documentary films catalogue 2015
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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
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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.
Arabic http://goo.gl/2OzTPcEnglish http://goo.gl/HggyVzFrench http://goo.gl/e4JVvBPortuguese http://goo.gl/TlXDfPRussian http://goo.gl/IqNsnESpanish http://goo.gl/XZ0sqh
InternationalRelations
ABridgeOverTimeAfilmontheMekong-Gangaco-operation,Part1
Director: Archana Kapoor
AnexplorationofculturalandhistoricaltiesbetweenIndiaandcountriesalongtheMekongriver.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2001
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
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InternationalRelations
ABridgeOverTimeAfilmontheMekong-Gangaco-operation,Part2
Director: Archana Kapoor
AnexplorationofculturalandhistoricaltiesbetweenIndiaandcountriesalongtheMekongriver.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2001
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.
English http://goo.gl/hz32Kp
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History
AFragmentofHistory
Director:UmaChakravarti
AreconstructedbiographyofSubhalakshmi’sstruggleagainstdeepprejudiceandpersonalchallengestoparticipateinIndia’sfreedomstruggle,onlytobeforgotten.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2009
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.
English http://goo.gl/m7Whn5
Art & Culture
ABrushwithLife
Director: Sujata Kulshreshtha
SatishGujral-anartistofunparalleledtalentandmanofimmensefortitude.
Duration:32minYearofProduction:2011
‘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.
Arabic http://goo.gl/5J4wyfEnglish http://goo.gl/GwFAhtFrench http://goo.gl/btzJ61Portuguese http://goo.gl/q9iiJBRussian http://goo.gl/WejPXiSpanish http://goo.gl/lRbW4E
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InternationalRelations
AJourneytoanAncientlandRoadtoMyanmar
Director:GautamBora
AjourneytotheancientlandofMyanmar.
Duration:51minYearofProduction:2002
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/Gh3PRt
Culture&Lifestyle
A La Cart!!!Food in the Streets of India
Director: Pria Ahluwalia
AjourneythroughfourIndiancitiestosearchforthemostauthenticstreetfoodexperience.
TheIndianculinaryexperiencehasbeendiversifiedandmodifiedtoalargeextentowingtothewavesofmigration,climateandthetastesofthelocalpopulation.Asaresult,Indianfoodingeneral,andstreetfoodinparticular,drawsinspirationfrommultiplesourcesbutalwaysreflectslocaltastes.Hugelypopular,veryaffordable,andwonderfullydelicious,Indianstreetfoodhascometorepresentaremarkableinnovationandadaptationtothechangingtimes.FromMumbaitoDelhitoLucknowandKolkata-thefilmtravelsthroughthesheersize,varietyandnuanceswithintheIndianfoodpaletteseenthroughtheeyesoffourcelebrities,whotakethevieweronanintimateculinaryexplorationofthestreetfoodtheyloveintheircities.
Arabic http://goo.gl/NSK1bOEnglish http://goo.gl/g9TST2French http://goo.gl/BAh9XPPortuguese http://goo.gl/536ymRRussian http://goo.gl/YlSqITSpanish http://goo.gl/gzIrbR
Duration:29minYearofProduction:2009
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Gender
ANationCelebrates
Director: Kabir Khan
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.
Arabic http://goo.gl/jg42PC Portuguesehttp://goo.gl/9lvKZPEnglish http://goo.gl/IvxGnh Pushto http://goo.gl/YGd2TkGerman http://goo.gl/3DPGqw Russianhttp://goo.gl/UUV1rcJapanese http://goo.gl/NwIwdf Spanish http://goo.gl/52lLyQPersian http://goo.gl/nwxAv7
ALand,StrangelyFamiliar
Director:AparnaSanyal
DifferentcontoursofIndo-Nepalrelationship
Duration:50minYearofProduction:2013
Thisfilmisanexpressionofthefilmmaker’sexperiencesasshetravelsextensivelythroughthecountryofNepalandfindsstoriesof its relationshipwith India thatgobeyondtheboundariesofhistory,politicsandgeography.Basedonthevibrantrelationshipbetweenthetwocountries,theFilmisaculturaltoolthatstrivestoevokeawarenessagainstpreconceivednotionsand support thedevelopmentofinter-culturalempathyandcross-borderexchange.
Arabic http://goo.gl/qVubQNSpanish http://goo.gl/pXn65JFrench http://goo.gl/5sNX8NEnglish http://goo.gl/nW8DLl
InternationalRelations
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InternationalRelations
A People’s ProjectAfilmonIBSA
Director: Archana Kapoor
ThegrowingrelationshipbetweenIndia,BrazilandSouthAfrica.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2010
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/5lHVIR
Development
APerfectBlendTeafromtheEasternHimalayas
Director:AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee
AvisualessayonthecelebratedteafromDarjeelingandAssam.
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/XVOaMS
Duration:12minYearofProduction:2010
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Environment
ARiveranditsValley
Director:JahnuBarua
ThemyriadculturesandlivelihoodsystemsthathaveevolvedinthevalleyscarvedoutbytheriverBrahmaputra.
Duration:14minYearofProduction:1998
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.
TiesbetweenIndiaandtheRepublicofKorea
Duration:15minYearofProduction:2013
English http://goo.gl/w8arJt
InternationalRelations
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Environment
ARiver’sStoryTheQuestfortheBrahmaputra
Director:JahnuBarua
ThestoryofthelargestriverinIndia,theBrahmaputra,andthelivesthatflourishedandperishedalongitsshores.
Duration:55minYearofProduction:1998
‘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
History
AShortHistoryofIndianSpices
Director:ShantanuDey
Indianspices-forwhichbattleshavebeenfought,voyageshavesetsailandhistorywritten.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2008
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.
English http://goo.gl/DBCYlB
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Democracy
ATaleofTwoCities-MumbaiandBombayDirector:SarojSatyanarayan
Ataleofthemultiplecitieswithinacity-themultitudeofpeopleandtheirstories,andthemanyprivatehistoriesthatmakeupthecityofMumbai.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:2007
ThelayersofhistoryandmultiplicityofpeopleresidinginMumbaiisastounding.Butwhattheyhaveincommonwitheachotherisarestlessnessandasinglemindedpursuittomakeitbig.‘ATaleofTwoCities-MumbaiandBombay’isadiscoverythroughlanguages,kinshipstructures,culturesofthediversityandconsciousnessofaMumbaidweller.Thecityhasthedensestrailwaynetwork,withmorethan6millionpeoplecommutingeveryday.MumbaiportisthebusiestandlargestinIndiawithover40%ofthemaritimetradepassingfromthisdockalone.Mumbaiofferssomethingneweverytimeonelooksoutofthewindow.
English http://goo.gl/1jtb9w
History
AWorldofBeautyandGraceIslamic Architecture of India
Director:BenoyK.Behl
ThevariationsinIndo-Islamicarchitecturevis-a-visvariationsinrulers,regionsandtimes.
Duration:32minYearofProduction:2011
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
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Plurality
Aao Hajj Karen
Director:MazahirRahim
AfictionalapproachtospreadawarenessabouttheHajjandthecorrectwaystobehavebefore,duringandaftertheHajj.
Duration:82minYearofProduction:1980
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.
English http://goo.gl/nreknn
Culture&Lifestyle
AbidingGraceGlimpsesoftheNorthEast
Director:GautamBora
Exploringtheculture,landscapeandhistoryoftheNorthEasternstatesofIndia.
Duration:55minYearofProduction:1999
‘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.
Arabic http://goo.gl/EAXd5VEnglish http://goo.gl/d53WGUFrench http://goo.gl/pKjv1cPortuguese http://goo.gl/pVHI4VRussian http://goo.gl/JFFe6xSpanish http://goo.gl/E1Y0DS
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Portraits
Adoor:AJourneyinFrames
Director:RajivMehrotra
ChronologicallypresentsglimpsesfromthefilmsthatAdoorGopalakrishnadirected.
Duration:31minYearofProduction:1999
‘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
Gender Gender
Adya-Unbounded
Director: Aradhana Kohli and Sabia Khan
TheupbringingofIndianwomenandtheexpectationslaiduponthembysocietyand themselves.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:1999
‘Adya–Unbounded’isafilmabouttheadvancementofwomenintheIndiansociety.ThefilmhasinterviewswithsuccessfulIndianwomenlikeKiranBediandShabanaAzmi,whotalkaboutthestrength,courageanddepthoftheIndianwoman.Thefilmtalksaboutthedifferentrolesofmother,sister,aunt,etc.,thatawomanhastoplay,abouttheexpectationslaiduponthembysocietyandtheexpectationstheylayuponthemselves.Indianwomenhavebeenleadingthecountryintherecentpastandhaveprovedthemselvesinallwalksoflife.However,thefilmalsopointsout,thatthebalancebetweenthemaleandfemaleisalsoimportant,becauseeachisimperativefortheothertoexist,togrow,tobecomecomplementaryhalvesofa whole.
English http://goo.gl/508h1j
French http://goo.gl/WTbeqd
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Development
Agriculture FirstAchievementsinAgriculturalSciencesandTechnologyinIndia
Director:Mohi-Ud-DinMirza
Thehistoryofaccomplishmentthroughtheuseoftechnologyinmeetingfoodsecurity.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:1989
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/7fwJYE
Development
AnIndianSymphony
Director: Yasmin Kidwai
ThestoryofIndia’seconomicprogressanditseffectsonthenation.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2011
‘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.
Arabic http://goo.gl/N9NY6eEnglish http://goo.gl/uDLfMyFrench http://goo.gl/yMbcDpPortuguese http://goo.gl/oofuAQSpanish http://goo.gl/iETQNF
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Plurality
AnIndivisibleUnityPart 1
Director:TarunMathur
Athree-partseriesonthevaluablecontributionofIndianMuslimsinbuildingthefoundationofasecularIndia.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2005
SincethearrivalofIslaminIndiawithinahundredyearsofitsinception,HindusandMuslimscoexistedforcenturies.Butbothsuffereddevastatinghardshipsduringthepartitionofthecountry,thattookdecadestoheal.Withthishistoricalbackground,thefilmpaintsawidecanvasoftheinvaluablecontributionMuslimshavemadeinnationbuildingpostindependence.LeaderslikeMaulanaAzad,RafiAhmedKidwaiandZakirHussainstrivedtogiveasecular,democraticdimensiontothepolity.AligarhMuslimUniversityandJamiaMillia Islamiaareprovidingworldclasseducation insociety. Traditional Islamic institutions like Darul Uloom are integrating moderneducationaltechniqueswhilemaintainingtheclassicalmethodology.IndiahasseeninvaluablecontributionofeminentMuslimpersonalities inscience,armedforces,administrativeservices,business,filmindustry,literature,fineandperformingarts.Arabic http://goo.gl/PAQYRKEnglish http://goo.gl/BaIbCdFrench http://goo.gl/pqgmlxGerman http://goo.gl/LYL5cYPersian http://goo.gl/XETWIXRussian http://goo.gl/kpyDse
Plurality
AnIndivisibleUnityPart 2
Director:TarunMathur
Athree-partseriesonthevaluablecontributionofIndianMuslimsinbuildingthefoundationofasecularIndia.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2005
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
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Plurality
AnIndivisibleUnityPart 3
Director:TarunMathur
Athree-partseriesonthevaluablecontributionofIndianMuslimsinbuildingthefoundationofasecularIndia.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2005
Part3focusesonculturalintegration.SufismandBhakticultinthemedievalperiodledtothefusionofacommonculturalheritagebetweenHindusandMuslims,aculturethatisuniquelyIndian.Inallwalksoflife,thiscultureisreverberated.KhwajaMoinuddinChistiandNizamuddinAwliaarereveredbyallcommunities in India.PoetryofAmirKhusrauandQawwaligofarbeyondnarrowconfinesofreligion.Thefilmcitesmanyotherinstancesofcoexistenceandcultural integrationinhistory,whether inplacesofworship, festivalsorwaysof life.Thefilmfinallyshowsthemorecontemporaryareasofcultural integration.Bollywood isperhapsthemostlivingexampleofthisculturewhereMuslimactorsaretheheartthrobsofthenation.Throughsimilarexamplesinsports,businessandmusic,thefilmunderscoresthecontributionMuslimshavemadetobuildatolerantandliberalIndia.
