandhostels,thehopeandtheanguish, interceptedwithpoetry.ThefilmendswiththerenownedPakistanisingerAbidaParveenvisitingandsingingatthe Dargah.
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No Problem! SixmonthswiththeBarefootGrandmamas
Director: Yasmin Kidwai
Women from six countries come together in India to train as solar engineers
Duration:56minYearofProduction:2013
Women from across six countries come together to train as Solar Engineers andtravel to India tobeapartof theBarefootCollege inTilonia,Rajasthan - apioneerinsolarelectrificationinremoteruralvillagessince1989.Boundbysimilarcircumstancesofpovertyathomeandfightingalladversities,thesewomenbreakallbarrierstotrainasBarefootSolarEngineers.Alongwithacquiringthenecessaryskills,theircloseinteractionwiththepeopleofTiloniahelpsbuildconfidenceandanewidentityasapartoftheglobalcommunityofBarefootSolarEngineerswhohavebroughtsolarelectricitytoover4,50,000ruralpeoplein49countries.
ThisfilmdepictsthesuccessstoriesofIndianwhohavelefttheirhomecountryandreachedtheGulftoexploretheincreasingopportunitiesinthatregion.TravellingtoBahrain,Kuwait,Oman,SaudiArabiaandIndia,thefilmattempttocapturethelivesofsomeNRIsthroughinterviews.Comingfromdifferentstrataofsocietyandfromdifferentprofessions,theircommondenominatorissuccessandtheindeliblemarkthattheyhaveleftinthecountryoftheiradoption.Thefilm’scharacterhavetwothingsincommon-theirprideinbeingIndianandtheirindomitablespirittocontributetotheprosperityandstrengthoftheiradoptedcountry.Theyrepresentthe unique model where two nations with varying resources, join hands in apartnership of progress and development for their people.
Indiahostedthe2010CommonwealthGames(CWG)inOctober2010.71nations,826medals,8000athletes,17sportsand4parasports.TheCWGwasthebiggestever sports eventhostedby India. Thefilm celebrates the successof this grandeventthroughinterviews,visualsofthedifferentfacilitiesandvoiceover.Athletes,officials, volunteers and journalists share their thoughts about the games andthefacilitiesprovided.ItalsotalksabouthowtherepresentationofCWG2010inthemedia shifted to apositivenoteonce the gamesactually began. It exploresthe importance of hosting sports events, and how such events help to developconfidenceinathletesandimprovessportsfacilities.
TheLangasliveinthevillagesofthegreatTharDesertinwesternIndia.Barnavaisamagicalvillagewhereeveryhomereverberatestothesoundofmusic.Musicissuchanintrinsicpartoflangalifethatitmightbetruetosaythat‘langa’childrensingbeforetheyspeak.Theyearntheir livelihoodbymusic,singingatthehomeoftheirpatronsorjajmans.Throughtheyears,langashavemovedtoneighboringtownsofJodhpurandJaisalmer.LangamusicisthebestofIndianclassical,folk,Sufianddevotionalstyles.Thelangashavepresentedanewgenreofmusicwithoutanyformaltrainingandwiththegiftforimprovisation.Theirtremendouszestforlifeand their delight in the music forms an instant rapport with listeners.
‘On theWings of Courage’ analyses global terrorism from India’s point of view.Tracing the roots of terrorism to feudalism, the film presents the scholarswhopropagatedterrorismasanecessaryroutetoanegalitariansociety.Subsequently,terrorismbecameaweaponoftheoppressedagainstthecoloniser.ThefilmthenmovestomodernterrorismandexplorestheLashkareToiba(LeT).Usingarchivalfootage intercutwithquotes fromdiplomats, scholarsanddefenceanalysts, thefilmbuildsupacase fordismantlingofLeTandmakesaplea forpeacethroughinternationalco-operationandsupport.
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Defence
OperationImdad
Director: P. N. Khera
India’sabilitytomanagedisasters.
Duration:20minYearofProduction:2006
In 2004, twomajor calamities struck in India and the neighbouring countries; atsunamiandamajorearthquake.Thefilmpresentshowdespite thedifferencesbetweenIndiaandPakistan,thetwonationscametogethertoassisteachother.InthecaseofthefloodsinPakistan,Indiaprovidedunconditionalassistance.Indiancitizenscollectedanddonatedtonnesoffood,medicalsupplies,blanketsforthesurvivorsinPakistan.Thetsunamiandtheearthquakehaveproventhatneithertherichnorthepoor,IndianorPakistani,areimmunetothewrathofnature.
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Art & Culture
OurNovelsinEnglish
Director:IndranilChakravarty
Tacklesquestionsofliterarytradition,languageidentityandgenreissuesbyexploring Indian English literature.
Duration:41minYearofProduction:2000
IsitpossibletocapturethemultilingualrealityofIndiabyusingonlyonelanguage,English? This question has been a constant one in the history of Indian Englishliterature. Indeedsince1930,whenMulkRajAnand,RajaRaoandR.K.Narayanbegantousethewesterngenreofnovelstoarticulatetheir ideaof India, issuesabout languageandIndian identityhasbecomecentral in literature. ‘OurNovelsinEnglish’triestofindananswertothisquestionthroughajourneyintotheworldofIndianEnglishliterature;fromtheclassicworkof‘Rajmohan’sWife’byBankimChandraChatterjeetotheurbanexperiencesofauthorssuchasSalmanRushdieandAmitavaGhosh.
Thisfilmshowcasesthe‘PalashikiJung’ortheBattleofPlassey,thehistoriceventwhichchangedthecourseofthemodernIndia.Ithasimmensehistoric,economicandpoliticalinfluenceastheconsequenceswhichfollowedweresovast,immediateandpermanent.Accordingtomanyhistorians,theBattleofPlasseyisconsideredasthestartingpointtotheeventsthatestablishedtheeraofBritishdominationandconquestofIndia.Thefilmusesre-enactments,illustrateddrawingsandarchivalstillstoreconstructthecourtofSiraj-ud-DaulahandtheeventsleadinguptotheBattle of Plassey, the betrayal by the Nawab’s lieutenants and the subsequentdefeatanddeathofSiraj-ud-Daulah.
Thefilm–Palimpsest,helpstounderstandfascinatingcrossinfluencesinsocietiesthataregeographicallysofarawayyetemotionallysoclosetoIndia.Itisajourneythrough five countries of Europe to experience the influence of India’s diverseandcolourful culture thathasgentlyand silentlymoved into societieswhichdonothavelinguistic,historicalorcolonialtieswithIndia.ThedocumentaryweavesstoriesofEuropeansas they interfacewith Indiandance,musicandcinemaandinterpretthemintheirownway.
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InternationalRelations
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InternationalRelations
Partners in ProgressIndo-USRelations
Director:Dr.ChandanMitra
Thepeopletopeople,culturetoculture,businesstobusinesscontactsbetweenthe two greatest democracies of the world: India and the US.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:2009
‘PartnersinProgress’isajourneyspreadacrosscenturiesandacrosssocial,cultural,economic and spiritual frontiers. This documentary film examines the ongoingpeopletopeople,culturetoculture,businesstobusinesscontactsbetweenthetwogreatestdemocraciesoftheworld-IndiaandtheUnitedStates.Thisrelationshiphasweatheredmanyapoliticalstormanddodgedcountlessdiplomaticpotholes.Today,India-USrelationslookatthefutureofmorethantwomillionIndianslivingintheUSandmanyotherpeople involved inthisclosepartnershipbetweenthetwogiantdemocraticpowers.
ThefilmpresentstheeconomiccooperationbetweenGCCandIndiasetupthrougha mutual understanding of each other’s recourses and technical expertise. TheIndiangovernmenthasbeeninvolvedintradewiththegulfwaybeforeoilcameintothepicture.DifferentcompaniesfromIndiahavebeenreallysuccessfulintheGulf,whichprovidesthemwiththeproperinfrastructureandresourcestoexpand.Usinginterviewsofdifferentcorporatepeople,thefilmalsotalksaboutthegrowingIndianCommunityintheGulfregionanditsimportanceinthedevelopmentofboth.IndianskilledlabourhasbeenoneofthemostimportantreasonbehindbuildingtheGulfafterthewarandthefilmexploresthisaspectoftherelationshiptoo.
Thefilmmakesapleaforpeaceandarguesthatpeaceisnecessaryfordevelopmentandfulfilment.ThefilmpresentshowtheidealsofpeacehavebeenattheheartofIndianpolityandpolitics.StartingfromancienttimestoGandhi’speacefulnon-violent strategy that led to independence, to Pt. Nehru’s international strategyand leadershipof thenon-alignedmovement, Indiahasbeenat the forefrontofpeaceadvocacyintheworld.Thefilmthenanalyseshow,despitethisbasicthrust,Indiahashadtobuildupforcefuldefenceparaphernaliaintheformofitsmilitary,weaponryandnuclearcapability.Thefilmarguesthatarmingforself-defenceisnotcontradictory topeace.Thefilmattempts to resolve thisapparentcontradictionbyquotingsaintswhosaythatthestateofpeacecanbeachievedonlywhenallitscitizenarepassionateaboutpeace.
Pather Panchali, directed by Satyajit Ray wasmade in 1955, butmore than 50yearsafteritscompletion,thefilmcontinuestoresonatetodayamongaudiences,filmmakersandcriticsalike.Whatisitaboutthefilmthatallowsforitscontinuingrelevance both in India and abroad? ‘Pather Panchali - A Living Resonance’travelsbacktolocaleswherethecharacterswithinApu’sworldcamealive.WithinterviewsfromRichardAttenbourough,SandipRay,GirishKasaravalliandmanyotheradmirersofSatyajitRaywhotrytointerpretthefilm,whatemergesisthestrugglesthatwentintothemakingofthefilm,thenuancesbehindRay’shumanistinterpretationoftheworldandhisrelentlessdedicationtohisart.
The state of Jammu and Kashmir has seen development percolating in. But thesocialconstructionandconservatismstillremainedamajorobstacletobecrossed.‘PeacetoProsperity:WomenEmpowerment’isthestoryoftheKashmiriwomenwhohasbrokenthesocialrestrictionsandcomeouttoplayarole inthestate’soverall development. Theyhaveexcelled almost all fields includingpolitics, law,security,defence,literatureandhaveeventakenarmsfortheirvillage’sprotection.ThefilmfeaturessomeofthesuccessfulwomenwhoseleadershipanddedicationinspiresmanymoretojoinhandsinthedevelopmentofnotjustJ&K,butthenationas a whole.
The expansion of the railway networks, hydro electric projects andtelecommunications have successfully paved the way for sustained economicdevelopment in JammuandKashmir. Thefilm ‘JammuandKashmir, YouthandDevelopment’stressesontheincreasedroleoftheyoungergenerationinensuringandstrengthening theoveralldevelopmentof the region.Theexpansive railwaynetwork,numeroushydroelectricprojectsandtelecommunicationboomhasledthe area to experience tremendous growth. Themobile revolution in 2003 andthe mushrooming of the cyber cafes are testimonies to advancement throughtechnology.
Distinct fromtherestofthecountry, JammuandKashmirsportsamultifaceted,multicoloured and unique cultural blend. ‘Kasmiriyat & Shrines’ explores thissyncretic culture of Kashmir. The film focuses on Kashmiriyat, which is anamalgamationoffourgreattraditions:JainismofHindus,SufismofIslam,NirvanaofBuddhismandEkOmkarofSikhism.Kashmiriyatsymbolisesreligioustolerance,social harmony and brotherhood. Further, it explores the evolution of differentreligionsinKashmir.KashmirisalsoacentreofSufism,anditsnumerousshrinesofSufisaintsandpoetsattractpeoplefromallfaiths.
English http://goo.gl/7BJN9E
Defence
Peacekeepers
Director:ManishChoudhary
IndiaasamemberofthePeacekeepingforceoftheUN.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2005
PeacekeepingdemonstratestheIndianArmy’sroleasoneofthesignificantUnitedNations peacekeeping force and their commitment towards duty, discipline andprofessionalism. Till date, Indian contingents have gone to places like Kosovo,Cambodia,Lebanon,Sudanandmanyotherdisputedareasandplayedabigroleinthepeacekeepingmissions.Also,Indiahasthelargestaviationcontingent.IndianPeacekeepers havemade sacrifices of the highest order upholding the glorioustraditionsoftheIndianArmy.Indiansoldiers,civilpolice,womencontingentsandmanyotherunitsaredeployedinvariouspartsoftheworldaspartoftheUnitedNationspeacekeepingoperations.