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Art & Culture
AnekaRasa
Director: Angana Jhaveri
AseriesofsimilaritiesbetweendifferentartformsinIndiaandIndonesia.
Duration:50minYearofProduction:2005
WhiletheculturaltiesbetweenIndiaandIndonesiadatebacktothefirstcenturyAD,‘AnekaRasa’presentsahostofmoderndaysimilarities.ThefilmpresentsuniquelocaldevelopmentofIndiancultureinIndonesiaandthestunningsimilaritybetweenIndonesiandancestylesandIndianones.IslamapparentlywenttoIndonesiafromIndiainthe16thcenturyAD.Today,IslamisthemajorityreligioninIndonesiaandRamayana,averypopularlegend,isperformedbyMuslimperformers.InIndiatoo,differentlocalvariationsofRamayanaandMahabharataexist.Therearesimilaritiesinlanguage,meaning,textiles,musicalinstruments,artformsandtheplaceofartinhumanlife.MovingseamlesslybetweenIndiaandIndonesia,thefilmpresentsaseriesofsimilaritiesbetweendifferentartformsInIndiaandIndonesia.
English http://goo.gl/Ajagbh
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Science&Technology
Animare-ADigitalStory
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThegrowthoftheanimationindustryinIndiaanditsplaceinthemediascapeofthecountry.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2010
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.
Duration:12minYearofProduction:2009
Inthebackdropoftoday’sworldof intolerance,wherethefearofunknownandunfamiliarisrulingsupreme,agroupofpeopleinWestBengalcalledBaulandFakir,whoaretheoutcomeoftheBhaktiandtheMarfatiSufimovements,arecelebratingthedifferencesanddiversityofcivilisationthroughtheirsongsand lifestyle. ‘Areyoulistening?’goesupclosetothepoetswhosingofloveandtoleranceandfindsthattheylivebytheprinciplesthattheypreach.ThewanderingminstrelsofBengalaretheonamissiontospreadthemessageofpeaceandloveinaworldmarkedbyintoleranceanddifference.
English http://goo.gl/Hm9TkE
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History
BacktoGondwanaland
Director:RajivChawla
TravellingbacktoGondwanalandtorediscovertheculturalrootsofanation.
Duration:39minYearofProduction:2008
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.
English http://goo.gl/vqO2Qw
Art & Culture
BambooFluteBirahBhariyoGharAanganKone,Part1
Director: Kumar Shahani
‘BambooFlute’worksthroughthecreativemodeofmusicwiththecinematographicelaborationsuggestedbytheactualplayingoftheflute.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:2000
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/Gz248Y
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Art & Culture
BambooFluteBirahBhariyoGharAanganKone,Part2
Director: Kumar Shahani
ThefilmBamboofluteworksthroughthecreativemodeofmusicwiththecinematographicelaborationsuggestedbyactualplayingoftheflute.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2001
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/k7WOSc
Culture&Lifestyle
Bandhan
Director: Anurradha Prasad
AnIndianWedding:Celebratingthejoyfulmeetingoftwosouls.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2011
‘Bandhan’isaboutatypicalNorthIndianweddinginallitsgrandeur.Throughanenactmentofamarriage,thefilmshowshowanIndianarrangedmarriagehappens-fromfindingthegroomtothewedding.Ananya,daughterofMr.andMrs.Kocchar,isgettingmarried.Theengagementisasmallfunction,butthemarriageisgrand.StartingfromtheHaldiceremonytilltheShaadi,celebrationfillstheatmosphere.Althoughsadabouttheirdaughterleavinghomeforever,theKoccharsarehappyforthenewlifethatAnanyaisabouttobegin.Thenewlywedsarealsoexcited.Thefilmbeautifullycapturesallthevibrantceremonieswhichformthecrucialpartofan Indian wedding.
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Defence
BeatingtheRetreatAMusicalDream
Director:VivekVerma
Acoloniallegacytheceremony‘BeatingtheRetreat’formallyclosestheRepublicDaycelebrationseachyear.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2008
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.
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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.
English http://goo.gl/ZrwIrz
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Art & Culture
BeyondTradition
Director:RajeshS.Jala
ThegenesisandgrowthofcontemporarydancepracticesinIndia.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:2009
‘BeyondTradition’isajourneyintotheworldofcontemporarydancepracticesofIndiaandthestruggleofanewdanceformtobreakthroughthetraditionalmoulds.ThefilmexploresthegenesisandgrowthofcontemporarydancepracticesinIndia,therootsofitsnarrativestructureandthestruggletoetchanidentityforitselfintheIndiandancerepertoire.Thefilmdocumentsthepathbreakingworksofeminentdancers like Daksha Seth, Anita Ratnam, AditiMangaldas andMallika Sarabhai.Thoughthematicallydifferentfromeachother,theirworksfindacommongroundinpushingthe limitsofphysicality indanceand in trying tofindanewmodeofexpressionthatistiedtotherootsofculturalmemory.
English http://goo.gl/jCeVHh
Art & Culture
Bhavantarana
Director: Kumar Shahani
LifeofGuruKelucharanMohapatraandhislovefortheclassicaldanceform.
Duration:62minYearofProduction:1991
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.
English http://goo.gl/sWJR2O
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Art & Culture
BhinnaShadjaNote Extraordinaire
Director:AmolPalekar,SandhyaGokhale
AnexplorationoftheingeniousmusicaltreatiseevolvedbyGanasaraswatiPadmavibhushanKishoriAmonkar.
Duration:70minYearofProduction:2011
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/pqDiwA
Development
BhutanFortressoftheGods
Director:MovingPictureCompany
ThesuccessfulblendingofcultureandspiritualitywiththetransitiontomodernismbytheKingofBhutan.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2002
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/rsxE4t
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Art & Culture
BismillahandBenaras
Director: Juhi Sinha
ThesymbioticrelationshipbetweentheshehnaimaestroBismillahKhanandthecityofBenaras.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2007
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.
English http://goo.gl/VcPtPy
BlendingBorders:AfricaIndiaForumSummit-II
ByAnuRadha
The2ndAfricaIndiaForumSummitheldinMay,2011inAddisAbaba
Duration:29MinutesYearofProduction:2012
The2ndAfricaIndiaForumSummitwasheldinMay2011inAddisAbaba,capitalofEthiopia,theseatoftheAfricanUnion.Itpavedthewayofanewandstrengthenedrelationship based on the principles of mutual cooperation which would bebeneficialforboth.‘BlendingBorders’highlightsthekeyinitiativesoutlinedinthesummitalongwiththepeople-to-peopleconnectthathappenedatasocio-culturallevel.
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French http://goo.gl/yHTQHL English http://goo.gl/dcdjdC
InternationalRelations
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Art & Culture
BollywoodMeinHindi
Director:ManojRaghuvanshi
ThesymbioticrelationshipbetweenBollywoodandHindi.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2006
FilmedontheoccasionoftheWorldHindiconference,thisfilmdemonstratesthesymbioticrelationshipbetweenBollywoodandHindi.ThefilmhighlightsBollywood’scontributioninthegrowingpopularityofHindi,notonlyinthenon-HindispeakingregionsofIndia,butalsointernationally.EminentBollywoodpersonalitiessuchasYashChopra,SubhashGhai,ShyamBenegal,JavedAkhtar,andactorssuchasRishiKapoor,ShatrughanSinha,AmitabhBachhan,HemaMalini,amongothers,sharetheirpersonalexperiencesontheextentHindifilmshavebecomepopularallovertheworld,beitthroughtheirstories,dialoguesormusic.NotonlyareBollywoodstarsrecognizedtodayineverycorneroftheglobe,risingboxofficereturnsfromtheglobalfilmmarketalsoprovesthatmanymorepeopleallovertheworldarewatchingHindifilmsandidentifyingHindiasaprimarylanguageofIndia.
English http://goo.gl/JSiVD2
InternationalRelations
BondingwithAfrica
Director: Anita Saluja
IndiaandAfrica’sfriendship,culturalties,sharedhistoryaswellassharedeconomic interests.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2011
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/KJjvwv
InternationalRelations
BridgesOfFriendship
Director:NandanKudhyadi
TheInternationalFleetReviewheldinIndiaon15February2001.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2002
Onthemorningof15thFebruary2001,Mumbaiharbourwasteemingwithover100shipsfrom19countriesastheyassembledfortheInternationalFleetReviewhostedbytheIndianNavy.‘BridgesOfFriendship’documentsthespectaculareventthatbroughtelitefleetsfromaroundtheworldtoIndia.ContingentsfromtheNavyfrom19 countries participatedwith their Chiefs. Attending Chiefs ofNaval stafffromforeignnationswereceremoniallyreceivedbytheChiefoftheIndianNavy,AdmiralSushilKumar.TheChiefsparticipatedintheeventandsharedperception,exchangedgiftsandpledgedco-operation.TheobjectiveoftheInternationalFleetReviewwas toenhanceco-operation, spiritof friendshipandsolidaritybetweenthedifferentnationsviatheirNavalfleets.
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Development
BridgingtheGapBetweenIndiaandBharatMahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct
Director:PuneetaRoy
TheinceptionoftheMahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct(MGNREGA)andit’simplementationinfourstatesinIndia.
Duration:52minYearofProduction:2011
TheMahatmaGandhiNational Rural EmploymentGuaranteeAct (MGNREGA) isconsidered tobea revolutionarypolicy in Indiawith respect to labourandruralpoverty.StructuredasapersonalexplorationofthepredicamentthatmarksIndiangrowthanddevelopment-aneverwideningchasmbetweentherichandthepoor-thefilmlooksattheimplementationoftheMGNREGAinfourstatesofIndia.Oneofthemoststrikingrevelationsofthisexpeditionisthatdespitethemanyloopholesinit’simplementation,theMGNREGAhasinfactentitledlabourtobettercitizenshipbygivingthemtheoptionofcollectivelybargainingfortheirrights.Besides,relatedprocesseslikesocialauditshavebeennothingshortofarevolution-ensuringnotjust transparencyandaccountability,butalsochallengingfeudalpowerrelationsandrestructuringsocietyinfavourofthemarginalised.
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English http://goo.gl/eVukXU Russian http://goo.gl/E6PwEa
French http://goo.gl/PCDJFM Spanish http://goo.gl/utTgGX
Culture&Lifestyle
BridgingWorldsTheStoryoftheIndianDiasporainMalaysiaandSingapore
Director:AnirbanDuttaGupta
IndianDiasporainMalaysiaandSingapore.
Duration:43minYearofProduction:2011
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.
English http://goo.gl/OVS4wK
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Culture&Lifestyle
BridgingWorldsFromGirmityatoGovernment:TheJourneyofIndiansinMauritius
Director: Naveen Pandita
ThehistoryofthemigrationofIndianstoMauritiusandthepresentdaycontributionsofIndianDiaspora.
Duration:41minYearofProduction:2011
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.
English http://goo.gl/4SxMVI
Culture&Lifestyle
BridgingWorldsKnowIndia,KnowYourself
Director:NikhilPherwani
Alookatthe‘KnowIndiaProgram’oftheMinistryofOverseasIndianAffairs
Duration:45minYearofProduction:2011
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.
English http://goo.gl/hLgz4i
BridgingWorlds:Callaloo...TheMeltingPot:TheStoryofIndiansinTrinidad&TobagoDirector:SiddharthKak
TheStoryofIndiandiasporainCanada
Duration:39minYearofProduction:2013
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.
English http://goo.gl/jMI2Zr
BridgingWorlds:HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs
Director:BhavnaKapoor
Culture&Lifestyle Culture&Lifestyle
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BridgingWorlds:OneThousandandOneNightsIndianDreamsUnderArabianSkies
Director:PriyankaKuriakose
TheIndiandiasporaintheGulf
Duration:39minYearofProduction:2013
Straddling the East and theWest, the fabled lands of Arabia have long evokedimagesofbedouinsandbazaars.Butheresiftingsandshavegivenwaytooasesofcementandsteel.Butbeforethecities,precedingthecrowds,thefirstcaravanstocome,camefromIndia.Thisfilmisastoryofcollaborationbetweencultures.OfIndianingenuitythat’sbeenmarriedtoArabianpanachetobuildcities,dreamsand life itself.