ThefirstpartofthistrilogytracestheoriginofChristianityinIndia. It isbelievedthattherearethreedistinctwaysinwhichChristianitycametoIndia.FirstwassoonafterJesusChrist’sdeathwhenoneofhis12apostles,Thomas,cametothecoastofpresentdayKeralawithamessageofpeaceandaphilosophyoflove.Second,in the 15th centurywith the Europeans, the Dutch, the French and particularlythePortuguese.Thethird, themostrecentandthemostpowerfulwaswiththeBritish. It beganwith themissionarieswho camewith the East India Company,andinthe300hundredyearsthattheyruledIndia, itspreadacrossthecountry.Throughimagesofmonumentsandchurches,thefilmnarratestheintroductionofChristianityintoIndia.
English http://goo.gl/v2MRjn
Plurality
People of PeacePart2:TheMission
Director:JohnDayal
ThepracticeofChristianityinIndia.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:1982
ChristianitywasintroducedtoIndiabyThomastheApostle,whovisitedKeralatospreadthegospelafterthedeathofJesus.ChristianitystartedinSouthIndia,andspreadtoNorthIndiasoonafterwards.AverylivelyChristianculturethrivesintheNorthEastaswell.EventhoughChristiansinIndiadonotshareonecommonculture,it is largely a blend of Indian and European cultures. The Christianmissionariesfoundacceptancebecauseofthesignificantcontributionstheymadeinthefieldsofeducationandhealth.ThefilmusesanumberofimagesofbeautifulchurchesalloverIndia,aswellasscenesfromdaytodaylifeandpracticesofChristiansinIndia.
English http://goo.gl/2qjBXU
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Plurality
People of PeacePart3:TheFusion
Director:JohnDayal
ThecontributionofChristianitytoIndia.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:1982
Thefinalchapterof‘PeopleofPeace’stressesontheexchangeofideasbetweenIndiancultureandChristianvalues.Althougharelativelyyoungreligion,Christianityhascontributedtogrowthandupliftmentofthesociety.Christianscholars,manyof them foreigners, did pioneeringwork recording the demographic diversity ofthecountry.ManyIndiansocialandpoliticalleadersofthefreedomstrugglewereproductsofChristianeducation.Overtheyears,thechurchesinIndiahavebeenindeepintrospectionabouttheirroleincontemporaryIndia,resultinginaconsciousshiftoffocusfromconversiontosocialservice.ThefilmusesanumberofimagesofchurchesalloverIndia,aswellasscenesfromcommonIndianChristianpracticesand weddings.
Thisshortfilmcelebratesthegrowingpopularityofnon-filmmusicinIndiaduringthe nineties, when the music scenario began to change. ‘Pop Music of India’tracesthenewroutethatnon-filmmusicchartedwithindividualstars likeRemoFernandez, Baba Sehgal, Alisha Chinoy, Shweta Shetty, Suchitra Krishnamurthy,andbandssuchas IndusCreedandPulse,allofwhomadedistinctivelydifferentmusicexperimentingwithawidevarietyofstylesandgenres-folk,punk,reggae,bhangra, to rock, rapand jazz.Withcaptivatingmusicvideos toaccompany, theMTVgenerationreadilyrespondedtothismusicpushingthemhighonthecharts,givingfilmmusicastiffrunforitsmoney.
Apartofaseven-partseriesoneminentwomen,‘PrideofIndia-ShamaZaidi’isaportraitofthefilmmaker.ThereisverylittleknownaboutShamaZaididespitehersignificant contributions to the growth of Indian cinema. Art direction, costumedesigning,scriptwriting,direction-ShamaZaidihasbeeninvolvedinallaspectsoffilmmaking.Borninaculturallyrichfamily,Shama’smotherstartedaHindustanitheatregroupin1940.Inspiredbyhermother,Shamapursuedherchosenartformasacareerwhichspannedacross25featurefilms,manyshortfilmsandtelevisiondocumentaries.Thefilmstartswiththeearliestformofcinemaandmotionpicturesand showshowShamaZaidi becamean integral part of the evolutionof IndianCinema.HerassociationwithfilmsbroughtherincontactwitheminentfilmmakerslikeSatyajitRay,ShyamBenegal,M.S.Sathyuandothers.
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Partofaseven-partseriesoneminentwomen,thisfilmisaportraitofthesocialentrepreneurElaBhatt,wholedamovementforsocialjusticeandempowermentof the underprivileged in India. Coming from a family of freedom fighters, Elawas inspiredby the teachingsofMahatmaGandhi.Right fromher collegedays,Ela was inclined towards nation building activities and joined the textile labourassociation.WhenElavisitedIsraelfora3monthconference,theideaoforganisingunderprivilegedwomeninruralareascrystallisedandSEWAwasborn.SEWAhasanintegratedapproachtowardsthedevelopmentofsociety.Two-thirdsofSEWA’smembershipisintheruralareas.ItsactivitiesaredistributedinelevendistrictsofGujarat,fiveotherstatesinIndiaandmanyothercountries.SEWABank,startedbyunderprivilegedwomen,hasaturnoverofRs.100million.
Apartofaseven-partseriesoneminentwomen,‘PrideofIndia-NainaLalKidwai’isaportraitoftheinvestmentbanker.Indiatodayispoisedforchange,withmajorfinancial investmentsbeingrouted in India.Asoneof India’s leading investmentbankers,Nainahasamajorroletoplayinitsgrowth.NainaLalKidwai,currentlyholdsthepositionofGeneralManagerofHSBCGroup in Indiaand isoneoftheleadingIndianbusinesswomen.ShehasbeenrankedinthelistofFortuneGloballistofTopWomeninBusinessandalsoasAsia’smostpowerfulbusinesswoman.Thefilmtracesherevolution,thechallengesshefacedandherachievements.
Apartofaseven-partseriesoneminentwomen,‘PrideofIndia-RituKumar’isaportraitof the fashiondesigner. In the1960sand70s, Indian traditionalartandembroiderywentthrougharenaissanceandreacheditszeal.Contributingtothiswas India’s leading fashion designer Ritu Kumar, who began her career from asmalltwo-tablefactoryinCalcutta.ThefilmchartshercareerasaleadingfashiondesignerofIndia.Hereffortsnotonlycreatedgreateremploymentforourskilledcraftsmen,butalsoput Indiaon themapof theworld’s fashion industry.Todayshe is acknowledged as one of the greatest ambassadors of India’s indigenoustextilesandarts.Hercreationshavebeenhailedasclassicswherethedelicatenessanddetailofthetraditionalcraftshaveseamlesslymergedwiththesimplicityofcontemporarystyle.
Partofaseven-partseriesoneminentwomen, ‘Prideof India-KiranMazumdarShaw’isaportraitofthecorporateleaderandhercontinuousstruggletopioneerand lead thebiotechnology industry in India. ThewomanbehindBiocon - KiranMazumdarShaw,whodreamtofstartingherownbusinesswithjustRs.10,000inhandandadegreeinbrewery,istodaytherichestwomaninIndia.KiranrecognisedthefuturepotentialofthebiotechnologyindustrywhennotmanypeopleinIndiaevenknewaboutit.Shewalkedintoarenasrarelyvisitedbywomen,thatofhigh-endmanufacturing,andpioneeredthemakingandmarketingofasuccessfulbrand,leadingthefieldbysheerdeterminationandgrit.
Partofaseven-partseriesoneminentwomen,‘PrideofIndia-MallikaSarabhai’isaportraitofthiseminentdancer.BasedonMallikaSarabhai’spersonaltestimony,the film traces her journey and growth as an artist whose work andmeans ofartisticexpressionrefusetobestraightjacketed.Herhybriduseofdance,dramaand puppetry not only tests the limit of creative expression, but her constantinvolvement in using art as a pedagogical tool demonstrates how the arts can be used for thewelfareofa community.Her commitment to her art is equallysignificant as her commitment towards sensitising society to the marginalisedcommunitiesbyprovidingrepresentation.
Partofaseven-partseriesoneminentwomen,‘PrideofIndia-ShrutiSharma’isaportraitofa forestofficer.ShrutiSharmahasprotectedmanyhillsand forestsfrompoachers.SheiswellknownforherexemplaryroleinconservationandraisingthestandardsofseveralnationalparksandsanctuariesofIndiatoachieveglobalrecognition.Shehasalsotakenmanyunconventionalinitiativestounderstandtheneeds of local forest dwellers and involved them in forestmanagement. ShrutiSharmahasconvertedmanyachallengeintosteppingstones,ratherthanstumblingblocks,andhassetanexampleformotivatingwomenandmenwhoareconcernedabout theenvironment.Thisfilmshowcases thestrengthandperseveranceofawoman trying to achieve order in the face of constant strife betweenman andnature.
The Film explores the history of the Parsi community, its relationship to theIndianstateandassociationwiththecityofMumbai.ItstrivestounderstandtheZoroastrianfaith,andthephilosophytolive,laughandlove,whichisthebackboneoftheParsiwayoflife,andwhatmakesitsoendearinglyuniqueandbeloved.Asthe community is plaguedwith anxietiesover its dwindlingnumbers, it looks atcurrentdebatesonissuesofinter-faithmarriage.Onthewhole,itisanattempttounderstandacommunitywhichhasalwaysbeennumericallysmall,yet,culturallyandsociallyformidable.
What is Rasa? What meaning does it hold in Indian art and culture? This filmimaginesRasaasanintangibleandasymbolicgesture,markedbyanintangibleandyetdynamicexchangebetweentheaudience,theperformerandpieceofartitself.RasaistheessenceofIndianperformingandvisualarts,derivedfromanaggregateofbalance,order,rhythm,harmonyandsymmetry.Itissaidthatwhenmantouchesrhythmandorder,hehastoucheddivinityitself.ButmanyalsobelieveRasatobearesultofmetamorphosisofobjectsthatsurroundusinoureverydaylives.ThefilmexplorestheconceptofRasainitsentirety.
TravellingthroughthelandsofIndia,withimagesoftheRasamanjaripaintingsanddance,thefilmnarratesthestoryandhistorybehindthesepaintings.Bhanudattacomposed Rasamanjari in the 15th century. This Sanskritwork classifiesNayaksandNayikas according to their temperament and behaviour.Due to its delicateandvividdelineationofthepersonsoftheseNayikasandNayaks,RasamanjarihasdrawntheattentionoftheartistsandpaintersalloverIndia.RasamanjarihighlightstheSringaraRasa,alsoknownastheRasarajaorthesupremeofalltheRasas.
‘Rasayatra’ presents the life andmusic of Mallikarjum BheemarayappaMansur(1910-92). Visualising themusic of themaestro the filmexploresMansur’s loveandpassionformusic.Usinghisinterviewsthefilmtakesusonajourneythroughhis life, starting fromhis love formusic as a child tohis greatest achievements.ExploringIndianclassicalmusicthefilmalsoenterstherealmofthepoeticmeaningofthelyricsandMansurinterpretationsofthose.Filledwithpersonalanecdotesittalksabouthispersonallifeandhowhismusicnevergotaffectedbyit.Thefilmsisa tribute to the music and to the man.
‘Rasikapriya’isacinematicexploration-thecamera’sdesperateattemptto“see”music. The journey becomes a meditation on Indian rock paintings, sculpture,nature and cities and what the camera manages to create is a canvas of vividcalligraphic designs that often allude to poetry and rhythms of Indian classicalmusic.TheterminologyofIndianclassicalmusicliketheKhayalandDhrupadareexamined through this canvas.Theperfect cinematicgesture isperhapscreatedwhenarchitecture,monumentality,pillaredarches,thecurveoftherockcavesorthedropofwaterfallmeetsamusicalmomentandwerealisethatbothabstractionandconcretenesshaveemergedfromgenerationsofinfluences.