English http://goo.gl/ERqxKO
BridgingWorlds:outofmany,onepeopleThestoryofIndiansinSuriname,JamaicaandGuyana
Director:PriyankaKuriakose
TheIndiandiasporainSuriname,JamaicaandGuyana
Duration:39minYearofProduction:2013
FromindenturedlabourerswhobravedanarduousvoyagetotoilinCaribbeansugarfields,theIndiansofSuriname,Jamaica&Guyanahavecomealongway.Atthetopoftheirfields,theyhavehelpedbuildthecountriestheylivein,whileholdingstrongtotheirtraditions.BolsteredbymorerecentarrivalsofentrepreneursandskilledprofessionalsfromIndia,thisisamongstthemostvibrantdiasporasintheworld.OnethathasinfusedtherhythmsofIndiaintotheCaribbean’scalypsobeats.
English http://goo.gl/rFLbpH
Culture&Lifestyle Culture&Lifestyle
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BridgingWorlds:RoutestoRootsDirector:NajibMohimtully&RishaAnant
TheIndiandiasporaacrosstheworld
Duration:35minYearofProduction:2013
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.
English http://goo.gl/Iuf9j3s
Culture&Lifestyle
ThestoryofIndiansintheUnitedKingdom,theirachievementsandcontributiontothehostcountryandlinkswithIndia.
Duration:42minYearofProduction:2014
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
TheStoryofIndiansintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theirachievementsandcontributiontothehostcountryandlinkswithIndia.
Duration:45minYearofProduction:2014
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.
English http://goo.gl/gMv7CN
Culture&Lifestyle
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Democracy
CanYouHearMe?
Director:DheerajPiplani,RichaArora
Storiesofthreecommunityradioinitiativesfromacrossthecountry
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2009
Atrulydemocratic formof informationdissemination,communityradioprojectsacross Indiahavebeenphenomenal success stories innotonlyempowering thecommunitybygivingthemfastandaccurateinformation,butalsomakingthelocalpopulationapartofthemediaproduction.‘CanYouHearMe?’narratesstoriesofthree community radio initiatives fromacross the country - SangamRadio fromruralAndhraPradesh,UjjasRadioinGujaratandtheNammaDhwaniradioprojectinBudikote.Eachoftheseinitiativeshasbeencrucial inservingtheneedsofthecommunityand reportingonhyper localevents throughexposesusingmethodsof investigative journalism.Community radio reflectsa trulydemocratic formofinformationdisseminationinwhichlistenershavecometoacquirerightsoverthemedia produced.
English http://goo.gl/Hr9pd4
InternationalRelations
Central Asia HarmonyinTime-Uzbekistan
Director:ShailendarGoel
Aseriesofstoriesoncountriesandpeoplealongthesilkroute.
Duration:54minYearofProduction:2002
‘CentralAsia-HarmonyinTime’isthestoryofsilkroute,andstoriesofcitiesandpeoplealongthatroute.ThisepisodeisonUzbekistanandisacollageoftheancientland. Thefilmdepicts thepeople rediscovering their culture in thismodernageandaboutthestrongfriendshipbetweenUzbekistanandIndia.ThefilmtracestherelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesfromthebirthofMughalemperorBaburtothespreadofBuddhismtothisfarawaylandbyAsoka.WithschoolsteachinginHindi,eventheHindifilmshaveinfluencedthepeopleofUzbekistan.
English http://goo.gl/x9X7Nz
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InternationalRelations
Central Asia TheBridgeAcrossForever-Tajikistan
Director:ShailendraGoel
Aseriesofstoriesoncountriesandpeoplealongthesilkroute.
Duration:51minYearofProduction:2002
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.
English http://goo.gl/j49ikO
InternationalRelations
Central Asia TheLandofManas-Kyrgyztan
Director:ShailendraGoel
Aseriesofstoriesoncountriesandpeoplealongthesilkroute.
Duration:50minYearofProduction:2002
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.
English http://goo.gl/jK7mh9
Chinese Investment in India
Director: Yasmin Kidwai
ThefilmshowsthepositiveinvestmentclimatefortheChineseinIndia
Duration:12minYearofProduction:2013
ThefilmhighlightsIndiaastheidealdestinationforChinesecompanieswithitsfastgrowingeconomyandlargemiddleclass.Withsuccessstoriesineachsectorthefilmshowcasesthepositive investmentclimateandunlimitedopportunities thatthecountryhastooffer.
English http://goo.gl/7LcgGM
InternationalRelations
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Art & Culture
Cinema with a Purpose
Director:AnuRadha,NalinKale
Thevibrantpresenceofregionalcinemaanditsroleinreflectingsocialcomplexities.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2009
IncommonperceptionIndiancinemaissynonymouswiththeHindifilmindustry,knownallovertheworldasBollywood.Thereis,however,avibrantfilmcultureinseveralregionallanguagesofIndiathataccountsfor70percentofallfilmsinIndia.Theynotonlyprovideentertainmentbutalsocoverawidespectrumoflocalandglobal issues.Conversingwitheminentpractitionersof regional cinema, suchasAmolPalekar,BuddhadevDasgupta,AdoorGopalakrishnan,SumitraBhave,GoutamGhose-amongmanyothers-aswellasfilmacademicsandcritics,thefilmpresentshow regional cinema has relentlessly highlighted social complexities, presentedthoughtprovokingstories,andgivenvoicetothevoiceless.Intheprocess,ithasalsodevelopedadistinctivestyleandahugefanfollowing.
English http://goo.gl/6Wi88r
Portraits
CitizenoftheWorld-KhanAbdulGhaffarKhan
Director: Aparna Katara Sharma
AportraitofKhanAbdulGhaffarKhan,alsoknownastheFrontier’sGandhi.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2008
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’.
English http://goo.gl/bGRphN
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Culture&lifestyle
CityscapesDelhi
Director:MovingPictureCompany
ThetransitionofDelhifromitsmedievalpasttomodernity.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:1998
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/ael2Mz
Portuguese http://goo.gl/nAeSdf
Pushto http://goo.gl/8lYmnA
Culture&Lifestyle
CityscapesLucknow
Director:MovingPictureCompany
Lucknow’srichculturalethos,whichenduresdespiteitstransitionfromacityofNawabstoamoderncity.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:1999
Cityscapes’isasixpartseriesonsixcitiesofIndiarepresentingthediversenatureandhistoriesofcitiesinIndia.‘Lucknow’isajourneyintotheheartofacitythatowesitsrichculturetotheNawabswhowerepatronsofthearts.AttemptsbytheBritishtochangethisidentityfaileddespitetheexileofWajidAliShah.Themusicaltraditionsandthedanceformscontinuetomaketheirpresencefeltontheculturalfabricof India.ThefilmprovidesauniqueexperienceofLucknow-atasteofthedelectabledumpukhtandtundakebab,dialoguewithNawabJaffarMirAbdullah,descendantofthelineageofAsaf-ud-DaulaandWajidAliShah,theintricateChikanwork,classicalmusicanddance,andmuchmore.Thecitystillsharesastrongbondwith the past.
Arabic http://goo.gl/jFk9Th Japanese http://goo.gl/k1RKOJEnglish http://goo.gl/n5f5xC Portuguese http://goo.gl/f05ScgFrench http://goo.gl/EQzTaU Pushto http://goo.gl/2Q7P8NGermanhttp://goo.gl/rGHOau Spanish http://goo.gl/JD53Kj
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Culture&Lifestyle
CityscapesMysore
Director:MovingPictureCompany
Mysoreremembersitspastofpompandpageantrybuthasitsfeetfirmlysetontheroadtomodernity.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:1999
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
Culture&Lifestyle
CityscapesChandigarh
Director:MovingPictureCompany
ChandigarhasrepresentationofmodernIndia,bornasaresultofthepartition.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:1998
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.
Arabic http://goo.gl/IoPKfPEnglish http://goo.gl/NcW56ZPortuguese http://goo.gl/A3vEC7Russian http://goo.gl/zC0HmfSpanish http://goo.gl/IRrri6
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Culture&Lifestyle
CityscapesShillong
Director:MovingPictureCompany
ThechangingfaceofShillongasitattemptsarevivalofKhasiculture.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:1999
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.
English http://goo.gl/qwEqIe
Culture&Lifestyle
CityscapesCalcutta
Director:MovingPictureCompany
ThebirthofCalcuttaanditsimportanceasacommercialandculturalhub.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:1998
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/A1YBqY
Portuguese http://goo.gl/afdk2u
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Art & Culture
Colours from India
Director: Dimple Kharbanda
TheculturalrelationshipbetweenRussiaandIndiaseenthroughtheworkofthreeRussianpainterswhotravelledandworkedinIndia.
Duration:40minYearofProduction:2002
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/Jxq3df
Russian http://goo.gl/JPNEd1
Art & Culture
Colours of Dreams
Director:AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee
ReflectinguponRabindranathTagore’slivelyimagination,naturaldexterityandself-expressionthroughlinesandcolours.
Duration:33minYearofProduction:1995
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.
English http://goo.gl/hoQtbL
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Science&Technology
ConnectingHeartsIndia’sPanAfricaE-Network
Director:AnuRadha
ThePanAfricaE-Networkprojectanditssignificantimpact.
Duration:09minYearofProduction:2011
ThefilmpresentsaprojectcalledPanAfricanE-Network,brainchildoftheformerPresidentofIndiaDr.A.P.J.AbdulKalam,initiatedin2007.ThefilmshowshowtheestablishmentoftheE-Networkhaspositivelyimpacteddevelopment,especiallyinareasofeducationandhealthinanumberofcountriesinAfricaandstrengthenedbilateralrelationsbetweenIndiaandtheAfricannations.Dr.Kalamtalksabouttheimmensescopeoftheprojectthatwillprovidetele-educationandtele-medicineservicesto53Africancountriesforyearstocome.Theinitiativewasawardedthe2010HermesPrizeforInnovation.
Arabic http://goo.gl/p6pTM8English http://goo.gl/IlJf8DFrench http://goo.gl/34tLRH
Portraits
Cornershops to Lords
Director: Kabir Khan
ProfilesoffourverysuccessfulIndianimmigrantstotheUK.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2000
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/EOfEL9
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Culture&Lifestyle
CradlebytheStream
Director:RajeshS.Jala
AjourneyintotherichculturalandmythologicaltraditionsofVaranasi.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2008
‘CradlebytheStream’travelsintotherichculturalandmythologicaltraditionsofVaranasi-oneoftheoldestcentresoflearningandknowledgeknowntoman.OnthebanksofRiverGangesliesthecityofBanarasorVaranasi,oneoftheoldestcentresoflearningandknowledgeknowntoman.AcitywhosefamewasestablishedbytheHinduessenceofmokshahasovertheyearstransformeditselfasavitalculturalsiteintheIndiancanvas.FromtheBanarasisaristotherichmusicaltraditionthatresides in the city, there aremultiple reasonswhy Banaras continues to attractpeople from India and abroad.
English http://goo.gl/8XvSui
Art & Culture
Design Classics of India
Director:MadureetaNegi
ClassicaldesignformsofIndiaandtheircontinuumtocontemporarytimes.
Duration:32minYearofProduction:1987
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/JFCwLa
Spanish http://goo.gl/zh8naU
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Art & Culture
Devi Durga
Director: Anjan Das
TheeverchangingimageofthegoddessDurgathatalwaystakesoncontemporaryhues.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2009
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/RMXxRr
Plurality
Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart I
Director:YusufMehta
India’scapacitytoaccommodateallmajorreligionsoftheworld.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2003
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.
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Plurality
Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart II
Director:YusufMehta
India’scapacitytoaccommodateallmajorreligionsoftheworld.
Duration:21minYearofProduction:2003
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.
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Science&Technology
Dismantling the Digital Divide
Director:RajanKhosla
India’s success in bridging the digital divide.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2007
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.
English http://goo.gl/xw9PWh
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Art & Culture
Divine Shadows
Director:GirijaPattanaik
TheWayangortheshadowpuppettheatreofIndonesiathattellstoriesfromHindu epics.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:1999
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.
English http://goo.gl/Et3ASX
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InternationalRelations
DowntheAges-IndiaandChina
Director:ShivendraSingh,MonishaJaisingh
AfilmaboutthehistoricalrelationshipbetweenIndiaandChina.
Duration:49minYearofProduction:2005
“DowntheAges:IndiaandChina”throwslightonthelonghistoricalandculturalrelationbetweenIndiaandChina.ThefilmbeginsbyestablishingthelonghistoryofbondsbetweenIndiaandChina.Buddhismwasthefirstcommongroundbetweenthetwonationsinthe4thcenturyBC,afterwhich,therehasbeenarichexchangeofculture,ideasandcommoditiesbetweenthetwocountries.Thisdocumentaryviews IndiaandChinaas twoentitieswithasharedpastand future.Withmanycommonissues,thetwocountrieshavegreatopportunityofplayingaleadingroleonaglobalscale,withhelpofnewpoliciesandagreements.
English http://goo.gl/dNYjPX
Democracy
DreamingYoung,DreamingGlobal
Director:MeeraDewan
WhatisinspiringyoungIndiainthepresentcontextofglobalisation?
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2001
‘DreamingYoung,DreamingGlobal’claimsthattheneweraof liberalisationandglobalisationhasprovidedanequalplayingfieldtotheyouthacrossculturesandgender.ItpresentsportraitsofafewyoungIndiansfromdifferentpartsofIndia.Wemeetayoungjournalist inShillongwhosetupabandinspiredbyBobDylanandSting,twowomenfromtheNorth-Eastwhoareobsessedwithphysicaltrainingandplayfootball,ayoungstudentinGujaratwhoearnstocontributetowardsthecostofhereducation,ayoungmanagerofafastfoodstore,agroupofstudentspreparingforstudyingabroad,andagroupofstudentsinCherapunjitryingtorunanenterpriseasguidesfortouriststoancientarchaeologicaldiscoveries.ThefilmfindsthattheyoungIndiansareconfident,oftenrooted intheirculture,hardworking,enterprisinganddreamingandworkingtowardsafutureforthemselves.
English http://goo.gl/ljKHRz
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Art & Culture
Dwitaya
Director: Suraj Purohit
TheartisticgenesisoftwoeminentIndianpainters,ManuandMadhaviParekh.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:1994
ManuandMadhaviParekharetwowellknownpainterswhoarealsomarriedtoeachother.Thefilmseekstoanswerthequestion-caninfluenceandindependenceexistsidebyside-throughtheexplorationoftheworkandstylesofthetwopainters.Producedintheearlynineties,whenthetwopainterswereinmid-career,thefilmtracestheirgenesisasartistsandthevariousinfluencesontheirwork.Itgoesontoshowhoweachhasdevelopedanuniquestyle:Manu’stutoredandMadhavi’sinstinctive,andtheinfluencetheyhaveoneachother.Depictingawideplethoraofworkfromthetwoartiststhefilmisalsoaportraitofarelationshipbetweenartistsas spouses.
English http://goo.gl/S2ybHP
History
Echoes from the PastOldMonumentsofDelhi
Director:DeepakGupta
FromtheMughaleratoLutyensDelhi,thefilmdelvesintothepastofDelhithroughtheoldmonumentsthatsurviveinthecitytoday.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2000
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.
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InternationalRelations
Einlassen
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
AfilmabouttheIndo-Germanrelationshipoverthedecades.
Duration:47minYearofProduction:1999
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.
English http://goo.gl/psFMC6
InternationalRelations
EmergingTies:India&CentralAsia
Director:RashmiMathurLuthra
Thevastpossibilitiesofpositiveengagementandco-operationbetweenIndiaandCentralAsiannations.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2010
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.
English http://goo.gl/LFelHu
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InternationalRelations
Enduring Friendship India-NepalEconomicCo-operation
Director:A.M.Films&Advertising
ThedeeprootedrelationshipthatIndiaandNepalshareinthefieldsofeconomicand industrial development.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2005
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/tyI0yq
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ExpressioninHarmony
Director:AnuRadha
Thedifferentculturaleventsduringthe2ndAfricaIndiaForumSummit.
Duration:09minYearofProduction:2012
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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InternationalRelations Plurality
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
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Art & Culture
FacetsofOurMusic,OurInstrumentsDirector:VivekVerma
AfilmaboutIndianmusicandmusicalinstruments.
Duration:42minYearofProduction:1998
“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.
English http://goo.gl/8gybH9
Environment
FaithRevisited
Director:IshaniK.Dutta
TherichIndianheritageoflivinginreverentialharmonywithnature.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2011
ThehistoryofIndiancivilisationisalivingtestimonyofpeople’sinterdependencyonnature.Oraltraditions,scriptures,literatureandlegendscelebratethisharmoniousco-existence.Thefilmexploreshowadeeprealisationbythosewholivedinforestsovercenturies,thathumansurvivalwasdependentontheenvironment,evolvedintosacredreligiouspracticesthatsoughttoconserveit.Ritualsofanimalandplantworshiphaveadeeplyembeddedscientificrationale.Conservationists todayareacknowledgingtheswaythattheseritualsholdoverpeople’slivesandusingthemcreativelyinenvironmentalinterventions.Ahistoricalawarenessofthesesystemsofthoughtcanusherininnovativewaysofenvironmentconservation.
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Art & Culture
FiguresofThought
Director:ArunKhopkar
Ashortfilmontheworkthreecontemporarypainters:BhupenKhakkar,VivanSundaramandNaliniMalani.
Duration:33minYearofProduction:1990
Afilmaboutthreeofourleadingvisualartists,BhupenKhakar,NaliniMalaniandVivanSundaram.Ittakes,asitspointofdeparture,aglassmuralonwhichallthreewereworking, then zeros into eachof them. It links them to their physical andmentalworldsthroughcinematicdeviceslikeassociativesounds,variablelightandmontage.Compositionally,thevisualsaimtolinkwiththestylesofeachartist,aswellasthelargernarrativetraditionsofIndia.
InternationalRelations
Footsteps into FutureIndiaandRussiainthe21stCentury
Director: Dr. Indrajit
AchronicleoftherelationbetweenRussiaandIndiaanditspossiblefuturedevelopment.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2010
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/64DVcv
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History
FootstepsofNikitin
Director:RajeshS.Jala
Acontemporaryfilmicjourneytracingtherouteofthe15thcenturyRussianAfanasyNikitin’straveltoIndia.
Duration:64minYearofProduction:2007
AfanasyNikitin,a15thcenturytrader,madeahistoricandfascinatingjourneyfromTvernearMoscowtoIndiabywayoftheCaspianregionandIran,andstayedinIndiafor3yearsbeforegoingbacktoRussia.HevisitedIndiaevenbeforeVascoDaGamacameandwroteanaccountofhistravelsinhis‘VoyageovertheThreeSeas’.‘FootstepsofNikitin’isthejourneyofateamcomprisingofaneclecticmixofhistorians,economistsandtradeanalysts,explorers,journalists,photographersandthefilmcrew,whotravelledthroughtherouteNikitinfollowedfromTvertoIndia(NorthKarnataka).TraversingNikitin’sroute,theexpeditiontriestofindoutwhatattractedNikitintoIndiaandhowhisjourneyinfluencedothercountriesinthe region.
English http://goo.gl/FPLzm7
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Plurality
Fragrance of Love
Director:MuzaffarAli
AjourneywithaquestionabouttherelationshipbetweenIslamandIndia.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:1998
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.
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Democracy
FreeMedia,FreeCountry
Director:RuchitaPuri
Theroleandaccountabilityofafreepressinademocraticnation.
Duration:35minYearofProduction:2006
Thefoundationofanydemocraticstateisbasedonthefreedomandindependenceofpressfrombureaucraticcontrolandprivateinterestsofindividualsorcorporations.Thereasonbehindtheformationandinstitutionalisationofmediahasbeentoserveasawatchdogfordemocracyandtherightsofthecitizensofacountry.NewspapersplayedanimportantroleinthefreedomstruggleofIndia,helpingfreedomfighterstodisseminatenationalist ideals. Later radioand televisionhavebeenprovidingtheir audiences with the necessary information about community developmentaswellasactingassourcesofmassinformation.ThephenomenalgrowthoftheIndianmediaindustryinthelastdecadecontinuestogeneratedebatesandtalkingpointsaboutnationalandinternationalissues.
English http://goo.gl/kBGKDb
InternationalRelations
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.
English http://goo.gl/M3AyUD
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InternationalRelations
From the Foothills of Kilimanjaro
Director:AmitabhMunshi
TheIndiandiasporainTanzania,KenyaandUganda,locatingtheminthehistoricalprocessofmigration,conflictandassimilation.
Duration:32minYearofProduction:1999
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/EHGb8Z
Development
FulfillingtheVision
Director: ANI
AjourneyintotheheartofmodernIndia’sindustrialnetworks,burgeoningeconomyandthedreamofequitabledistributionofwealth.
Duration:12minYearofProduction:2003
‘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.
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GandhiLives
Director: Aruna Har Prasad
TherelevanceofGandhi’sideasinmodernIndia
Duration:52minYearofProduction:2013
MohandasKaramchandGandhiisaglobaliconforpeaceandaharbingerofIndia’snationalistmovement,whoisassociatedwiththevaluesoftruthandnon-violence.ThewisdomofhisprinciplesareinaperpetualstateofreinventionfortheyounggenerationandcontinuetolendsupporttovarioussectionsofthesocietythroughtrustsandfoundationslikeNationalAgroFoundation,GandhigramTrust,etc.ThefilmforegroundstherelevanceofGandhi’sideasthatcontinuetohaverelevanceforgrowthinvarioussectorsandservicesofthemodernIndianeconomy--fromagriculturetomedicine,andfromdevelopmenttolaw.
History History
GlimpsesofaKashmiriVillage
Director: David Devadas
Post-independenceprosperityofKashmirachievedundertheleadershipofSheikhAbdullahandsomeofitscontemporarycontradictions.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2006
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/gsKss9
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Art & Culture
GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart 1 & 2
Director:K.BikramSingh
TheevolutionofIndianpaintingsoverthelastfourteenthousandyears.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:1997
ThefilmtracestheevolutionofIndianpaintingsbacktotheancientrockart likethe Bhimbetka caves in Madhya Pradesh, to the medieval Indian Buddhist artpromotedbyEmperorAshoka.ThefilmcomparesthedifferentartformsrangingfromIndiantribalarttothetechnicallymoretrainedworksliketheAjantapaintingsandJodhpurminiatures,anddelvesintotheinfluenceofsocialandpoliticaltrendsintheseworksofart.ThefilmalsoprovidesglimpsesintothediversifiedtechniquesofIndianartforms-sketches,calendarpaintingsandtheBengalwashtechniques-anddepictsworksbycontemporaryartistsandthenewtechniquesdevelopedbytheseartists.FromtherockpaintingstotheworksofcontemporaryIndianpainters,Indianpaintingsandartasajourneyhascoveredaboutfourteenthousandyearsandevolvedintooneoftherichestarttraditionsoftheworld.
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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.
English http://goo.gl/f9M6Hk
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Portraits
God’sChosenOne
Director:JyotsnaSood
ThestoryofSisterAlphonsa,thefirstIndianwomantobecanonisedasasaint.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2010
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.
English http://goo.gl/rvwIiG
Development
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Environment
GreenSignalsTheEnvironmentinIndia
Director:ParthaSarkar,RamanMann
ThesuccessofIndianpoliciesinachievingthedualgoalofprotectingandpreservingbiodiversity,aswellaspovertyalleviation.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Handmade in India
Director:MalatiRao
Inawordthathasbecomeincreasinglymechanisedandhomogenised,theuniqueandtheindividualdeserveaspecialplace.While20millionartisansarepartofthecraftsindustry,itisthehandsofeachindividualcraftspersonthatcreatetheobjectofutilityorbeauty.Itisthenuanceofbeinganartisanthatthefilmrepresents.
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
Development
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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.
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Plurality Development
Healing the World
Director:ManishChoudhary,SubhadarshiTripathy
ThegrowingimportanceofIndiaasafavoureddestinationformedicaltourism.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2008
India,alandofgreatwondersandoneoftheoldestcivilisationsoftheworld,has,overthepastfewyears,emergedasaninternationaldestinationforhealthcare.Withavarietyof treatments tochoose from,be itancientAyurvedaormodernmedicine,Indiaoffersinternationalpatientsstate-of-the-artmedicalinfrastructure,highly educated and experienced doctors and excellent services. ‘Healing theWorld’ isadocumentaryonmedical tourismtakingviewers todifferentpartsofIndiaandinteractingwithvariousforeignpatientsundergoingtreatment,capturingtheirexperienceonthemedicalservicesandtheirjoyofseeingIndia.