English http://goo.gl/QKbgtb
Development
RebuildingthePlayground
Director:AmitabhMunshi
CombatingtheproblemofchildlabourinIndia.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2004
This film is about the concern of child labour,which has always been a part ofIndia’ssocialandnationalconsciousness.Overthelastfewyears,Indiahasmadegreat progress in implementing measures that benefit children. A nation-widecampaign has been launched to sensitise society against the problems of childlabour.Thefilm,throughaseriesofinterviewsofdifferentgovernmentofficialsandNGOrepresentatives,explainstheproblemandtheplansinprogress.TheMinistryofLabour,UNICEF,ILO,SupremeCourtandNGOsdiscussabouttheprogrammestheyhavelaunchedandtheirprogressinvariouspartsofthecountry.Thefilmalsoexplores a few success stories of these programmes.
LadakhandBhutanshareastrongreligiousandspiritualconnection.Althoughveryunlikeintheirclimateandtopography,thecommonlinkisNaroba,theinternalfaithbindingthem.ItwasduringShabdrung’stimethatafriendshipstartedtoflourishbetween Bhutan and Ladakh,which strengthened during Ladakhan KingNeemaNamgyal’s time. Through these interactions, many Bhutanese scholars helpedLadakhrediscovermanyaspectsofBuddhism.Alongwithitaculturalexchangealsotookplacewhereartandliteraturewereexchangedbetweenthetwolands.ManymonasteriesandtempleswerebuiltinLadakhwiththehelpoftheBhutanese.Thefilmtellsthestoryofthereligiousrelationshipthatsharethesamewisdombutyetaredistinctintheirtraits.
‘Renewing India’ is a film on the success stories of alternative and renewableenergy projects that were carried out in different parts of India. Featured aremicrohydro-powerprojectsfromUttarakhand,solarpowerplantsinSunderbans,biomassgasifiers inSunderbans,Kerala,KarnatakaandGujarat,andwindmills inGujaratandMaharashtra.Spanningoverthreedecades,India’srenewableenergyprogrammehastravelledalongwayandhasbeenacatalystofchangeformanyvillages inrural Indiathathavebeen livingwithoutanymodernfacilitiessuchaselectricity orwater. Renewable sources of energy havebeen a success in everysphere-intermsoftechnology,marketsandinnovationsandtodaysmallandbigbusinessesarediscoveringtheeconomicviabilityandpro-environmentnatureoftheseenergysources.
English http://goo.gl/TakRmf
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Environment
ResurgentManas
Director:GautamSaikia
TheresurgenceoftheManasNationalPark.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2010
ManasisaNationalParkandanimalreserveinWesternAssam.Inthelastdecadestwo issues have become critical and have been successfully solved: the re-introductionofendangeredspeciesliketheRhinoortheBengalFlorican,andtheinvolvementof localcommunitiestorestrictandovercomepoaching. ‘ResurgentManas’ presents a dual narrative: on the one hand it provides samples of thevariousspeciesthatarepresentinthePark,whileontheotheritexplainshowthesuccessoftheParkhasbeenpossiblethroughimportantinitiatives.Theresultisadocumentarythatunderlinestheimportanceofasymbioticrelationshipbetweenall living species.
TheGoldenTempleortheHarmandirSahibatAmritsarstandsatthecoreofSikhbeliefsystemandasatestimonytothe600year-oldhistoryofthebirthandevolutionofSikhism.ThefilmlooksatthiscomplexhistoryofaspiritualsectemergingoutoftheconfluenceofHinduismandIslamandit’smetamorphosis intooneofthemostprolificreligionsoftheworldthroughadayinthelifeoftheGoldenTemple.It follows the pre-dawn preparations and cleaning of the temple and the dailyawakeningceremonyatdawntothere-installationoftheGuruGranthSahibinit’schamberat10pm;andinthisdurationexploresthelivesofthepeopleassociatedwiththetemple,diasporicandotherwise.Deeplyembeddedvaluesofspiritualityandselflessserviceplaythemselvesoutintheformofeverydayactivitieslikethelangar.
Reiningasthelargestnetworkofrailnetworkintheworld,theIndianRailwaysepitomizestheeaseofmobilityinmodernIndiawhilstaccentuatingitsflourishingtrade and economy. The film virtually captures the journey through majorcentresalongthevastnetworkofthe IndianRailways,scalingandconnectingtheremotesthavensinthehillstothemostpopulartouristdestinationsinGoa,fromthehistoric fortsofRajasthan to thecosmopolitanheartlandof India inNewDelhi, from the spiritual centres to theglamorous cityofMumbai.Withworld-classamenitiesonboard,therailnetworkadvocatestheexplorationofthecountrybythenewgenerationoftourists.
Thefilmexplores theuniversalityof variousdance forms likeKathak,Flamenco,AmericanTapDance,EuropeanBalletandAustralianBallet.ItfeaturesPadamshreeShovana Narayan as the lead artist. Spanish Flamenco dancer Omayra Amaya,GuitaristPedroCortesfromMiami,SpanishSingerJulioGabber,AustralianBalletdancerStacy,GermanPianistsThomasBartoschandHermanSausen,andFrenchTap dancer Herve Dominique le Goff are featured along with her. Through theperformances,thefilmsuggeststhatthedifferentformsofthesameartcanconveysimilar feelings and emotions. Despite different forms, the common thread ofrhythmandflowgivesdanceauniversalfeel.
‘Rocking theHills’ is a journey into themusical traditionsof the statesofNorthEastIndia.Musicplaysanimportantpartinthesestatesasitrepresentsanaturalharmonyintheculture.AsmuchofthepartsareEnglishspeaking,musicalgenreslikejazz,blues,countryandfolkgetintertwinedandhybridisedwiththelocaltunesandwhatemergesisauniqueIndo-Westerncomposition.ThefilmfeaturesbandslikeSoulmate,GreatSocietyandAbiogenesisandsomeoftheirmusic,whichreflecttheemotionsandconditionsthatpeopleintheNorthEastshare.Theworldrecordforthebiggestguitarensembleisalsofeaturedinthefilm.
English http://goo.gl/ZAckod
Art & Culture
RoohPunjabDi
Director:UmeshBist
ThemusicfromPunjabthatshapesthespiritofitspeople.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2004
‘RoohPunjabdi’ortheessenceofPunjab lies in itsrobustmusicaltraditionandthemultipleformsofsingingandperformancethathavebeenappropriatedandmodifiedbymusicindustriesbothinIndiaandabroad.Buttheessenceandloveformusiclivesineveryhousehold-areasonwhythetraditioncontinuestothrivetoday.TherobustcultureofPunjabanditspeopleisreflectedinitsmusicaltraditions.ThetraditionalPunjabifolkmusicandbhangrahasovertheyearsbeenappropriatedintotechnoandpopaswellBollywoodmusic.Nevertheless,theessenceofPunjablivesoninitsmusicandthelivelynotesthatperpetuallyringintheair.
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Indiacanboastofarichliteratureinitsregionallanguages.‘RootedImagination’isareminderaboutthesewritersandtheircontributiontoliterature.Thewritersfeatured areU. R. Anathamoorthywhowrites in Kannada,MahashwetaDevi inBengali,M.T.VasudevanNairandO.V.VijayaninMalayalam,KrishnaSobtiandNirmalVarmainHindi.Thefilmgivesanaccountoftheirlives,theirwritingsandtheirachievements.Theirworksareexperimentalinnaturetryingtoexposesocialevils. Translations of this literature are happening increasingly, butmuchmoreneedstobedone.Thefilmaddressestheseissueswhileinterviewingtheauthor’scontemporarylivesandconcerns.
Rumi,themysticpoet,wasbornin1207inBalkh,Afghanistan,whichwasthenapartofthePersianEmpire.AmirKhusrauwasbornin1253inPatiali,grewuponthebanksoftheriverGangesandcomposedpoemsofamysticnature.‘RumiinthelandofKhusaru’isbasedonTajjali,aSuficoncertwherePersianandIndiandancers,musiciansandsingersperformintandemwitheachother. TheIndianmusiciansfrom regions of Kashmir, Awadh and Delhi render poems and compositions ofKhusrau,andtheIranianssingthepoemsofRumi.Thefilminter-cutstheconcertwithdetailsfromthelifeofKhusrau,andsimilaritiesbetweenhispoetryandRumi’s.Thefilmalsoextensivelyusesthepoetryofboththemystics.
TheMuslimmystics have always upheld a revered position across the country,particularly for their indispensable impactonvariousmusical traditions in India.While traditionally theMuslimmysticsareassociatedwithSufism, theirculturalinfluence transcends all religious and geographical boundaries. The principlesandvaluesoffindinggod inoneself,asentimentreverberated inprayerswithinHinduism and Buddhism as well, provides an inter-religious umbilical cord tovariation of hybrid sounds that continue to influence of the mystic musicaltraditionsacrossIndia.
ThenameBharatanatyam,aclassicaldancetraditionfromTamilnaduemergesfrombhaava(expression),raga(music),tala(rhythm)andnatya(theater).DeeplyrootedintheBhaktitradition,itwasearlierperformedintemplesbyDevadasis.Thefilmisameditativereflectionwithvisualsandaudioandattemptstoexploreavisuallanguageand formthat resonate theart formand itsability to synthezisemuti-disciplinary forms likemusic, rhythm,msuic andexpression. Thefilmspresentsa holistic view of the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam- the philosophicalaestheticsof theart, its formandstructureaswellas theprocessbywhich thetraditionishandedoverfromateachertoherstudent.
Hindi,a languageemergingfroma1000yearculture,onethatbroughttogethernationsandcontinents,buildbridgesacrossoceansandunitedmillionsofpeople.Perched on a long-standing tradition, Hindi is touching the skies of the future.Spokeninmorethan122countriesacrosstheworld,Hindiisaworldlanguage.ThelanguagehasinfluencedtheentireworldandistaughtinseveraluniversitiesandspreadthroughHindicinemaandmusic.Thefilm‘SanyuktRastraMeinHindi’, isaboutIndia’sdemandtoincludeHindiasanofficiallanguageoftheUnitedNation.The film gives a brief background of the eight International Hindi conferencesthathavebeenheldacrosstheworld,themostrecentoneinNewYork,thathavecelebrated and discussed the importance of the Hindi language.
English http://goo.gl/f6Gcyd
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History
Seeds of Knowledge
Director: Janhavi Prasada
ThesignificantriseofIndiaasaknowledgecentre.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2006
Knowledgeisanessentialpartofcontemporarylifeasithasthepowertocreateprosperityforall.KnowledgebecameaneconomicdriverwiththeITboomin80’sandthe90’sthatledtonewopportunitiesandsawtheemergenceofnewbusinessandenterprises.Thisfilm isabout India’sentry into theglobalknowledgesuperhighwayandthesurprisethatitgenerated.KnowledgeandtheresultantpursuitfordiscoveryandinnovationhasbeenatraditioninIndiansocietyforcenturies,fromthetimesoftheNalandaUniversitytotoday.Thisfilmusesinterviewsofvariousteachersand studentsall across India to locate the continuumof thepursuitofknowledgeinIndia.
English http://goo.gl/dWeAeO
Development
Sewa-BankingonIndianWomen
Director:CharanMann
ThephilosophyandthesuccessofSEWA,thebankcreatedandownedbyunderprivileged women
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2004
InacountrylikeIndia,womenaretheworstvictimsofsocialandeconomiccrisis.Atthesametime,theyareasourceofstrengthfortheirfamily.Theircontributiontothesocietyisimmense,yettheirrecognitionseemsinvisible.SEWA,thebankofunderprivilegedwomenisaprojectbyElaBhattbasedonthenotionthatwomencan sustain themselves through their collective strength. SEWA has an all Indiamembershipofover140,000womenandthebasicgoalofSEWAistoprovidethemwithsocialandeconomicsecurity.DrawinginspirationfromtheGandhianmodelofselfsustenance,SEWAhasemergedasaforcetobereckonedwith.Implementingtransparency,accountabilityandefficiencytodaytheSEWAmodel isadoptedbyother countries as well.
The film traces the origins of the earliest sources of knowledge and science inIndia.‘Shunya’or‘Zero’,asthefilmpointsout,isthegreatestcontributionbytheancient Indianmathematicianstotheconceptonwhichall themodernscientificstudyisbased.Thousandsofyearsago,thesagesandscientistsofIndiaexploredthe realmsofearth,fire,water,air and space.TheUpanishadsand thePuranasrecordedtheadvancedsciencesofherbalmedicine,metallurgy,farmingandyoga.Indianswereknowntobepioneersinastronomy,mathematicsandarchitecture;theageoldmonumentsspreadalloverthecountrythatprovideevidencetothearchitecturalmarvel.‘Shunya’or‘Zero’isthegreatestcontributionbytheancientIndianmathematicians to theworld,which forms thebasis ofmodern scientificstudy.