English http://goo.gl/km8Mdm
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Hello India
Director:NutanManmohanGrowthofMobilecommunicationandtechnologyinIndia
Duration:44minYearofProduction:2013
Ourfilm “Hello India “ celebrates a new eraof telephony that is enablingmillionstocreate,receive,shareandutilizeinformationandknowledgefortheireconomic,social,culturalandpoliticalempowerment.Thisfilmlooksathowmobilecommunicationandtechnologyhavecometogethertocreateaninformationrichsocietywhereeveryone, irrespectiveofcaste, religion, race,region,genderaregettingempowered.ThisfilmexplorestherichnessanddiversityofmobilecreativitycouldfuelanInformationSocietyinIndia–validatingtheconvictionthataccesstoinformationandcommunicationreducesdisparityandincreasesinclusivegrowth .
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Science&Technology Gender
HerOwnSky
Director:SabihaFarhat,YasminKidwai
Thelivesofwomenwhosteppedoutofthebeatentracksandcarvedtheirowndestinyandroutesforotherwomentofollow.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2000
‘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.
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Hindu Nectar: Spiritual Wanderings in India
Director:AkankshaJoshi
SpiritualexperienceofajourneyacrossIndia.
Duration:49minYearofProduction:2014
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
English http://goo.gl/0je3d8
PluralityDevelopment
HistoryDeconstructedAfilmonIndia’sLookEastpolicy
Director: Archana Kapoor
AnexaminationofthedevelopmentaleffortsintheNorth-East.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2008
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.
English http://goo.gl/LjG1hy
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Portraits
Homing Pigeons
Director:AaradhanaKohli,SabiaKhan
EminentpersonalitiesofforeignoriginwhohavemadeIndiatheirhomeandcontributedsignificantlyinvariousfields.
Duration:31minYearofProduction:2003
‘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.
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History
HumSabEkHainWe are all in it together
Director:SrenikSeth,SujataSeth
ThebondsoflovebetweencricketandtheIndiannation.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2008
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.
English http://goo.gl/YeGsQk
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InternationalRelations
Humsaye-TwoNations,TwoNeighboursDirector: Aparna SrivastavaReddy
ThetraditionalbondsbetweenAfghanistanandIndia,inhistoryaswellasincontemporarytimes.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2010
ThisisthestoryofAfghanistanandIndia,oftwoancientculturesthatarebondedtoeachotherthroughamyriadstrandsoffriendshipthathasstoodthetestoftime.Constantinterchangeandpeople-to-peoplecontacthasbeenthebedrockofthismutualsymbiosisandlastingrelationshipatalltimes.Thefilmlooksattheenduringpeople-to-peoplelinks,exploring,inparticular,thelivesofAfghanswhohavelinkedtheirdestinytoIndia-thosewhocametoIndiacenturiesago,andthosewhoarestillcomingtomakeIndiatheirhome.
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History
InSearchoftheRajah
Director:GoutamGhose
AnintrospectivecinematicjourneytoresurrectRajaRammohanRoy-thefigurebehindtheBengalRenaissance.
Duration:40minYearofProduction:2008
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/729bnx
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Portraits
In the Land of Chhinnopatro
Director:SaibalMitra
AjourneythroughthestateofBengaltotheneighbouringcountryBangladeshinaquesttodiscoverTagore’slifeawayfromhome.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:2000
NobelLaureateRabindranathTagoreisakeyfigureintheliteraryworld.ThisfilmbeginswiththejourneyofayoungTagore,whotravelledacrosstheriversPadmaandGauriandwroteaseriesofletterstohisnieceIndiraDevi.LockedinthemaresomewonderfulexperiencesofTagore’sappreciationofnatureandhis intimatecontactwiththedaytodaylife.This laterbecamethebook‘Chhinnopatro’.ThefilmjourneysthroughthestateofBengaltotheneighboringcountryBangladeshinaquesttodiscoverTagore’slifeawayfromhomeandexistenceatthatmoment.
English http://goo.gl/6UxVlD
Gender
IntheSeasonofBlueStorm
Director:NaghmaIman,MerajurRahmanBaruah
ThejourneyoffourIndianMuslimwomenintoselfhoodastheyprovideadifferentialnotionofawoman’splaceintheIslamicreligion.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2010
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.
English http://goo.gl/1UJhu2
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InternationalRelations
India-Myanmar:AnEnduringBond
Director:AnitaSaluja,VijaySaluja
AreflectiononthebilateraltiesbetweenIndiaandMyanmar.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2007
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.
English http://goo.gl/Ubtth2
InternationalRelations
India & ASEAN: Partners in Progress
Director:UmeshBist
India’sreligious,historicalandindustrialrelationshipwiththe8ASEANcountries
Duration:54minYearofProduction:2004
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.
English http://goo.gl/qIMCqi
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InternationalRelations
India & ASEAN: Partners in ProgressThailand
Director:UmeshBist
ThetraderelationshipbetweenIndiaandThailand.
Duration:07minYearofProduction:2004
TraditionallyknownasSiam,ThailandisoneofthefewcountriesinSouthEastAsiathathasneverbeencolonised.ItisaconstitutionalMonarchy.IndiaandThailandhaveenjoyedtraderelationsformanyyearsnow.Thetwocountrieshavesomuchincommonhistoricallyandculturallythatitishardlysurprisingthattheyalsosharemodern,dynamicandprogressiveplatformsofthetwentyfirstcentury.ThefilmanalysesthedynamicprogressofIndianinvestorsinThailandliketheAdityaBirlagroup,Indoramagroup,Usha-Asian,amongmanyothers.Thisrelationhasmutuallybenefitedboththecountriesandthepeople.
English http://goo.gl/s76XkR
InternationalRelations
India & ASEAN: Partners in ProgressCambodia
Director:UmeshBist
ThefriendlytiesbetweenIndiaandCambodia.
Duration:16minYearofProduction:2004
TheunderlyingfocusofthisfilmisaboutAngkorWat,oneoftheoldestandmostspectaculartemplecomplexesintheworld.But,centuriesofneglecthaddestroyedthebeautyofthistemple.ThefilmshowstheroleoftheArcheologicalSurveyofIndiainrepairingandrestoringthetemplecomplexofAngkorWat.AteamcomprisingofengineersfromIIT,Chennai,andotherexpertsfromthefieldlabouredindifficultwork conditions to restoreAngkorWat’s glory.Consequently,we seeCambodiagrowtobecomeoneofthehottesttraveldestinationsoftheworld.
English http://goo.gl/A3A4Hb
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InternationalRelations
India & ASEAN: Partners in ProgressSingapore
Director:UmeshBist
ThestoryofthecordialrelationshipbetweenIndiaandSingapore.
Duration:10minYearofProduction:2004
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
InternationalRelations
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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InternationalRelations
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
InternationalRelations
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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InternationalRelations
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
InternationalRelations
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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Indian Heritage Sites in Aden
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.
English http://goo.gl/3KiyJJ
Culture&LifestyleDevelopment
India 2.0TowardsaNetworkedNation
Director:AnuRadha,SumitOsmandShaw
FourITprojectsthatcreateaccessforruralareastodifferentservicesandfacilities.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2011
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.
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Democracy
India 5555Part 1
Director:S.Krishnaswamy
Indiawiththewisdomoffivethousandyearsoldcivilisation,fivehundredyearsofpoliticalupheavals,celebratesfiftyyearsofbeingtheworldlargestdemocracy.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:1995
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.
English http://goo.gl/iuJlxz
Democracy
India 5555Part 2
Director:S.Krishnaswamy
ThefilmdepictshowIndia,withsomanyculturesandreligionsexistingtogetherhasrepresentedunityovertheyears.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:1995
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.
English http://goo.gl/CSklg6
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Democracy
India 5555Part 3
Director:S.Krishnaswamy
TracingIndia’smodelofmixedeconomyfollowedsinceindependence.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:1996
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.
English http://goo.gl/ZbzsyX
Democracy
India 5555Part 4
Director:S.Krishnaswamy
India’semergenceasamajorplayerintheglobalagriculture,industrialandservice sectors.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:1996
ThefilmdepictshowIndia,withafivethousandyearoldcivilisation,fivehundredyearsofpoliticalupheavals,fiftyyearsofbeingtheworldlargestdemocracyandfiveyearsofaneweconomicpolicy,hasatrystwithdestinytocreateajustandequitablesociety.ThefilmpresentsamajorshiftintheIndiansocio-politicalscenariofromindependenceandcontemporarytimeswhenthecountryhasemergedasamajorplayerinagriculture,industrialandservicesectors,withIndianshandlingkeypositionsinmanyofthebiggestcompaniesacrosstheglobe.‘India5555,part4’observesthischangingeconomyofIndiaasitmovesontothenextmillennium.
English http://goo.gl/ZWUkR4
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InternationalRelations
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
Democracy
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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.
English http://goo.gl/pzaKy1
InternationalRelations InternationalRelations
India and the UN
Director: Anita Saluja
TheroleofIndiaintheUnitedNations.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2008
‘IndiaandtheUN’highlights India’s involvement,roleandco-operationwiththeUnitedNations.India,beingoneofthefoundingmembersoftheUnitedNations,hasplayedanactiveroleintheUNsystemsandhasbeencommittedtostrengtheningandrevitalisingtheUNtoachieveitsobjectivesofpeaceanddevelopment.IndiahascontributeditssoldiersinvariouspeacekeepingmissionsthattheUNundertakes.AlargenumberofIndiansareengagedwiththeUNincapacitiesofinternationalcivilandpublicservants.India’sconsistentendeavourhasbeentoworkwiththeUNonfocusingworldattentiononpeaceanddisarmament.vv
English http://goo.gl/A6SQjM
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Development
IndiaBusinessOverview‘94
Director:MovingPictureCompany
TracingtheeuphoriaarisingoutoftheglobalisationtheIndianeconomyin1991.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:1994
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.
Culture&Lifestyle
IndiaByChoice
Director: Yasmin Kidwai
AcloselookintothelifeofexpatriateswhohavechosenIndiaastheirhome.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:2010
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.
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Development
India Empowered
Director:MuraliNagarajan
Chartingthecourseofthedramatictransformationinthecountry’spowersector.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2010
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/Q6Mqfr
Science&Technology
India in Space
Director:KaranBali
AbouttheIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)anditscontributiontospaceresearch.
Duration:56minYearofProduction:1997
‘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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Development
India InfrastructureAnOpportunity
Director:AnitaRoy
ThestoryofthedevelopinginfrastructureinIndia,itsgrowthandpotential.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2007
‘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.
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Science&Technology
India Innovates
Director:MayuricaBiswas
Innovativetechnologicalsolutionstocomplexcontemporaryproblems.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2007
‘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.
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Development
India Unlimited
Director:RameshJayaram
TravelsthroughmajorcitiesandvillagesofIndiawitnessingtheeconomicchangestakingplaceasaresultofglobalisation.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2006
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.
English http://goo.gl/VrHrE6
InternationalRelations
India-SouthAfricaPart1:ABondForgedbyHistory
Director:SiddharthBhatia
AfilmonthejourneyofSouthAfricafromapartheidtoaconstitutionaldemocracy.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2001
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.
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InternationalRelations
India-SouthAfricaPart2:AHarmoniousRelationship
Director:SiddharthBhatia
AfilmonthedevelopmentofarelationshipbetweenSouthAfricaandIndia.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2001
For several decades during the dark days of Apartheid, India and South Africaremaineddistantfromeachother.PostApartheid,relationshipswererenewedandbothcountriesgraduallybecameinterdependentoneachother.Fromsharingandhelpingeachotherwithacquiringresources,bothcountriesarenowselfreliantinmanyfields.Thepartnershipbetween IndiaandSouthAfricagoesbeyondtradeandcommerce.Italsohasastrategicdimensiondrivenbyasharedworldviewandcommonperceptions.ThefilmusesaseriesofinterviewsandnarrativestoexploretheharmoniousrelationshipbetweenIndiaandSouthAfrica.