Considered to be themost iconic Indian garment, the saree goes thousands ofyearsbackinhistory.Init’srelativelyrecentemergenceinternationally,thesareehasbeenapplaudedforit’scelebrationoffemininityandit’sfluidityasacostumethatcanberefashionedtosuitchangingtimes.However,it’sglobalpresenceasanIndiangarmentaloneelidesanunderstandingofthesocio-culturalinflectionsthatrendereachregion’ssaree(withinIndia)withaformidableidentityofit’sown.Thefilmexploressomeoftheseregionalvariationsbytravellingintimeandtotheseregionsandtracingthe lineageofsomeregionalprototypesof thesaree. Italsoraisesconcernsaboutthesurvivaloftraditionalweavesbylookingatthedwindlingnumbersoftraditionalweaversinthefaceoftechnologicalinnovationsandrapidlychangingmarketpreferences.
TheprimaryroleoftheIndianArmedForcesistoprotecttheterritorialintegrityofthecountry,buttheyalsoprovideassistancetothecivilauthorities,whencalledupontodoso,forthemaintenanceof lawandorder,essentialservices,disasterreliefandotherassistance.Thefilm‘SoldiersofPeace’presentstheengagementofthemeninuniformwithcivilians.TheIndianArmedForces,i.e.army,navyandtheairforce,worktogetherasaunitandprovidesignificantcontributionintimesnatural disasters in areas of rescue and evacuationor civil unrest. This film is atributetothededicationanddisciplineoftheIndiandefencepersonnel.
Thefilmmapsthelivesofthreefeministactivistswhosepioneeringinitiativesarechanginglivesofwomenacrossthecountry.VandanaShiva,founderofNavadanyaand an environmentalist and physicist by profession, led themovement againstbiopiracy to protect indigenous knowledge from being misused by Westerncorporations.BeenaSebastian,asocialactivisthelpsthewomenofhercommunitytoleadalifeofdignity.UrvashiButaliastartedthefirstfeministpublishinghouseinIndia-forpublishingstoriesonandforwomen.Inalltheseeffortsliesacommonground-tokeepthestoriesofwomen’sstruggleinIndiaaliveandworktocreateanequitablesocietythatdoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofgender.
India has attractedmany Latin Americans. Octavio Paz, Victoria Ocampo, PabloNerudaandGabrielaMistral,allwereinspiredbytheland,cultureandtraditions.Victoria,NaduraandGabrielaknewIndiathroughTagore.‘SoulConnection’portraysthecultural impactthat IndiahasmadeonthesepersonalitiesandsubsequentlyintheliteratureandcultureoftheLatinAmericancountries.LatinAmericanssawIndiathroughtheseliteraryfigures’writingsandweremystifiedbytheirdepth.ThefilmbringstolifetheIndiathattheysawinthelastcenturywiththeirstoriesandpoetry.
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Sound Check looks at the developing music culture in contemporary India andexplores the exciting Variations of the ‘Indian sound’ emerging from musiciansacross the country; a variety of sounds that are coming together and explodingin India’s contemporarymusic culture,openingavenues for experimentationandhybridizations, plugging India’s tradition of classical and folk music into a globalmusicalideologyandcreatingsoundscapesthatareinternationalandyetIndian.
Sikkimisthelandoforchids.Manyforeignexplorerscarriedthesebeautifulplantswith them,making them immenselypopularallover theworld.ThefilmfollowsMohanPradhan,ayoungorchidcultivatorfromSikkim,whoisstrivingtotaketheIndianorchidindustrytonewheightsintheworld.Mohangrowssomeofthemostrareandexoticvarieties,andexportsthemalloverIndiaandtoothercountries.Because of the efforts of many young and enterprising orchid cultivators likeMohan,theIndianorchidindustryinrecentyearshasgrowninleapsandbounds,contributingsubstantiallytotheglobalorchidindustry.MohanandotherslikehimareonceagainreinforcingtheassociationoftheorchidwithIndia.
Thisfilmshowsthe impact thatanelitesport likegolfhashadonthepeopleofMartinpurva,asmallvillageontheoutskirtsoftheLucknowgolfclub.VijayKumarisaleadingprofessionalgolferhavingwonanumberofnationalandinternationaltrophies.Buthecomes fromapoor familyofMartinpurva.His fatherandunclewerecaddiesatthegolfcourse.Vijaypracticedhisshotsinthevillagestreets.Laterhe too joined the golf course as a caddie andbegan toprovide valuabletips tohisclients.Histalentwassoonrecognisedandtherest ishistory.Vijay’ssuccessis inspiring the youngsters inMartinpurva, a village that has becomeknown forchurning out golfers of repute.
ThisfilmtakesajourneytoKeralawherewomenhavetakenasignificantsteptochangetheir livesforabetterfuture.AmbikaoftheKolengodevillagestudiedinher local village schooltill 15,but today she is thePresidentof the savingsandmicrocreditbankofhervillage.Shewasahousewifeandherhusbandadailywagelabourer.Shealwayswantedtodoherownbusiness,butneverhadthemoneytoinvest.Shejoinedthevillagemicrocreditinitiative,boughtamobilecartwithhelpofaloanandbegantosellcoconuts.Todayshehasrepaidherloanandisearningtheprofits.Sheisnowinapositiontochangethelivesofherchildren.
ThisfilmtravelstoPune,theyouthcapitalofIndia,knownforitscontributionofbright young IT professionals every year.Next to the historic PuneUniversity isthe Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) which developedthePARAM10000, India’s indigenouslydevelopedsupercomputerat1/6of thepricesofothersuchcomputers intheworld.Apart fromUSAandJapan, India isthe only other country to develop a super computer, performing a plethora ofcomplex computations ranging from climate forecasting to genetic algorithms.CDAC envisions a future in which new versions of the super computer will be part ofourdailylives.
This film travels to Mumbai to the Women’s India Trust (WIT) that has madea significant difference in the lives of underprivileged women in MumbaiEstablishedin1968,theWITtrainsdisadvantagedwomeninnursing,catering,toymaking, printing, stitching andmanyother skills that enable them to lead a lifewith independenceanddignity.Orphanedatanearlyage,Vaishaligrewupatachildren’shome.Butafter18,shehadtomoveoutanddecideherfuture.TodaysheisastudentattheWITNursingSchool.ThetrainingwillhelpVaishaliseekjobsatleadinghospitalsinMumbai.LikeVaishali,WITprovidesotherstoowithasecurelivelihood and future.
ThefilmgoesbehindthescenetolocatethemultiplenarrativesandimpulsesthatformtheimpetusforthepublicinstallationbytherenownedartistVivanSundaramat the Victoria Memorial Museum in Calcutta in 1998. Titled ‘Journey towardsFreedom:ModernBengal’theinstallationpresentsBengal’shistoryfrommid19thcenturyundercolonialruletoIndependencein1947.Mixinganumberofdiversestyles,somecontrivedandothersreal,andmanykindsofvoices,visuals,footagefromcinema,excerptsfromtheatre,readingsfrompoems,archivalphotographs,andmusic,thefilmresonatesthediverseandcomplexshapesandspacesthatthepublicarteventhadcreated.Brilliantlyshotandedited,thefilmisdirectedbytheartisthimselfandpresentsawindowintothecomplexworldofconceptualising,creatingandpresentingapublicartevent.
Sufismisoftenconsideredtobethe inner,mysticaldimensionof Islam.Thefilmhighlights themajor Sufi centres in India and depicts Sufism as a religious andmystictraditionofone’sabsolutedevotionandinvolvementwithGod.
Sulh-e-kul explores theallureof themost importantMuslim siteofpilgrimage inSouthAsia,DargahSharif,inAjmer,India.TheshrineisthetomboftheveneratedSufiSaint,KwajhaGharibNawaz(PartonofthePoor).For800years,ithasbeenaplacewherealltypesofpeopleregardlessofreligion,casteorcolour,havegatheredtoask forwishestobegranted.Fromhis roots inmoderndayAfghanistantohisarrival in Ajmer in the 12th Century, it chronicles the journey of Kwajha GharibNawaztoIndiaandtheunifyingeffectthathehasonthousandsofpeople.
SwamiVivekanand’slifewasaperennialexplorationofthetruthaboutmanandhisplaceintheunknowableexpanseoftheUniverse.Deeplyinfluencedbythewritingsof JohnStuartMillandHerbertSpencer,SwamiVivekanandsought to refinehisinherited agnosticism with a deeper understanding of Indian history, it’s epicsand philosophy. The film takes one chronologically through Vivekanand’s questforadeeperunderstandingof India,hiswritingsandthespiritualunderpinningsofhisexpositionsbyputting together rarearchivalphotographs, journalentries,newspaperclippingsandaudio footage. Italsomapssomeof thecontemporarydiscourse around his life and ideals, the work undertaken by the RamakrishnaMission in India as also certain international interventions tomake his writingsmorerelevanttotheworldtoday.
Indiahasbeenoneoftheforemostcentresoflearningandintellectualinquiryintheancientaswellascontemporaryage.TheancientuniversityatNalandainBiharwasdescribedasoneoftheearliestuniversitiesintheworld.Itpropagatedrationalism,scientific search for truth and a rigorous and disciplined inquiry into the natureofbeings.Thefilmclaimsthatthetraditionsofscientificinquiry isbeingcarriedforwardbyIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT),IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)andtheAllIndiaInstituteofMedicalSciences(AIIMS).Theselearningcentresfostercriticalthinkingandemphasiseonresearchgearedtowardssolvingpracticalproblems.
AtraditionalformofmasscommunicationfromMurshidabad,Alkapwasusedtoraise awareness about social injustices and taboos. Today, however, the lack offinancialsupportandinfluencesofpopularcultureisrenderingtheoriginalAlkapalmostextinct.InAlkap,performersonlyhaveanotionoftheplot,whiletheactualperformanceisanimprovisation,inthemannerofItalianCommediadelArte.Theperformersaredividedintotwogroupsthatevokesaverbalargument,andwhenthelimitsoforalexchangeisreached,theplaybeginstoevokeasexualhumour.Traditionallytheplayswereoftenperformedoutsidethejurisdictionareabecauseofthesexualconnotationswithintheplays.Therolesthatmentraditionallyplayedbycrossdressingaswomen,areslowlybeingtakenoverbywomenandtraditionaltunesreplacedbyBengalifilmsongs-renderingtheoriginalAlkapalmostextinct.
‘TheBlueBerets’isafilmabouttheUNPeacekeepersandtheireffortstomaintainpeace in the world. The peace keeping operations have grown in number andcomplexity after theendof the coldwar. Today there is significant governmentinvolvementinsocialconstructionofpeacekeeping.Severalcountriescontributeto this common force. India has been a committed contributor to the UN’speacekeeping efforts around the globe. The countries that contribute to thesemissionsnotonlyhavetocontributeintermsofsoldiersandequipmentbutalsohavetobepoliticallyacceptablebyboththeconflictingparties.ThepresenceofIndianSoldiersinUNmissionsindifferentpartsoftheworldisatestimonyoftheiracceptabilityandprofessionalcompetence.
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ThefilmisavoyagethroughtheIndianCountryside,ajourneyacrossthepulsatinglifeandculturalethosofruralIndia.PostIndependence,ruralIndiahaswitnessedtremendouschangewithnewroads,bridges,railtracksandtransportsystemsthathavebeeninterwovenintoahomogenousunit.Thenewagefarmerisequippedwith modern machines and techniques like tractors, pumps and combinedharvestersthathavehelpedtoincreaseproductivitybyfivetotentimeshigherascomparedtoafewdecadesback.ThefilmobservesthechangesintheIndianrurallifestyle,especiallythelivesofwomen,whohavealsocomealongway-frombeingconfinedwithinthefourwallstotakingchargeofagricultureandworkinginmillsand factories with men.