English http://goo.gl/p1nSCK
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.
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Science&Technology
India:TheCyberFrontiersPart 2
Director:MovingPictureCompany
IndiansintheSiliconValley.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2000
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.
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‘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.
India:TheSpiritofFreedom
Director:AkshayTandon
AstoryofIndia’sjourneyfromcolonialismtoapioneerofinnovationanddevelopment.
Duration:2minYearofProduction:2013
English http://goo.gl/ly0TdR
Development
India’s Development Assistance ProjectsinSriLanka
Director:IshaniKDutta
AfilmondevelopmentassistanceextendedbytheGovernmentofIndiatowardsrelief, resettlement and rehabilitation of the Internally Displaced Persons andreconstructioneffortsintheNorthernandEasternProvincesinSriLanka.
ThedevelopmentassistanceextendedbyIndiatoSriLanka
Duration:20minYearofProduction:2013
InternationalRelation
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Development
India’sTrystWithDestiny
Director:MovingPictureCompany
ThefilmpresentsafewdevelopmentssinceindependenceasIndia’strystswithdestiny.
Duration:14minYearofProduction:1995
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/4mv8iV
Democracy
IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings
Director: David Devadas
AfilmaboutthedevelopmentofIndiandemocracy.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2001
‘IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings’isadocumentationofthejourneychartingtheemergenceofIndiaasademocracy.Thefilmhighlightsthedevelopmentofthecountrybyshowingtheadvancementofwomen,frombeingasectionofsocietywhowerenotallowedtovote,toleadingthecountryanddemandingapartinthedecisionmakingprocess.AffirmativeactionasstatepolicyhasensuredtheentryofminorityandmarginalisedcommunitiesintogovernanceandmanyhavecometoheadinstitutionsinthegovernmentandinotherofficialbodiesinthestatesandvillagesofIndia.ThisfilmincludesaseriesofinterviewsbypeoplelikeKofiAnnan,theSecretaryGeneralof theUnitedNationsandPremaCarriappa, theMayorofBangalore,amongothers,talkingaboutthesuccessstoryofIndiaasademocracy.
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Democracy
IndianElectionsAMammothDemocraticExercise
Director: Laxmana Dalmia
Aclose-upviewofthelndianelections.
Duration:34minYearofProduction:2009
India,thelargestdemocracyintheworld,helditsfirstgeneralelectionsin1951onthebasisofuniversaladultfranchise.Thefilmfollowsthe15thGeneralElectionsandpresentsthemammothbehind-the-scenepreparationtoensurethattheelectionsareheldinaccordancewithnormsandthateachandeverycitizenofthecountry,fromthemetropolisestothemostremoteareas,areabletocasttheirvotes.Fromballet boxes to Electronic VotingMachines (EVM), the Indian elections are themostvisibledemonstrationofdemocraticvaluesandinstitutions.‘IndianElections–AMammothDemocraticExercise’depictshowIndianelectionsaresuccessfullyconductedandhowthisensuresavibrantandpulsatingelectoraldemocracy.
English http://goo.gl/WyzAbi
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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Portraits
Indian Nobel Laureates
Director:AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee
AreflectiononthelifeofIndianswhohavebeenawardedtheNobelprize.
Duration:31minYearofProduction:1998
‘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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Therehasbeenconsiderableworldwide interest inBuddhism inTibet.However,thefactthatTibetanBuddhism,itsdeitiesandmandalas,werealldevelopedintheIndianUniversityofNalanda, isnotknowntomany.Inthisfilm,HisHolinesstheDalaiLamaspeaksextensivelyaboutthephilosophicrootsofTibetanBuddhism.HealsospeaksabouthowTibetanculture,includingthescriptandgrammaroftheirlanguage,comesfromIndia.ThefilmalsohasextensiveinterviewswiththeleadingTibetanexperts.Script,CameraandDirectionbyworld-renownedBuddhistexpertBenoyKBehl.
IndianRootsofTibetanBuddhism
Director:BenoyKBehl
ThePhilosophicrootsofTibetanBuddhism.
Duration:50minYearofProduction:2014
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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.
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Plurality
Integral IndiaGuruLama
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThebenevolentpresenceofGuruNanakinLadakh.
Duration:4minYearofProduction:2005
Partofaseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘GuruLama’presents therelationbetweenthe founderofSikhism,GuruNanak,andKashmir.GuruNanakwascalledGuruLamabythelocalsinNimuLehregionofLadakh.Itisbelievedthathevisitedtheareaandmeditatedthereforawhile,leadingtotheestablishmentofGurdwaraPatharSahib.Thefilmreflectsonthereligiousharmonyexistingintheregion,whereinalargenumberofthelocalpopulationvisittheGurdwaratooffertheirprayersandseekblessingsofGuruNanak.
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Plurality
Integral IndiaAPerfectHarmony
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
Anexampleofharmonyandsyncreticculturewheretemples,mosquesandshrinesexistsidebyside.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘PerfectHarmony’unfoldsthecreationofthecityofJammubyRajaJamboLochan,theKingofJammu.Hecreatedacitywheremosquesandtemplesexistedsidebysideandmanyshrinescametobe.Shrineswereperceivedasprotectorsofthecity.Theexistenceoftworeligions,andtheirplacesofworship,soclosetoeachotherwasnotperceivedasthreateningtotheother.TheirpresenceandproximityreflecttheverybestofIndia’ssyncreticculture.Thecityhasapicturesquelandscapetoofferalongsidethereligiousharmony.
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Portraits
Integral IndiaApostle of Peace
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
AportraitofNandRishiorSheikhNuru-uddin.
Duration:4minYearofProduction:2005
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘ApostleofPeace’presentstheamazinglifeandstoryofthespiritualmancalledbydifferentnames:SheikNuru-uddin,NandRishiandmanymore.HisfollowerswereHindus,MuslimsandSikhsandheeffortlesslycombinedthebestofallreligionsandpreachedall.ButprimarilyhewasabelieverintheKasmiriwayoflife,languageandculture.PartoftheSufitradition,NandRishiisreveredtilldatebyallinKashmir.
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Plurality
Integral IndiaTwinVillages
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
Thestoryofashrinecutintotwobytheborderbetweentwonationsandfaiththat abides despite that.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘Twin Villages’ unfolds the mystery of two shrines of Baba Dilip Singh and hisfollowerslocatedinSaithanandChmabliyalvillages.ThepartitionresultedinthedivisionandconstructionofawallbetweenthetwoshrinesofBabaDilipSinghbutthefaithofhisfollowerswasnotdivided.HisfollowersbelievethatwhenBabaDilipSinghwasbeheaded,hisbodywasassaultedandburied,hishead inChambliyalvillagewhilethebodyinSithanvillage.Eventodaythefollowersonbothsidesoftheborderhave immensefaithonBabaDilipSinghdespitetheconsequencesofpartition.
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Plurality
Integral IndiaDivineMusic
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
TheuniquenatureofIslaminKashmir.
Duration:3minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Culture&lifestyle
Integral IndiaGamefortheBrave
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThegenesisanddetailsoftheLadakhipolo.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Development
Integral IndiaPerfectStrokes
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
Thestoryofthecricketbatmakers.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Plurality
Integral IndiaPrayersinStone
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThetemplesinAlichi,Ladakhthatpresentawidevarietyofpaintings,muralsandprayerscarvedonstone.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Development
Integral IndiaLeh: A Cosmopolitan Haven
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThecosmopolitanhistoryofLeh.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Plurality
Integral IndiaTheLegendofSohniMahiwal
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThelegendaryandtragiclovestoryofSohni-Mahiwalanditspresentdayrelevance.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘LegendofSohniMahiwal’presentsthelegendaryandtragic lovestoryofSohni,thedaughterofapotterTulla.ShedrownedintheriverChanabwhilegoingtokeepatrystwithherloverMahiwal.ThefilmexploreshowthecelebratedlovestoryisrootedinthesyncreticSuficultureofKashmir,howtheriverChanabisthebackdroptoalllegendarylovestoriesofNorth-WesternIndiaandhowevenpartitionhasnotmanagedtocleaveawaytheauraoftheselegendarystories.
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Development
Integral IndiaThePashminaStory
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThestoryofthefamousPashminashawlofKashmir.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘ThePashminaStory’takesadeeperlookintotheartofPashminaShawlmaking.Pashimaproductshavehistoricallytravelledfarandwideandhavebeenseenasmarksofstatusandstyle.BecauseoftheirpopularitytheyhaveevencometobemachinecopiedinEurope.ThemakingofthePashminathoughislabourintensiveand spread across regions. The film traces this long journey of Pashmina andpresentsitspresentdaypopularity.
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Culture&lifestyle
Integral IndiaTheGastronomicalJourney
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
Themulti-culturalrootsofKashmir’suniquecuisine:theWazban.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘TheGastronomicalJourney’exploresthecuisineofKashmirthatisfamoustheworldover.TheuniqueKashmiricuisinecalled,Wazban,iswellknownforitsdelicacyandelaborateness.Thefilmgoesbehindthescenetoviewtheprocess,thepeopleandtheingredients.Itpresentsthecooks,theWazbanis,andtheirhighstatusinsocietythatappreciatestheircraftandrespectstheirtraditions.Butessentially,thefilmexplainsthatlikethecultureofKashmir,itsfamouscuisinetoohasrootsinotherculturesandtastes.Further,thespicesusedherealsocomefromacrossthenation,includingdeepsouthandfaroffplaceslikePersia.
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Plurality
Integral IndiaIn Search of Shiva
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThevisitsandimpactsofAdiShankaracharyaonKashmir.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘InSearchofShiva’tellsthestoryofAdiShankaracharya’srelationwithKashmir.AdiShankaracharya,wholivedinthe8thcenturyAD,wasarenownedscholarandiconofHinduism.HailingfromKerala,itissaidthatbytheageof12hehadinternalisedthecoreteachingsofAdvaitaandlaterjourneyedacrossIndiatounderstandthecultureandknowledgeofthiscountry.ThefilmtracesthetimesthatAdiShankaracharyaspentinKashmir.HevisitedKashmirseveraltimesandlaterproceededonfoottothetempleofLordShiva.Peoplenamedthetempleafterhimashelivedinacavenearbyandmeditatedinthetranquilandpeacefulsurroundings.
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Art & Culture
Integral IndiaSublime Art
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThegenesisandsituationofBasohlipaintingsfromtheKashmirschool.
Duration:4minYearofProduction:2005
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘SublimeArt’presentsBasoholipaintingsthatwerediscoveredbyanEnglishmanwhenhestumbledupontheruinsofthetownin1835AD.ApparentlythisdistinctstyleofpaintingwasencouragedbyofRajaSangramPalinAD1640,thekingwhowasalsoclosetotheMughalEmperorShahJehan.AlthoughsimilartotheMughalminiaturepaintings theBasohlipaintingsaredistinct for theiruseof colourandrepresentationofthepristinebeautyofKashmir.WhiletheBasohlipaintingsarefamousallover theworldandappear inendlessbooks, the townofBasohli liesforgottenanddesolate.
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Portraits
Integral IndiaALastHarmony
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
AportraitofRehmanJung,mastercraftsmanwhomakesmusicalinstrumentsandbelievesworkisworship.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
Partoftheseriescalled‘IntegralIndia’thatexploresthedifferentfacetsofKashmir,‘A LastHarmony’ is aportrait of Rehman Jungwhomakesmusical instruments.ButtheprideofhisrepertoireistheSantoor,thefamousmusicalinstrumentfromKashmir.TheSantoorisplayedmainlybytheHinduPunditsandwhenthevalleyeruptedinturmoil,theKashmiriPunditsleft.Still,RehmanJungcontinuestoworkalone,carvingtheSantoor,andafewothermusicalinstruments,allbyhimself.Hetakesprideinhisworkandbelievesthathisworkisworship.
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Gender
Integral IndiaDardpura... A Village of Pain
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
TheallpervasivesenseofhorrorandpaininthevillageofDardpura.