‘HealingTree’explorestherichbiodiversityofIndiaanditspotentialforhealingpeoplenaturally.India’sgreatbiodiversityhasbeenresponsibleformanytribalcommunitiesusingthenaturalfloraandfaunaformakingmedicines.Placedoutsidethemodernhospitalsandhealthcaresystemofthecountry,thenaturalhealingpotentialofthisbiodiversityhasproven tobeabig success in the commercialmarketaswell andarenowbeingmarketedby thepharmaceutical anddrug companies. ThehealingpropertiesofnaturehasbeenthereasonwhytreesaretheobjectofreverenceinIndiaandoftenequatedwithdivinityinindigenouscultures.
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Portraits
TheIndiaofAndréMalraux
Director:NikhilPadgaonkar
AndréMalrauxlostandfoundhimselfinIndia.
Duration:52minYearofProduction:2002
AndréMalrauxwas a French adventurer, award-winning author, statesman andknownforhisinterestinarchaeology.HecametoIndiaafterhisfather’sdeathandtravelledextensivelythroughIndochinaandChina.HewasonfriendlytermswithPt.JawaharlalNehru. Indianswillrecallthatduring India’sordealAndréMalrauxmadeapublicdeclarationstatingthathewaswillingtogoandfightforBangladesh.Three thousand Frenchmen, among whom senior officers, then immediatelyproposedtofollowhisexample.Thefilmnarratesthe lifeofAndréMalrauxandhisrelationwithIndiathroughinterviews,imagesofoldarchaeologicalitemsandother old footage.
Thefilmlikenstheoceanstoahighwaythatconnectpeople,cultureandcommunities.Newinitiativeshavebeentakentobuildbridgesofco-operationbasedonhistoricalties.TheIndianOceanformstheeasternboundaryoftheAfricancontinentreachingtowardstheMiddleEast,washinguptotheshoresoftheIndiansubcontinent,andfurtherlinkingupwiththeSouthChinaSea.TheIndianOceanisthelifelineoftheworld’stradeandeconomyandhasbeensoformanydecades.Thefilmexploresitsroleinconnectingdiversecultureandtraditionandexchangingtechnologyandideas.Thepresentdaysituationof theshoresandtheocean is furtherexploredin relation to trade and commerce, and the formationof the IndianOceanRimAssociationforregionalco-operation.
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Art & Culture
TheJoyfulRhythmsofaKashmiriWeddingDirector: David Devadas
TheritualsandtraditionsofaKashmirWedding.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2005
ThetypicaltraditionalKashmiriweddingisafunfilledcommunityeventwithlotsofcolour,foodandsinging.Thebrideandgroomgothroughanumberofritualsbeforetheactualweddingthatinvolvefeasts,haircutsandritualbaths.Thesocialand religiouspractices in aKashmir are fascinating. Threegreat religions- Islam,HinduismandBuddhism-havefloweredinKashmirandeachhasabsorbedelementsfromtheother.AtaKashmiriweddingonefindspeoplefromallreligionstakingpartinthecommunityevents.AtraditionalKashmiriweddinginvolvespeoplecomingtogether,eatingfromthesameplatteroffood,preparingthefoodtogether.ThefilmunravelsthesyncreticcultureofKashmiragainstthebackdropoftheweddingofTabishandNaseer.
Thetricolourhostedon15thAugust1947symbolisedthenation’slibertyandgavebirthtoamultiracial,multilingualIndia.Thepartitionresultedinalargepopulationofdisplacedpersonsastheymovedacrossnewbordersleavingtheirhomesbehind.Independencehadadeep impacton themindsofpeople likeDr.A.P. J.AbdulKalam,RitwikGhatak,GovindNihalani,CaptainLakshmiSwaminathanorHarprasadNanda,whowere to shape the futureof India.TheassassinationofGandhiandothertraumasdoggedthebirthofthisnation.Butleadersofhighcalibretaughtthenationself-reliance.ThefilmshowshowIndiastillhasalongwaytogotokeepitspromisestoitscitizens.Itisstillanationinthemaking.
TherewereseveralreasonsfortheriseofnationalisminIndia.Oneofthembeingthetallowgreasedrifleincident.Toloadtherifle,sepoyshadtobitethecartridgeopentoreleasethepowder.Thegreaseusedonthesecartridgesincludedtallow(porkorbeef fat),which isconsideredsacrilegiousbybothHindusandMuslims.The filmprofiles leaders like Rani Lakshmi Bai,Mangal Pandey, Tagore,Gandhi,Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose, among others, and their struggle forfreedomfromtheBritishrulethroughaseriesofoldvideos,recreatedscenesandinterviews.ThoughthereweretraumaticeventslikethepartitionwhichseparatedIndiaandPakistan,Indiaemergedasastrongindependentnationonthemidnightof 14th August 1947.
Afterindependencethecountryfacedascarcityoffoodandbasicamenities.Thecountrywasundergoingatransformation,theIndianeconomicmodelasenvisagedbyNehruwasamixedonewhereprivateenterpriseandstatecapitalexistedsidebyside.ThecurrenteconomicagendaofliberalisationwasfreeingprivateenterpriseandIndiawasbeingviewedasanemerginggiant.Part3of‘TheMakingofaNation’putsforththegrowthofthecountry’seconomypostindependencewhereeconomicreforms brought out the tremendous spirit of adventure and enterprise and helped tocreateoneofthemostdynamiccompetitiveeconomiesandacompassionatesociety.
TheshapingofIndia’sforeignpolicybeganevenbeforeindependence.JawaharlalNehru,thefirstPrimeMinisterofIndia,conceptualisedthedoctrineofPanchsheel:the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence to govern relations between states.Their first formal codification into a treatywas in an agreementbetweenChinaandIndiain1954.ThefilmtravelsbacktoatimewhenIndiawasstillunderBritishrule.Nehru’ssearchforaForeignPolicyconvergedwiththegoalofselfreliance.Hebelievedthatthedevelopmentofthecountrycouldbeassuredonlyiftherewaspeace.AtnoothertimeduringthecontemporaryhistoryofModernIndia,wasoneman’svisionsoinextricablylinkedwiththeshapingofthecountry’sforeignpolicy.
Colourful, vibrant and seeking total participation of its citizens - that is whatIndian democracy is all about. Part 5 of ‘TheMakingof aNation’ highlights themomentousevents thatare themilestonesof Indiandemocracy.Coveringsomeof thesemilestones - the general elections, rise and fall of the Congress party,Nehru’sdeath, thecomingtopowerof theCommunistParty inKerala,coalitionformedbytheJanataParty,andfinally,theEmergencydeclaredbyIndiraGandhi-thefilmunderlinesthatdemocracycannotbetakenforgranted.Mediaasthe4thestateofthecountryisalsodiscussedinthisepisode.Thesheervitalitywithwhichdemocracyispractisedinthecountryisproofthatthisformofgovernancebythepeople,ofthepeopleandforthepeopleisheretostay.
Women and the Nation’ is the saga of Indian women through the ages. Onceoppressed, the freedomstruggleprovidedanopportunity for change.MahatmaGandhi said that unlesswomenactivelyparticipate in the struggle, therewouldbenomeaningforthemovement.Thisepisodeshowsthechangesinthestatusofwomen,frommerecommoditiesandvehiclesforbearingchildrentoindependentlives of dignity. Economic independence has been at the core of the change.Abolitionofchildmarriageandreservationof33%seatsforwomeninPanchayatsandMunicipalityhavebeenmajorstepstoaidtheprocess.SarojiniNaidu,ArunaAsafAli,VijayLakshmiPandit,IndiraGandhi,KiranBedi,ShovanaNarayan,AparnaSen,amongmanyothers,arewomenwhoevokedrespect,aweandadmiration.TheyarethetruesymbolsofemancipationoftheIndianwomen.
‘A Society in Transition’ is about the changes that Indian society has seen in its50yearsofindependence.Manystepsweretakentoensurethatsocialinjusticesare erased and equality is restored: abolition of untouchability and Zamindarisystem, reservation for scheduled castes and tribes,women’s right to property,legalisationofdivorce,etc.OneaffirmativeactionthattriggeredprotestwastheMandalCommissionrecommendationsthatpoliticallylegitimisedcastepolitics.Theembracingofeconomicliberalisationresultedinthegrowthoftelecommunicationsandsatellitetelevision.Globalisationinfluencednewlifestyleswithconsumerismmovingtonewheights.Peoplestartedusingcyberspacetospreadawareness.The50yearsofindependencehasredefinedcivilisationinIndia.
In1913,DadasahebPhalke,thefatherof IndianCinema,becamethefirst Indiantousethemoviecamera,outofwhichwereborncinemabasedonmythologies.Subsequently, the formof Indian cinemamaturedunderBaburaoPainter,D.N.Sarkar andHimanshuRai,who developed a unique narrative style. Followed bylegendsBimalRoy,GuruDutt,RajKapoor,Indiaisnowthelargestfilmproducingcountryintheworld.‘CinemaandtheNation’isaboutthefilmindustrythathasproduced both commercial andmeaningful cinema. Satyajit Ray, Ritwik GhatakandMrinalSencaptureddifferentaspectsofIndia’semotions:traumaofpartition,humanism,societaltransition,etc.Thispersuasiveformofentertainmenthasgonecommercial creatingpersonalitiesand starsandhave reflected themoodof thenation.Butsomewhere,thesefilmshavealsorecordedthemakingofthenation.
‘TheMakingofNation–SecularismandtheNation’isanoverwhelmingfilmaboutthe unity among the people of the nation even though they are from differentcastesandreligions.Secularism,thoughforced,cameaboutafteranunderstandingthattheIndiansocietyrestsandoperatesonan inter-communitynetwork. Indiais a country where not only are the practices of all religions tolerated but allreligionscometogethertocelebrateanumberoffestivalsontheIndiancalendar.Withglobalisation,whereidentitiesarecoalescingwithadesiretocreateaspaceinsociety,Indiaistheonlyplacethat,withalonghistoryofcoexistence,offersanurturingspacetothisfledglingideal.
For50yearsafterindependence,thecountrystruggledwithconflictingeconomicagendas. Massive investment was required for basic infrastructure like ports,airports, power, roads, telecomor urban development. In the final part of ‘TheMakingofaNation’weseethateventhoughagriculture is thebackboneof theeconomy, urbanisation in the 80’s, followed by economic liberalisation in the90’s,drasticallychangedtheprofileofaresurgentIndia.Onthepoliticalfront,thecountryhasbeenplayingameaningfulroleinglobalpeaceanddisarmament.Ithasbeen the voice representing thedeveloping andunderdeveloped countries. Thefilmexplores theeconomic, socialandpoliticaldevelopmentof thecountryandthedevelopmentplansforthefuture,throughaseriesofinterviewsandstatistics.
‘TheMusalman’isaboutthehandwrittenUrdudailypublishedfromChennai,TamilNadu.CateringtoaverysmallUrdureadingpopulation,TheMusalmanispossiblytheonlyhandwrittendaily newspaper in theworld. Thefilm shows thehistoryofthenewspaper,andthepassionthatdrivesthepeoplewhorunit.Establishedin1927byChenabSyedAsmadullahSahib,thenewspaperwastakenoverbyhissonSyedFaisullah.ItispresentlyrunbyFaisullah’sson,SyedArifullah,makingitaheritagethatthefamilyowns.Thefilmalsoconverseswiththecalligraphers,whohavededicated their lives to TheMusalmanbecauseof their love forUrdu andcalligraphy.
‘ThePathofCompassion’depictstheBuddhistheritageofIndiabyvisitingtheancientBuddhistsiteslocatedwithinthecountry.ThestoryofBuddhaanddevelopmentofBuddhismistracedthroughtheseancientartandarchitecturalartefacts.StartingfromsitesinAndhraPradesh,tothetemplesinLadakh,thejourneyofBuddhismtootherpartsoftheworldlikeSriLanka,Myanmar,Indonesia,Thailand,Tibetisalsoshown.ThefilmtakesusthroughthelifeofBuddhaandhispathtoenlightenmentwith the great pilgrimage sites of Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar.Thefilmalsohighlights thepatronageof Kings likeAshoka in thenurturing andspreadingofBuddhism.