Duration:6minYearofProduction:2005
Situated close to Indo-Pak border, the village of Dardpura has been caught inmilitantcrossfire.Evenaswomeninthevillagegoabouttheirdailyactivities,theyarelividathavingbeenbetrayedbyall.Meninthevillageareconspicuousbytheirveryabsence.Aboutfourhundredfamilieshavebeenaffectedbytheonslaughtofmilitancyinthevillage.Menluredbypromisesofwealthandfamewere,voluntarilyandinvoluntarily,consumedbymilitianevertoreturnhome.ThefilmcapturestheperennialsenseofhorrorandabsoluteabhorrenceofthepoliticsofhatredandfearthatcharacterisestheeverydaylivesofthewomeninDardpura.
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InternationalRelations
Integral IndiaInvisible Lines
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
Theviolencethatmarksthedrawingandmaintainingofpoliticalborders.
Duration:6minYearofProduction:2005
Thefilm isanexplorationof theconceptofmanmadeborders, thepoliticsthatunderliesthemandtherepercussionsoftreadingthem.Mustafa,unawareoftheimplicationsofhisinnocentstrollacrosstheborder,findshimselfimprisonedattheageof21.Returningtohisowncountrysevenyearslater,herecountsthehorrorshewitnessedinthePakistaniprison,thebrutalityofhiscaptorsandtheplightofthosewhocontinuetolanguishinjailsfornofaultoftheirown.ThefilmpresentsMustafa’slifeasaquestioningofthevalidityofthesemanmadeboundaries.
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Democracy
Integral IndiaOfRightsandWrongs
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
PeopleinKashmirdefyalloddsandfearofviolencetovoteandpreservedemocraticethos.
Duration:6minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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History
Integral IndiaHamlavar Khabardar
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThemetamorphosisofKashmirisintosoldiersandactivedefendersoftheirsecularlegacyduringtheKabailiraidsofOctober1947.
Duration:6minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Gender
Integral IndiaIronButterflies
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
AnodetotheindefatigablespiritofKashmiriwomen.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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History
Integral IndiaFourdaysin1947
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
RememberingtheKabailiraidsofOctober1947.
Duration:6minYearofProduction:2005
October1947wasanunusually tragictimeforKashmir.TheKabaili raidson thetownofBaramullalastedfourdaysattheendofwhichthebustlingtownof14,000peoplewasreducedtorubble.Theindiscriminatebestialitythatsparednooneisetchedinthemindsofthosewhowitnesseditasalso,Kashmir’scollectivememoryasatroubledstate.Thefilmrevisitsthistimeinhistorybyconversingwiththosewhowitnessedthebrutalmassacreaswellastheuseofhistoricalreconstructionwith archival footage.
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Development
Integral IndiaPeace for Development
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
ThesetbacktoKashmir’stourismindustryinthefaceoftheriseofmilitancy.
Duration:6minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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History
Integral IndiaAccession
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
Kashmir’s accession to India in 1947.
Duration:6minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Development
Integral IndiaHealingTouch
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
TheeffectofmilitancyonKashmir’sforestcover.
Duration:6minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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InternationalRelations
Interface:AfilmonIFS
Director:MediartFilmsPvtLtd
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.
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Plurality
IslaminIndia-AFusionofCultures
Director:PrashunBhaumik
TracestheoriginsofIslaminIndiaanditssignificanceinshapingIndianculture.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:1994
‘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.
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Portraits
Ismat and Annie
Director: Juhi Sinha
ThelivesandworksoftwoavantgardefeministwritersinUrdu.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2008
IsmatChugtaiandQurrat-ul-Ain-HaiderwerebornbarelyadecadeapartintownsclosetoeachotherinthestateofUttarPradesh.Bothwereinfluencedbyworksofrevolutionarywritersandtooktowritingatatimewhenwomenwriterswereexpectedtobeconformistandsubdued.Eachbrokefromtraditionsandwroteabouttheworldtheywerefamiliarwith.Boldandaheadoftheirtimes,theuniversalityoftheirstoriesmadethemimmenselypopularandgaveimmediacytotheircharacters,cuttingacrosscaste,religionandstereotypes.‘IsmatandAnnie’chroniclesthelivesandworksofIsmatChugtaiandQurrat-ul-AinHaider(alsoknownasAnnie),who,inspiteoftheturmoilandturbulenceintheirownpersonallivesandtheperiodtheylivedin,contributedimmeasurablytotheIndianliterarylandscape.
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Science&Technology
ITRevolutioninIndia
Director:SamirKukreja
India-thenewITdestinationoftheworld.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2005
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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Democracy
It’sCricket,No?
Director: Sudhir Aggarwal
Farawayfrombrightstadiumlights,multimilliondollarfranchises,auniquebrandofIndiancricketismakinghistoryinitsownway.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2011
‘It’sCricketNo?’isthejourneyoftheIndianblindcricketteamanditsplayers.Startedinthe‘80sbytheNationalInstitutefortheVisuallyHandicappedinDehradun,blindcricketinIndiahasgrownthroughtheyears.Forthefirsttime,ateamof14playersfromdifferentpartsofIndiawassenttoEnglandforatournamenttoplayagainsttheEnglishblindcricket team.Theywhitewashedtheseriesandreturnedhomevictorious.Withlackoffunding,however,theteamisfacingdifficultyincontinuingtheirpassion.Thefilmportrayshow,inacountrywherecricketisareligion,thisteamofvisuallychallengedplayersdeservethesupportofequipmentandfinancetoachievewhatisapassionoftheplayersandapridetothenation.
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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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Development
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History
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.
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Democracy
JanaGanaMana
Director:PriyaNair,AntaraKak
AreflectiononIndiandemocracywithitsmyriadmanifestationsandcontradictionsexploredthroughthediverseconceptsof‘family’.
Duration:45minYearofProduction:2002
‘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.
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JourneyofAyurveda
Director:BappaRay
ProgressofAyurvedatheindigenoussystemofmedicineofIndiainthe21stcentury
Duration:46minYearofProduction:2012
Ayurvedacontinuestogrowrapidlyasoneofthemostimportantsystemsofmind-bodymedicineandofnaturalhealingasaspiritualapproachtolifebecomesevermore important in this ecological age. The film, Journey of Ayurveda, travels intimefromitsoriginsinIndiatoitsprogressintothe21stcentury,whereAyurvedicmedicine isgaining international interestandrespectasanalternativemeansofcaringforphysicalandmentalhealth.
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Development
Jai Ho
Director: Umesh Aggarwal
AfilmonthelifeandachievementsofA.R.Rahman
Duration:60minYearofProduction:2014
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.
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Portrait
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Art & Culture
Kalaripayyat
Director:P.AshokKumar
Afilmon‘Kalaripayyat’,theancientmartialartsfromKerala.
Duration:35minYearofProduction:2002
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.
English http://goo.gl/gKZwXs
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.
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Democracy
Kashmir VotesAssemblyElections2008
Director: David Devadas
AfilmabouttheelectionstothestateassemblyinKashmirin2008.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2009
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/u25STT
Kashmir,knownforitsserenebeautyandoftendesignatedastheclosestsemblanceofheavenonearth,isalsotheseatofarichfusionofassortedculturesandtheirideasofart,religionandphilosophy.Thefilmexploresthispluralistcultural-historyoftheregion,theepicenterofanall-inclusiveandharmoniousdevelopmentandco-habitationofdiversereligiousphilosophiesthatmanifestintheart,architectureandeverydaylifeoftheregion,asasymbolicsynthesisofthecosmopolitanidentityof modern India.
Kashmir:ThelandofDivinelove
Director:BenoyK.Behl
Thefilmshowstheart,architecture,religiousandculturalhistoryofKashmir
Duration:50minYearofProduction:2004
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Art & Culture
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Portraits
KaziNazrulIslamTheRebelPoet
Director: Anjan Das
AportraitofKaziNazrulIslam,therevolutionarypoetfromBengal.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2007
KaziNazrulIslamwascalleda‘dhumketu’orcometbyRabindranathTagoreforhisrebelliousstyleofwriting.ThefilmtracesthelifeofKaziNazrulIslam,thesourcesofhisinspirationandhowhispoetrycametoreflecthisfieryandrebelliousspirit.NazrulwasdeeplyinspiredbytheBolshevikrevolution,thecommunistideologyandinlinewithhispoliticalthoughtprocesses,hewroteapoemtitled“AutobiographyofaVagabond”.HisspiritofrebellionforchangemadehimjointhearmyduringtheWorldWarI.However,duringthistime,helearntPersianandArabicandbroughttheghazalgenreofNorth Indianmusic toBengal.Nazrulbecameaprolificsongwriter with over 3000 songs to his credit.
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Art & Culture
KolkataBlues
Director:JoydeepGhosh
Areflectiononhowcontemporarymusicalformsbegintomirrorourcontemporaryexistenceandsenseofbeing.
Duration:31minYearofProduction:2009
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.
English http://goo.gl/8Z0eZx
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Art & Culture
KuchipudiRevisited
Director:YaminiKrishnamurthy
AlookintotheoriginandinterpretationofKuchipudiandit’schangingnuances.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:1998
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
English http://goo.gl/xNt61K
Plurality
Ladakh-ACradleofBuddhism
Director:BenoyK.Behl
Ladakh,thelandofmanypassesisalsothebirthplaceofBuddhismwheresomeoftheoldtraditionsandritualsarestillfollowed.
Duration:9minYearofProduction:2006
Ladakh,thelandofmanypassesisalsothebirthplaceofBuddhismwheresomeoftheoldtraditionsandritualsarestillfollowed.Hiddenbehindthisharshlandscapeandwhatisoftenthoughttobeaforbiddingfacade,liesahistoriccivilisation.Pasttheoldfrontiers,liesthelandofwildernesswithitsunalteredcharacterandmind-bogglingorganicmagnificencethatbeckonadventuroustravellers.
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Plurality
LandofBuddha
Director:AbhaDayal
AfilmonthejourneysofGautamBuddhaandhisteaching.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:2000
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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Culture&lifestyle
LandofMemories
Director: Arun Kumar
ExplorestheoralfolkcultureandmusicoftheBhojpuricommunityinMauritiusandtheirfeaturesthatarestronglylinkedwithmigrationissues.
Duration:50minYearofProduction:1998
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/rL5tYT
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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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Plurality
Lessons in Friendship
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
AhistoryoffiftyyearsofIndia’sdevelopmentalcooperationwithothercountriesunderIndianTechnicalandEconomicCooperation(ITEC)Programme
Duration:36minYearofProduction:2014
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.
English http://goo.gl/pxkcEr
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Culture&Lifestyle
Living StoriesStorytellingtraditionsofIndia
Director:NeelaVenkatraman
ThefilmonthedifferentkindsofstorytellingacrossIndia.
Duration:36minYearofProduction:2011
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.
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Art & Culture
Lokapriya
Director:ArunKhopkar
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.
English http://goo.gl/pKi0eL
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Art & Culture
Love Song of the World
Director:IshaniK.Dutta
ThephilosophyoftheBaulsofBengalhavefoundmanytakersinculturesacrosstheglobeastheysingthe‘lovesongoftheworld’.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2010
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.
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Art & Culture
MaadhyamTheMedium
Director:AnkitaKumar
BollywoodasIndianmainstreamart.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2008
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.
English http://goo.gl/0XebKn
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Art & Culture
MadeinBollywood
Director:SanjeevBhargava
BollywoodstarsandstalwartsarticulatewhatBollywoodmeanstothem.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:2002
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.
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Art & Culture
MagicintheMaking
Director:RitabanGhatak
Thework,approachandinspirationsofthemasterpainterandsculptorK.G.Subramaniyan.
Duration:53minYearofProduction:1995
“Allartprobablystartswithanideaorimpulse.Butitgainsshapethroughcertainaccidentsofgrowth,comingfromthemediumorworkmanship.Theycomeasasurprisetotheartisthimselfandpushhisideasforwardoruncovernewimages.Herethemediumbecomesanactiveaccomplice.Ienjoythisprocess-thismagicinthemaking...”TheseopeninglinesbyeminentpainterandsculptorK.G.Subramaniyanhimself,setsthestageforthewidecanvasoftheartistthatthefilmunfoldsinagradualbutcaptivatingmanner.K.G.Subramaniyan,amanofmultifacetedtalents,createdmesmerisingartusingamultitudeofmediumsandtechniques.Techniqueslikereversepainting,cementcasting,terracotaandglasspaintingfoundanewleaseoflifewithhismastery.Thefilmisadetaileddocumentationofhiswork,approachandinspirations,atreasure-troveofknowledgeinthevoiceofthemasterhimself.