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Development
ThePathbreakersPart 1
Director:AnuRadha
Womencommunityleadersandtheirquesttoleadtheoppressedandunderprivileged towards empowerment.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2008
The 1st part of the series ‘Pathbreakers’ profiles three community leaders andtheir quest to lead the oppressed and underprivileged towards a life of sustainable empowerment.Thefilmisanintimatejourneywiththreecommunityleadersandtheirwork.ChewangNorphel,alsohailedas the ‘glacierman,’designedawaterconservationsystemforhiscommunityintheLadakhregiontoprotecthispeoplefromseveredroughtinthesummers.Chandralekhaprotectswomeninhervillagefrom traffickingand sexwork. ShamshadKhanhas takenon thecarpet industryto crusade against child labour andworks for rural development and children’seducation.Underlyingallthreestoriesisacommonmetaphor-ameliorationoftheunderprivileged.
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Empowerment
ThePathbreakersPart 2
Director:NaazishHussainiandSanjayBarnela
Womencommunityleadersandtheirquesttoleadtheoppressedandunderprivileged towards empowerment.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2008
The2ndpartoftheseries‘Pathbreakers’profilesthreewomencommunityleadersand their quest to lead the oppressed and underprivileged towards empowerment. KamlaisIndia’sfirstbarefootsolarengineer.Shehastrainedmenandwomeninhervillagetoconstructlampsandcreateenergywithinthevillageandtherebyrunnightschoolsforeducatingthevillagers.Congress,ayounggirlwhobecametheposterchildforUNICEF,defiedsocialnormstodefendherselfagainstchildmarriage.Vidyainherservicetotheenvironmentmobiliseshercommunitytotakestepstowardsconservationandpreservationofthemountains.Underlyingallthesestories isacommonmetaphor-tomakethelivesoftheunderprivilegedamatterofsustainedimportance.
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Gender
ThePathbreakersPart 3
Director:SrenikSett,SujataSett
Womencommunityleadersandtheirquesttoleadtheoppressedandunderprivileged towards empowerment.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2010
The3rdpartof ‘Pathbreakers’profilesthreewomenwhohavestruggledagainstentrenched social discrimination to create spaces of safety and nurturing forotherwomen.IndraniSinha’sNGOSanlaapworksfortherightsofsexworkersinCalcutta;MoslemaBibibroketheshacklesofclassandcommunitytosetupasmallmatmanufacturing unit providing employment and economic independence forthewomenofhervillage;andMartha,whoinspiteofaverybasiceducation,roseto become the Sarpanch of the village.Using narration and interviewswith theprotagonistsandpeoplearoundthem, thefilmtellsa taleofcourage, fortitude,determinationandsuccessinthefaceofheaviestofodds.
The4thpartof‘ThePathbreakers’showsDashrathManjhi’sdeterminationtocutthehill that separatedhis village from the town,bringingeducation,healthcareandbetter living conditions forhis villagepeople.DoctorsRani andAbhayBangpioneeredaprojectthattookPublicHealthtoanewlevelinthevillageofGadchiroli,inthe interiorsofMaharashtra.ThroughtheirorganisationSEARCH,theireffortsreducedinfantmortalitlyfrom121to39per1000borninthevillage.AhmedandRasoolKhan,brothersandmanagersofKKPlasticsPvt.Ltd.,who,morethanjustproducingplastics,tookastepfurtherbyexperimentingtheuseofpowderedplasticforroadbuilding.Throughtheirinnovation,forthefirsttimeinthecountry,aroadwasconstructedusingplasticasarawmaterialinBengaluru;anotherstepthatwillsavemanylivesfromthehazardsofwasteplastic.
Throughouttime,thelegendofstonesthatlistenedtopeople’ssorrowsandhealedmany,havetravelledacrossLadakh.‘ThePatientStone’isaboutthevalleyofJammu&KashmirandLadakh-afilmtravellingbetweenmyth, legend, factandfiction.Focusing onwhat people remember of contemporary history, the film exploresplaces,historyandculture.Thepeoplespeakoftheirexperienceandthetraumaof1947,intheirownwords,withouttakingsides.Thefilmbringsoutcertainfactsthatattimesshatterlong-heldmythsaboutthelandandpeopleofLadakhandJammu& Kashmir.
‘ASelfPortrait’depictsthechallengesbeforeMuslimwomenwhoarefacedwiththe daunting task of having to break out of the stereotypicalworld view thrustupon thembyoutsiders. Thepurdahhas cast thesewomen in a traditional andrigid framework,where thecloth is seenasabarrier togaining literacyandselfidentity.However,todayMuslimwomenarecomingoutinlargenumberseitherbybuildingmosques,whichresultsinfreedomfromcleric-controlledjammats,orbypropagatingeducationandhealthcare,therebycreatinganewsocialspacewithintheMuslimcommunity.Thescopetoundertakeworkforsocietalbenefitrestsonthesewomenwhoarefacedwiththedualchallengeofbreakinggenderaswellasreligiousstereotypes.
ThisdocumentarywontheprestigiousNationalFilmAwardforthebesteducationalfilm in 2013 in India. President Shri PranabMukharjee gave away this award inaglitteringceremonyon3rdMay2014. It isanawardforanextremelyefficientand precise analysis of the contributions of three renowned scientists in amannerthatnotonlyeducatestoday’sgenerationbutalsoprovidesinsightsintocomplex scientific phenomena in an accessiblemanner. At the turn of the 20thcentury, theworldwaswitnessinga renaissance in theareaofquantumphysicsthrough theworkof great scientists such asMaxPlanck,Albert Einstein, ErnestRutherford of Neils Bohr. Unknown to the world, three Indian scientists werealso making significant contributions to the quantum world with revolutionarydeductions, interpretations and theories. Dr. Satyendra Nath Bose formulatedthe Bose-Einstein Statistics and Bose-Einstein Condensate. Sir C. V. Ramangavetheworld theRamaneffect,Dr.MeghnadSahaproducedanequationthatexplained stellar radiation. The film is a tribute to the three exemplary minds,the significanceofwhose contributions remainsof vital importanceeven today.
‘ShillongChamberChoirandtheLittleHomeSchool’isthestoryofoneman’sattemptto empower his community through music and create a space where childrenwouldbeallowedtogrowirrespectiveoftheirtalentsandskills.NeilNongkynrih’svisiontocreateaschoolforchildreninMeghalayastartedoutasanattempttojustgatherpeoplearoundandplayavarietyofmusic.Butthechoirgraduallydevelopedaunique repertoire.Mozart andBeethovenare intertwinedwith regional tunesfromtheKhasiarea.Alongwiththemusicschool,thereisahomeschoolrunbyNongkynrihwheresixteenchildrenlive,studyandpraytogether.
Theskyandwhatisbeyondhasalwaysfascinatedthehumanmind.Sinceancienttimes,we have been trying to decipher themysteries of outer space.With thecomingofmodernsciencemanyofthesemysterieshavebeensolved.Whilenationsaretryingtogainsuperiorityinspaceformilitarypurposes,Indiahasbeentryingtocreateabetterlifeforitscitizensthroughitssatellitetechnology.‘TheSkyisNotTheLimit’takestheaudienceonajourneyintotheIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO) and the reason behind their success in bringing a billion Indians closerthroughadvancedsatellites.Thesesatelliteshavebeen responsible for changingthecourseofcommunications,weather forecasting,collectionofmeteorologicaldataanditsanalysis.
‘TheSpiritof India’ isamusical journeyencapsulating theunity in the immensediversity of India. Stunning visuals provide glimpses of the diverse landscape,wildlife,history,architecture,placesofworship,music,classicalandfolkdances,lifestyles and achievements, all of which embody the spirit and culture of thenation.
Sikkimisalandofdevotionandfaith.InSikkimreligionisthefountainheadofartandculture.TheLepchasandBhutiasareaboriginaltribesofSikkim.TheLepchasbelievethatdanceandmusicaregiftsfromGodandactasabridgebetweentheearth and the heavens. The Bhutias are responsible for the spread of TibetanBuddhism inSikkim.Thepeopleexhibitextraordinaryskills inwoodcarving.ThevariedandcolourfulmasksthatareessentialfortraditionalBuddhistritualdancesarestunninglybeautifulandintricatelycarved.Metalcraftisanothersectorwhereartisanscombinetheirskillswithreligiousdevoutness.TheHimalayanrangesandthephysicallandscapehaveleftanindeliblemarkonthesocialandreligiouslivesaswellasthepsycheofpeople.ManydesignersandcraftsmenfromSikkimhavefound eminence across the world.
‘TheUnfinished Revolution’ presents the history of theNonAlignedMovement(NAM)thatbroughttogetheragroupofnationstoworkforworldpeace.Part1presentsthepeopleandcircumstancesthatledtothecreationofNAM.Drawinginspirationfromnon-violentmovementsledbyleaderslikeMohandasKaramchandGandhiandNelsonMandela,theNAMgrewrapidlyoveradecadeandwasledbyradicaltheoristsandthoseinsistingonajustworldorder.NAMalsodevelopedaneconomicwingandcalledfordisarmament.Usingarchivalfootage,photographs,clipsfromfictionfilmsandnarration,thefilmpresentsahistoricaloverviewofthetimesthatledtotheemergenceofNAM,itsdevelopmentandgrowth,itsfoundingmember,andtheleadershipprovidedbyIndia.
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TheUnfinishedRevolutionPart 2
Director:SuhasBorker
ThegrowingirrelevanceofNAMdespiteholdingthepreciseidealsnecessaryforworld peace and development.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:1998
‘TheUnfinishedRevolution-Part2’presentsthedisarrayofNAManditsgrowingirrelevancedespiteholdingtheprecise idealsthatarenecessaryforworldpeaceand development. The film discusses the relationship between countries of theNonAlignmentMovement (NAM)and theUnitedNations, the challenges facingtheNAMcountriesandhowtheleadersofthesecountriesaretryingtocopewiththesechallenges.Since1991,whenthecoldwarended,thefutureNAMhasbeenquestionedandaneedtoredefineitsrole,functionandrelevancehasemerged.Thefilminterviewsanumberof Indianandinternational leadersandanalyststofindoutwhatcanpossiblybethefutureofNAM.
The tenets of Buddhism - equality and democracy, universal peace, steadfastloveforalllifeandasecularpracticethatcanhelphumanitytoendsufferinghasattractedfollowersfromallacrosstheworldtoBuddhaandBuddhism.‘TheWayofBuddha’presentsthepopularmythicalstoryofofBuddha’slife-hisbirthasaroyalprince,hisrenunciationofworldlylife,hissearchfortruth,becomingenlightenedand his teachings as the Buddha. The film expands on Buddha’s teachings, theessencebehindhisconceptofthemiddlepath,andhowdirectactionbyhumanscanendmiseryandsufferings.ItisalsoalookatthediversepracticesofBuddhismthatisfollowedindifferentpartsofthecountry.
Liberia,anationscarredby14yearsofbrutalcivilwar,standsatacriticalmomentinitshistoryasitheadsforitsseconddemocraticelectioninOctober,2011.Thiselectionwilldecidethecountry’sfuturecourse-towardspeaceandstabilityorviolenceandchaos.AssistingtheUNpeacekeepingoperationsisaspecialunitfromIndia–anallwomenpolicecontingents.Deployedyearlysince2007,itisthefirstsuchunitofitskind.WilltheIndianpolicewomensucceedintheirmissiontokeepthe peace in Liberia?
‘TheWorldofPeries’converseswiththeSriLankanfilmmakerLesterJamesPerieson his films, his relationship with Satyajit Ray and the laurels he has achieved.Peries,whostartedhiscareerasawriterinthejournal‘Ceylon,’wenttoLondonandmade twoshortfilms that receivedcriticalacclaim.He then returned toSriLanka and startedmaking documentaries andmythological films. He alsomadethefirstSriLankanfeaturefilmtobeacceptedforcompetitionattheprestigiousCannesfilmfestival.InthefilmPeriestalkstothecameraanddiscusseshisfilms,hisrelationshipwithhiscontemporarieslikeSatyajitRay,thetrilogyoffilmshemade,whichisoftencomparedwithRay’sAputrilogy.
‘This is Asia’s Time’ is about India’s relationshipwith the ASEAN countries. The‘LookEast’policyadoptedbyIndiawasamajorstepinbuildingtherelationship.Thecollaborationresulted intransformationof Indiansocietyandeconomy.Thefilmshowshow India’s relationshipwith theASEANcountrieshashelpedall thecountries involved. India servesasamajormarketand the free tradepolicyhashelpedmanySouthAsianenterprisestogrowintheIndianmarket.Indiaprovidesnetworking capabilities to countries like Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia andthese countries, in turn, helps India’s infrastructure development.Major Indiancompanies likeTata,Reliance,AdityaBirlagrouphavesetup industrialplants inthesecountriesandhavealsohelpedCLMVcountriesinthedevelopmentalsector,namelyeducationandagriculture.
Thefilmmapsthediversecultural,geographicalandhistoricallandscapeofIndiathrough the lens of photographerRaghuRai.Utilising the cinematicdevice of aframewithinaframe,thefilmtracesRai’smovementsthroughthedifferentcitiesofIndiaashestandsamidstahumandeluge,tryingtocaptureamomentinhistorythrough his camera, and his attempts to untangle themyriad hues and humanemotions hewitnesses. Using narration, interviewwith Raghu Rai, photographsandreallifethatRaidrawsfrom,thefilmalsouseslocalespecificmusicandsongs.FollowingRaiashetravelsthroughIndiaandcapturinghimasheshoots,thefilmtriestoarticulatethecreativeimpulseoftheartist.
‘Timeless Friendship, Part 1’ traces the evolution of bilateral relations betweenIndiaandAfghanistan-twocountriesthatshareheritage,ideasandhistory.IndiawasruledbyMughalemperors-whocametoIndiaviaAfghanistan-foroverthreehundredyears.Butthesignificanceofthisrelationshipgoesbeyondthenarrativeof imperial conquest.Over the centuries, the cultures and religious identitiesofthe two countries have intermingled and resultantly India nurtured multiplereligionslikeHinduism,Zoroastrianism,Sikhism,BuddhismandIslam.Today,theevidenceofthisrelationshipcanbeobservedinarchitecture,poetryandliterature.Theinteractionbetweenintellectualsandpoetsofthetwocountrieshascreateda fusionof social normsand cultural systems thathaveoutlasted the impactofimperial and colonial manoeuvres.
‘TimelessFriendship -Part III’explores thecontinuing friendshipof Indiaand itsroleinrebuildingAfghanistan.Historicaleventshaveplayedaroleinshapingtheirdestiniesintheirownways.Yet,neithertheinvasionsofcolonialpowersnorinternalupheavals have disturbed the bond between the people of the two countries. Afghan womenhavereceivedtremendoussupportfromIndia,wherewomenholdmajorpositionsinthegovernment.PostTalibanphase,Indiahashelpedrebuildschoolsandhospitals.AlthoughmanyfamilieshadleftAfghanistanduetothedevastationcausedbyconflicts,theyareslowlyreturningandhopetorebuildthecountryandtheirliveswiththesupportoftheiroldestneighbour-India.
‘TransitionTimes’triestounderstandthemyths,dreamsandcrisisofthenewIndiainthenewmillennium.Part1of‘TransitionTimes’takesviewersthroughthemajorcitiessuchasDelhiandCalcutta,andsomevillagesofPunjabandHimachalPradesh,attempting to show how the new and the old are struggling to coexist. A neweconomy,newtechnology,anewdemocracy,environmentalmovements,anewlegalatmosphere,anewcivilsociety-allcomealivethroughsnapshotsofmomentsinthedaytodaylivesofthecommonpeople,aswellasthroughconversationswithafewthinkerslikeAmartyaSen,theeconomist.
‘TransitionTimes’triestounderstandthemyths,dreamsandcrisisofthenewIndiainthenewmillennium.Part2of‘TransitionTimes’travelstodifferentpartsofthecountryhavingcandidinteractionswithpeoplefromurbanareasandhinterlandsof India. The film tries to understand the new Indian: the individuals, youngprofessionals incities,transformationoftheworkculture,growingconsumerismamongst children, the fascination with supermarkets, obsession with glamour,changingpersonalrelationships,theemergenceandstrengtheningofthenuclearfamilyandthedisappearanceofthejointfamily,themulticulturalismoftheurbanspaces,thechangingconceptofbeautyamongwomenandtheglobaldreamoftheyoung.
Indiaisaculturalcollage,anaggregateofdistinctivepartsthathaveevolvedthroughcenturies of interaction and influences. Many such influences have come fromforeignlands,butIndiaassimilatedtheminitscultureandlifestyletoenrichitself.Thefilmbegins its journeyfromtheMughal influence,aculturethatbroughttoIndiaauniquearchitecture,language,musicandcuisine,allofwhichisnowintegralto the Indian identity.BritishandPortuguesecultureshavealsobeensignificantinfluences that India assimilated seamlessly, be it cricket, tea, architecture orlifestyle.This journeyculminates inaninteractionwithtwodistinctcommunitieswhocametoIndiafromelsewherebutbecameapieceoftheglitteringmosaicofIndianculture,yetretainingtheirdistinctidentities-theJewsandParsis.
In the second part of the journey, the film explores common threads that runthroughvariousfestivalsofIndia,inspiteofeachbeingdistinctanddifferent.TheChineseinCalcutta,forinstance,celebratetheirnewyearfollowingtheirtraditionalcustoms, but they also worship the Hindu goddess Kali. Dharamshala is knownto be amicrocosmof Tibetan culturewhere the Tibetan refugees feel free andsecure.ManyinfluenceshaveseepedsodeepintheIndianculturethattheyarebarelyrecognisedasforeign.Thefilmexploressomesuchinfluencesinhistoricalmonuments,clothingandmusic.FinallythefilmhighlightssomeuniqueinitiativesinmusicanddancethatattempttocreatefusionbetweentraditionalIndianformsandthosefromothercultures.TheseinitiativesalsodemonstratetheextraordinaryabilityoftheIndianculturetoacceptnewinfluencesandofferitsowntoothers.
Urdu isnot justany language, it isacompleteculture.Forcenturies ithasbeenthelanguageofsophisticatedliteratureaswellaspopularculture,aroleitislivingtothefullest inmodernIndia.Throughaseriesof interviews,thefilmtracesthejourneyofUrdu incontemporary Indiaas itmeetsthechallengesofasociety,anation and the culture in the throes of transition. It shows howUrdu has gonebeyonditsscriptandistodayfulfillingandextraordinarydestiny-asalanguageofpeace and love.
ThefilmjourneysthroughhistorytotracetheevolutionandtransformationofUrduandlocatesitscontributiontothesocialpolityinIndia.ThefilmisanodetoUrduandtheIndiancultureassociatedwithit.Afterbeingborn,UrduwasnourishedwithotherIndianlanguagesandmaturedintoanarticulationofmodernidiomsthroughbeautifulpoeticexpressions.Thefilmtells thestoryof fusionofcultures,music,architecture and lifestyles. During the Indian freedom struggle, Urdu played acrucialroleasalanguageofprotestandresistancethroughtheworkmanyfamouspoetsandwriters.ThefilmtracesthisjourneyofUrdu,illustratingitscontributiontotheculturalandpoliticallifeofIndia.
The treehasalwaysbeenan importantpartof the Indian traditionand culture.‘Vanashree-TheLivingTree’reflectsavitalemblemintheIndiantradition,markedbyasymbioticrelationshipbetweenmanandnature.India’shistory,religionandcultureisrepletewithstoriesofnatureandanimalwelfare.DatingbacktotheeraofKrishna,peopleassociatednatureasgodswhoprovidedfoodandshelter,wheretheVana,orthetrees,wereapartoflifestyle;ortheKalpavriksha,amythological,wish-fulfilling divine tree, along with the kamadhenu, or ‘wish-granting cow’.Withinthiscontext,thefilmtriestounderstandthewayoflifeoftribalgroupsintheAndamanandNicobarislandswheretheislandersliveinharmonywithnature.Eventhoughstereotypedasbarbarians,thesecommunitieshighlightthegrowingneedforconservationofnatureonwhichsurvivalofmankindisbased.
English http://goo.gl/55ZEoMSpanish http://goo.gl/M88IlP
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Vibrant Colours
Director:VivekVerma
ThehistoryoftheIndianpublishingindustry.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2010
‘Vibrant Colours’ traces the journey of the Indian publishing industry. The filmprovidesavividpictureofitsscale,variety,creativityandtheuseofstate-of-the-arttechnologies.India’suniquecombinationoflowcostsandhigh-endskillsismakingit the preferred destination for some of the world’s largest publishing houses.India has a powerful presence in the global publishing sector for its sheer size,rapidgrowthand immensediversity in termsof languages, readers,writersandpublishers.Employingabout1.3millionpeople,thisindustryisalreadythirdlargestin the world. ‘Vibrant Colours’ traces the genesis of Indian publishing industrythroughancient,medievalandcolonialperiods,tothepresenttimes.
English http://goo.gl/Qjfb5P
InternationalRelations
Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTreeVolume 1 : Cultures of India & Vietnam
‘Vietnam-India Friendship Tree’ is a series on the India-Vietnamese friendship,exploringthesimilaritiesofthetwocountries,intermsoftheirhistory,culture,faithand beliefs. Volume 1 of ‘Cultures of India and Vietnam’ emphasises the rich cultural heritageofbothnations.ThefilmexploresthesimilarityofartformslikethetemplearchitectureofIndiaandVietnam,andtheBuddhistpagodas.ArchaeologistshaveexcavatedornamentsofIndianoriginandrelicsbearinginfluenceofHinduismandBuddhism.Thisfilmlookscloselyintothe2000yearsoldfriendship,whichstartedwiththemeetingofmindsanddevelopedintoacommonformofbelief.
English http://goo.gl/0iG5hl
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Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTreeVolume 2: Cultures of India & Vietnam
‘Vietnam-India Friendship Tree’ is a series on the India-Vietnamese friendship,exploring the similaritiesof the twocountries, in termsof theirhistory, culture,faithandbeliefs.Volume2of‘CulturesofIndia&Vietnam’analysesthechangesinVietnam,with the comingof various faiths andbeliefs. Thefilmvisits severalancienttemples,mosquesandstupasinVietnamhighlightingthechangeinartandarchitecture,itsimpactonthewayoflifeandworkonpeoplecenturiesago,afterHinduism,IslamandBuddhismspreadtoVietnam.
Vietnam-India Friendship Tree’ is a series on the Indo-Vietnamese friendship,exploring the similaritiesof the twocountries, in termsof theirhistory, culture,faithandbeliefs.‘TheStruggleforNationalLiberation,Volume-3’,delvesdeeperintotheissueofcolonisationofthetwonations.Thefilmexaminesthereasonsforthe failureof internalaffairsof IndiawhentheBritish tookover, simultaneouslycomparing it with the failure of the feudal lords in Vietnam when the northern part ofVietnamwasoccupiedby the French army. It also highlights the role offreedomfightersofthetwonations,whofoughtfortheircountry’sindependence,tirelessly.
‘Vietnam-India friendship Tree’ is a series on the India-Vietnamese friendship,exploring the similaritiesof the twocountries, in termsof theirhistory, culture,faithandbeliefs. ‘StruggleandVictory’highlightsthestruggleoftheVietnamesepeopleagainst theFrench rule.Through rarefile footage, thefilmgivesa senseof the struggle of the Vietnamese people. During the Southern resistance against Frenchcolonialism,NehruandGandhiprovidedsignificantsupport,whichextendedtothetimewhenAmericanforcesattackedVietnam.ManydemonstrationswereheldinCalcuttabytheCommunistPartyofIndia,andtheslogan“Vietnam–TomarNaam,AmarNaam”(Vietnam–YourName,MyName)becameahouseholdslogan.ThefilmalsoshowshowthewarmrelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesbecameimportantfortheNonAlignedMovement.
‘Vietnam-India friendship Tree’ is a series on the India-Vietnamese friendship,exploring the similaritiesof the twocountries, in termsof theirhistory, culture,faith and beliefs. In September 1976, Vietnam officially became a member ofthe Non Alignedmovement. Themeeting between PrimeMinisters of the twocountriesonceagainconfirmedtherelationsofsolidarityandloyaltybetweenthetwocountries,whichwasestablishedbyHoChiMinhandPt.JawaharlalNehru.Thefilmalsodepictsthetraderelationsbetweenthetwonations,whicharehelpingboth nations to develop. Both countries have expanded co-operation in variousfieldsofdevelopment like information technology,education,economy,culture,scienceetc.Bothcountriesalsoshareviewsonregionalandinternationalissues.
Thefinalpartoftheseries,thisfilmbringsoutthebenefitsofmutualco-operationbetween India andVietnam in thefields of agriculture, science and technology,trade and commerce that have maximised the potential of the friendship. Thefilm also evaluates the economic development due to such co-operation andpresentsanumberofvisitsandmeetingsbetweenpoliticiansandofficialsthathavestrengthenedeconomicandpoliticalrelationshipbetweenthetwonations.IndiaissupportingVietnambyprovidingtechnologyandfunds.Thefilmalsotalksaboutthe futureof this friendshipbetweenthetwocountriesandhowover theyearsIndiahasalwayssupportedVietnam,evenduringthetimeofwar.
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Development
WateringtheGrassroots
Director:VibhuKashyapR.Sarada
Changeintheruraleconomycatalysedbymicrofinancing.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2009
‘Watering the Grassroots’ tells the story of howmicro financing has played animportantroleinbringingaboutsignificantchangesintheruraleconomyofIndia,leading to financial prosperity for many marginalised, especially rural women,acrossthecountry.Microfinancinghasbeenakeyconceptbehindruralbankingand for providing rural India with the benefits of a credit system. Increasingly,womenareusingmicrofinancingtodevelopbusinesssolutionsandsolveproblemsoffinancialcrisis.Thedocumentarycoversagroupofwomenfromdifferentpartsofthecountrywhohavefacedhardshipsandtodaymakeuseofmicrofinancingtochangetheircircumstancesforabetterfuture.
‘WinningaFuture’isadocumentaryonNepal.Itisanationofrichculturalheritageand traditions. Part 1 of the film portrays the political, cultural, religious andeconomictiesthat IndiaandNepalhavesharedforcenturies. Inmythology,SitawasborninNepal;sowastheBuddha.Gorkhasoldiers,aprideoftheIndianArmy,hailfromthehilltribesofNepal.Nepalinvestssignificantlyoneducation,thustherise in its literacy level.Althoughurbanisation isgrowing,80%of thepopulationliveinruralareasandaredependentonagricultureandcattle.Nepalhasbecomeanattractivetouristdestinationaswell.Thefilmcapturestheessenceofthestrongfriendship between India and Nepal.
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Winning a futurePart 2
Director: Arun Kumar
IrrigationprojectsthathaveharnessedprosperityinNepal,BhutanandHimalayanstates of India.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:2005
Part2of thefilm ison irrigationprojectsontheHimalayanrivers.Nepal’s threemajor riversystems,Kosi,GandakiandKarnalialongwithMahakalihavecausedmisery through erosion in the hills and siltation in the plains. Dams built forhydroelectricpowerprojectshelpedtoanextentandprovided irrigationtovastareas,increasingtheagriculturalproduce.Thefilmportrayshowproperlyplannedprojectscanchangethesituationandhelpbuildabetterfuture,throughthesuccessstoriesofhydroelectricpowerprojects fromBhutan.Thecountryhasprosperedinmany aspects, including education and resourcemobilisation because of theelectricity.ThefilmsuggestshowsimilarprojectsintheGangesrivercouldhelptosolveproblemsoffloodsanddroughtsintheGangeticplains.
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Gender
Women Entrepreneurs
Director:MadhureetaAnand
Some women entrepreneurs who have carved a niche for themselves in the male dominated corporate world.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2006
Indianwomenhavecomea longwaysince thecountryachieved independence.Withintheprocessofnationbuilding,womenhavehadtoundertakea longandarduoustasktogarnerrespectandequalrightswithinthedeeprootedtraditionsoftheIndiansociety.‘WomenEntrepreneurs’exploresthelivesofsuchwomenwhohaverisentothischallengeinthemaledominatedcorporateworld.Balancingworkandfamily,womenentrepreneurstodayaccount for threepercentof theseniorpositionsintheIndianprivatesector,fromnoneatthetimeofindependence.
ThefilmintroducesaudiencestothevastsubjectofYoga.MillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldtodaypracticesomeformofYogaandthisFilmexplorestheoriginsofYoga, its development and practices its integration across religions in India, thescience behind it and its successful spread all over the world. It demonstrates how Yogacanbecomprehensivesetoftoolsforlife,forrealigningone’smindandbodyin equilibrium and for accessing a higher sense of consciousness and awareness.
Name of Documentary Year Duration Shorter YouTube link
1 1000 feet of hope 2011 25 Minutes http://goo.gl/2OzTPc2 A Brush with Life 2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/5J4wyf3 A La Cart (Food in the Street of India) 2009 29 Minutes http://goo.gl/NSK1bO4 A Land, Strangely Familiar 2013 50 Minutes http://goo.gl/qVubQN5 A Nation Celebrates 1994 28 Minutes http://goo.gl/jg42PC6 A River’s Story: The Quest for
Brahmaputra 1998 55 Minutes http://goo.gl/zY6oKm
7 A World of Beauty and Grace: Islamic Architecture of India
2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/aZeObA
8 Abiding Grace: Glimpses of the North East
1999 55 Minutes http://goo.gl/EAXd5V
9 An Indian Symphony 2011 26 minutes http://goo.gl/N9NY6e10 An Indivisible Unity: A film on Indian
Muslims Part 1 2005 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/PAQYRK
11 An Indivisible Unity: A film on Indian Muslims Part 2
2005 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/1JsvHk
12 An Indivisible Unity: A film on Indian Muslims Part 3
2005 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/e4euAP
13 Bandhan 2011 26 Minutes http://goo.gl/SazJE414 Beyond Chicken Tikka Masala 2013 26 minutes http://goo.gl/s5ZLSC15 Blending Borders: Africa India Forum
Summit-II 2012 29 Minutes http://goo.gl/vr5z6T
16 Bridges of Friendship 2002 26 Minutes http://goo.gl/ul1E7R17 Bridging the Gap between India and
18 CityScapes: Chandigarh 1998 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/IoPKfP 19 CityScapes: Lucknow 1999 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/jFk9Th 20 Connecting Hearts: India’s Pan Africa
E-Network2011 9 Minutes http://goo.gl/p6pTM8
21 Dharma: The Path of Righteousness Part 1
2009 22 Minutes http://goo.gl/4r0bv0
22 Dharma: The Path of Righteousness Part 2
2009 21 Minutes http://goo.gl/4r0bv0
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Sl. Name of Documentary Year Duration Shorter YouTube link
23 Echoes From The Past 2000 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/ciCgdt 24 Expressions in Harmony 2012 9 Minutes http://goo.gl/8UmWmQ25 Faith Revisited 2011 26 Minutes http://goo.gl/BPxeFc26 Fragrance of Love 1998 60 Minutes http://goo.gl/9OFAJO 27 Gandhi Lives 2013 52 Minutes http://goo.gl/N5rxsr28 Green Signals: The Environment
in India 2005 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/QVpJAK
29 Harmony Fest 2013 45 Minutes http://goo.gl/44VSNz30 Hello India 2013 45 Minutes http://goo.gl/c3iuI831 Her Own Sky 2000 27 Minutes http://goo.gl/jDwHjC 32 Homing Pigeons 2003 31 Minutes http://goo.gl/ztqPwg33 Humsaye-Two Nations, Two
Neighbours 2010 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/vTF0jd
34 India 2.0: Towards a Networked Nation
2011 24 minutes http://goo.gl/ZuHq2Q
35 India by Choice 2010 29 Minutes http://goo.gl/n5MZVg36 India In Space 1997 56Minutes http://goo.gl/M8zLP137 India: The Cyber Frontiers (Pt.I) 2000 26 Minutes http://goo.gl/eZII5h 38 India: The Cyber Frontiers (Pt.II) 2000 24 Minutes http://goo.gl/xUM8Ru 39 India: The Cyber Frontiers (Pt.III) 2000 25 Minutes http://goo.gl/1LvhpG 40 Indian Democracy Spreads its
Wings 2001 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/uwnSQ2
41 Indian Nobel Laureates 1998 31 Minutes http://goo.gl/6TxQPB 42 Integral India: Guru Lama 2005 4 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk43 Integral India: A Perfect Harmony 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk44 Integral India: Apostle of Peace 2005 4 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk45 Integral India: Twin Villages 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk46 Integral India: Divine Music 2005 3 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk47 Integral India: Game for the Brave 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk48 Integral India: Perfect Strokes 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk
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49 Integral India: Prayers in Stone 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk50 Integral India: The Cosmopolitan
Haven2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk
51 Integral India: The Legend of Sohni Mahiwal
2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk
52 Integral India: The Pashmina Story 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk53 Integral India: The Gastronomical
Journey 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk
54 Integral India: In Search of Shiva 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk55 Integral India: Sublime Art 2005 4 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk56 Integral India: A Last Harmony 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/6OY7nk57 Integral India: Dardpura… A
Village of Pain 2005 6 Minutes http://goo.gl/hAxInI
58 Integral India: Invisible Lines 2005 6 Minutes http://goo.gl/hAxInI59 Integral India: Of Rights and
Wrong2005 6 Minutes http://goo.gl/hAxInI
60 Integral India: Hamlavar Khabardar
2005 6 Minutes http://goo.gl/hAxInI
61 Integral India: Iron Butterflies 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/hAxInI62 Integral India: Four Days in 1947 2005 6 Minutes http://goo.gl/hAxInI63 Integral India: Peace for
Development2005 6 Minutes http://goo.gl/hAxInI
64 Integral India: Accession 2005 6 Minutes http://goo.gl/hAxInI65 Integral India: Healing Touch 2005 6 Minutes http://goo.gl/hAxInI66 Islam In India – A Fusion of
67 Islam In India - A Fusion of Cultures (Part II)
1994 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/g6KnyI
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72 Ladakh - A Cradle of Buddhism 2006 9 Minutes http://goo.gl/w7HOxE73 Land Of Buddha 2000 60 Minutes http://goo.gl/p42FPU74 Life Encoded Biotechnology: The
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75 Living Stories: Story telling traditions of India
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76 Love Song of the world 2010 26minutes http://goo.gl/TMRJza77 Made in Bollywood 2002 25 Minutes http://goo.gl/7lMJ1778 Medieval Marvels 2011 25 Minutes http://goo.gl/CRcjfG79 Modern Spaces Indian Light 2011 26 Minutes http://goo.gl/FVzsE780 Mrinalini Sarabhai: The Artist and
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81 Nectar In Stone 2005 56 Minutes http://goo.gl/ENuXyV82 Nisbat… Connection 1999 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/gmUciM 83 No problem! 6 months with the
85 Of Melodies Divine 1999 29 Minutes http://goo.gl/wtxXlP 86 PeaceKeepers 2005 28Minutes http://goo.gl/Zr61a587 Pride of India – Ela Bhatt 2002 24 Minutes http://goo.gl/pbjIuu88 Pride of India – Kiran Mazumdar
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89 Pride of India – Mallika Sarabhai 2003 24 Minutes http://goo.gl/Tp6eFB90 Pride of India – Naina Lal Kidwai 2002 23 Minutes http://goo.gl/VgQzDG91 Pride of India – Ritu Kumar 2003 24 Minutes http://goo.gl/2DBzrx
92 Pride of India – Shama Zaidi 2003 23 Minutes http://goo.gl/Wd3coZ
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103 Sewa: Banking on Indian Women 2004 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/AwHV4X 104 Six Yards of Grace: The
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105 Steps and Strides: A Silent White Revolution – Baroda
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120 The Making of A Nation Part 3: The Economic Agenda
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122 The Making of A Nation Part 5: Democracy in Action
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123 The Making of A Nation Part 6: Women and the Nation
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124 The Making of A Nation Part 7: A Society in Transition
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125 The Making of A Nation Part 8: Cinema and the Nation
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126 The Making of A Nation Part 9: Secularism and the Nation
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127 The Making of A Nation Part 10: Agenda for the Future
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128 The Musalman: Preservation of a Dream
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131 The Treasure in the Snow : A Film on Sikkim
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135 Timeless Friendship Part 2 2004 28 Minutes http://goo.gl/FKCxQM
136 Timeless Friendship Part 3 2004 28 Minutes http://goo.gl/Q7bsNy
137 Triveni: Where Rivers Meet Part 1 2002 23 Minutes http://goo.gl/Td3h9a
138 Triveni: Where Rivers Meet Part 2 2002 23 Minutes http://goo.gl/txK4L4