English http://goo.gl/TDjwZN
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Art & Culture
MagicRealismandAfterIndianEnglishFiction:1981-2011
Director: Suresh Kohli
TheadventofIndianwritinginEnglishafterSalmanRushdie’sMidnight’sChildren.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:2011
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.
English http://goo.gl/BDtZL1
Portraits
Mahatma-AGreatSoulof20thCentury
Director: VithalbhaiK.Jhavery
AportraitofMohandasKaramchandGandhiandhissocial,politicalandspiritualinfluenceonthecountryduringpreandpostindependencetimes.
Duration:48minYearofProduction:2007
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.
English http://goo.gl/WYjpfq
Plurality
MastQalandar
Director:RajeevSrivastava
AspiritualjourneyexploringthelivesandteachingsofthreeSufisaintsacrossthecountry.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2009
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.
English http://goo.gl/XuAYWH
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History
MedievalMarvels
Director:ManuRewal
IAnoverviewofthesynthesisoftraditionalHinduandCentralAsianMuslimelementsthatmarksmedievalarchitecture.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2011
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.
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Art & Culture
ModernSpacesIndianLight
Director:ManuRewal
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.
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MrinaliniSarabhai:TheArtistandHerArt
Director:YadavanChandran&MallikaSarabhai
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.
TheStoryofanIndianclassicaldancer
Duration:50minYearofProduction:2013
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Art & Culture History
MuhammadBairamBegTurkman
Director:PrithwirajMishra
AbiographyofMuhammadBairamBegTurkman,betterknownasBairamKhan,alifelongcompanionofHumayun.
Duration:51minYearofProduction:2002
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.
English http://goo.gl/OsMHlA
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Art & Culture
MusicalBandsofIndia
Director:RakeshShrivastava
Anexplorationofthemusicaldiversityandacousticaestheticsofbands
Duration:32minYearofProduction:2007
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.
English http://goo.gl/qQcfid
Natyanubhava:Part-IYatra&Part-IIDarshanDirector:SharadaRamanathan
AnaudiovideonarrativeonIndianclassicaldance.
Duration:26min(eachpart)YearofProduction:2014
IndianclassicalDanceisartisticYogaorNatyaYoga,ameanstotherevelationofthe spiritual through the corporeal. Natyanbhava is an introduced audio-visualnarrativeonIndianclassicaldance,fornationalandinternationalaudienceswithaparticularfocusontheuninitiated.Itexplorestheuniversalandtimelessappeal,aswellasthediverseandevolvedaestheticsofIndianclassicaldance,byfollowingitsevocativenarrative fromancient tocontemporary India,asalsoasanartisticmanifestationoftheIndiancivilisation.
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Art & Culture
NaukaCaritramuBoatSong:TrinityofCarnaticWomenMusicians
Director:SarojSatyanarayan
AtributetothreewomenartisteswhomadeadramaticentryintotheCarnaticmusicsphereintheearlytwentiethcentury.
Duration:70minYearofProduction:1998
‘NaukaCaritramu’paystributetothreewomenartistsofthecarnaticmusictraditionofSouthIndia-M.S.Subhalkshmi,D.K.PattammalandTanjoreBrinda.EachintheirownindividualstyleshavecarriedforwardtherichheritageofcarnaticmusicinthespiritoftheBhaktidevotion.Theirpurity,expressionanddedicationissharedbythemaestrosastheyrelivetheirmemoriesandbringalivetheimageoftheBhakta,poetcomposerTyagarja,who,throughhismusicalwisdomseeks liberationfromallsansaraorworldlylife,andsurrenderstothisDivinemedium.Thefilmexplorestheirmusic,theirlifeexperiencesandtheirdevotiontowardstheirmusic.
English http://goo.gl/S0PjpV
History
Nectar in Stone
Director:RoyDaniels
ThetracesofIndiancultureandarchitectureinCambodiaandVietnam.
Duration:56minYearofProduction:2005
‘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.
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Environment
NegotiatingJustice
Director:RishuNigam
India’spositiononaddressingproblemsrelatedtoclimatechange.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2009
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.
English http://goo.gl/pmY84i
History
NirvanaandBeyondAnIndianJourney
Director: Juhi Sinha
HistoryoftheancientIndiancivilizationanditsevolutionintoamodernnation-state.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2011
‘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.
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Nisbat...Connection
Director:MuzaffarAli
Astunningvisualessayonthe786thUrsofKhwajaMoinuddinChistiofAjmer
Duration:29minYearofProduction:1999
‘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.
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Development
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Portraits
NRIsintheGulfSome Success Stories
Director:MovingPictureCompany
AstoryofNRIsintheGulfthroughfirstpersonaccountsoftheirsuccess.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2007
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.
English http://goo.gl/w630Jk
InternationalRelations
OctoberVignettesDelhiCWG2010
Director: Yasmin Kidwai
VignettesfromtheCommonwealthGameshostedbyIndiainOctober2010.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2011
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.
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Portraits
OfMelodiesDivine
Director:JuhiSinha,UmeshBist
ThemusicandlifeoftheLanganiyarsfromRajasthan.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:1999
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.
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Defence
OntheWingsofCourage
Director:Capt.RajivOjha
TracestherootsofterrorismandmakesapleaforpeaceinSouthAsia.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2010
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/FV3vX6
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.
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History
PalashikiJung
Director:DiptenduDey
EventsleadinguptothehistoricalBattleofPlasseythatledtotheestablishmentofBritishdominioninIndia.
Duration:61minYearofProduction:2007
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.
English http://goo.gl/hru54c
Palimpsest: India & Europe
Director: Archana Kapoor
ThestoryoftheinfluenceofIndiancultureinfivecountriesofEurope
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2012
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.
English http://goo.gl/014WX6
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.
English http://goo.gl/vRc88w
InternationalRelations
PartnershipsforProsperityAfilmonIndo-GulfEconomicrelations
Director:RashmiMathurLuthra
India-Gulfrelationshipbuiltandpreservedonthestronghistoricaltradingnetworks.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2006
ThefilmpresentstheeconomiccooperationbetweenGCCandIndiasetupthrougha mutual understanding of each other’s recourses and technical expertise. TheIndiangovernmenthasbeeninvolvedintradewiththegulfwaybeforeoilcameintothepicture.DifferentcompaniesfromIndiahavebeenreallysuccessfulintheGulf,whichprovidesthemwiththeproperinfrastructureandresourcestoexpand.Usinginterviewsofdifferentcorporatepeople,thefilmalsotalksaboutthegrowingIndianCommunityintheGulfregionanditsimportanceinthedevelopmentofboth.IndianskilledlabourhasbeenoneofthemostimportantreasonbehindbuildingtheGulfafterthewarandthefilmexploresthisaspectoftherelationshiptoo.
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Defence
Passion for Peace
Director: Pushpesh Pant
TheidealsofpeacethatledtoindependenceandNAM,andthepresentdaydemandsforfurthermilitarisation.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2003
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.
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Art & Culture
Pather PanchaliALivingResonance
Director:AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee
Acinematicjourneyandnostalgicreturnintooneofthegreatestfilmsofworldcinema-PatherPanchali.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2007
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.
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Gender
PeacetoProsperityWomen Empowerment
Director:Capt.RajivOjha
ThestoryoftheKashmiriwomenwhobroketheprevailingconservatismandemergedsuccessfulindiversefields.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2008
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.
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Development
PeacetoProsperityYouth and Development
Director:Capt.RajivOjha
AfilmabouttherapidgrowthanddevelopmentofinfrastructureofJammuandKashmir.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2007
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.
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Plurality
PeacetoProsperityKashmiriyat&Shrines
Director:Capt.RajivOjha
Thedifferentreligions,culturesandtraditionscoexistinginJammuandKashmir.
Duration:45minYearofProduction:2007
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.
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Plurality
People of PeacePart1:TheMessage
Director:JohnDayal
TheintroductionofChristianityinIndia.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:1982
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.
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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.
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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.
English http://goo.gl/6zrzzw
Art & Culture
PopMusicofIndia
Director:MovingPictureCompany
Acelebrationoftherisingpopularityofnon-filmmusicinIndia.
Duration:12minYearofProduction:1995
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.
English http://goo.gl/SP1OVn
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Gender
PrideofIndia-ShamaZaidi
Director:MayaRao
ShamaZaidiandherdeepinterest,involvementandcontributiontoallaspectsofcinema.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2003
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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Gender
PrideofIndia-ElaBhatt
Director:MayaRao
AportraitofElaBhattwhoprovedthattheweakandthepoorcanbringaboutchangethroughtheircollectivestrength.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2002
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.
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PrideofIndia-NainaLalKidwai
Director:MayaRao
AportraitofNainaLalKidwai,herlifeandachievements.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2002
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.
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Gender
PrideofIndia-RituKumar
Director:MayaRao
AportraitofRituKumarandchartshercareerasaleadingfashiondesignerofIndia.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2003
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.
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Gender
PrideofIndia-KiranMazumdarShawDirector:MayaRao
AportraitofKiranMazumdarShaw-pioneerandleaderofthebiotechnologyindustryinIndia.
Duration:21minYearofProduction:2002
Partofaseven-partseriesoneminentwomen, ‘Prideof India-KiranMazumdarShaw’isaportraitofthecorporateleaderandhercontinuousstruggletopioneerand lead thebiotechnology industry in India. ThewomanbehindBiocon - KiranMazumdarShaw,whodreamtofstartingherownbusinesswithjustRs.10,000inhandandadegreeinbrewery,istodaytherichestwomaninIndia.KiranrecognisedthefuturepotentialofthebiotechnologyindustrywhennotmanypeopleinIndiaevenknewaboutit.Shewalkedintoarenasrarelyvisitedbywomen,thatofhigh-endmanufacturing,andpioneeredthemakingandmarketingofasuccessfulbrand,leadingthefieldbysheerdeterminationandgrit.
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Gender
PrideofIndia-MallikaSarabhai
Director:MayaRao
AportraitofMallikaSarabhaiasanartist.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2003
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.
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Gender
PrideofIndia-ShrutiSharma
Director:MayaRao
AportraitoftheforestofficerShrutiSharma.
Duration:21minYearofProduction:2002
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.
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Gender
Qissa-e-Parsi:TheParsiStory
Director:DivyaCowasjiandShilpiGulati
AnattempttounderstandtheParsicommunity’swayoflifeinIndia.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2014
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.
English http://goo.gl/WtPPFz
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History
Quit India
Director:R.Krishnamohan
TheeventsthatleadtotheQuitIndiamovement.
Duration:20minYearofProduction:1985
‘QuitIndia’isafilmthatdepictsthelastphaseoftheIndianstruggleforfreedom.ThepreandposteventsoftheQuitIndiamovement,includingthefirstdemandforpartitionbyMuslimLeague, theBritishdemanding Indianparticipation inWorldWarII,theSatyagrahathatfollowed,theCripp’sproposal,areshowninthefilm.ThefilmpresentstheleadershipofMahatmaGandhi,JawaharlalNehru,MaulanaAzadandRajagopalachari.QuitIndiawasanon-violentmovementofnon-cooperationinwhichpeoplestoodunitedintheirresolvefornon-violence.
English http://goo.gl/wkr3cX
Art & Culture
Rasa-TheFountainofLife
Director:SiddharthKak
Explorestheconceptofrasaandimaginesitasadynamicflowofemotionsbetweentheaudience,theperformerandthepieceofartitself.
Duration:45minYearofProduction:2002
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.
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Art & Culture
RasamanjariABouquetofDelight
Director:RaghuVyas
AfilmonRasamanjaripaintings,whichwerebasedonBhanudutta’s15thcenturypoem.
Duration:50minYearofProduction:2001
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.
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Art & Culture
RasayatraTheTravellingSong
Director:NandanKudhyadi
ThelifeofanIndianclassicalsingerMallikarjunBheemarayappaMansur.
Duration:47minYearofProduction:1994
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/bVhQO4
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Art & Culture
Rasikapriya
Director:ArunKhopkar
AvisualisationofthepoetryandnotesoftheraagasofIndianclassicalmusic.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2000
‘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.
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InternationalRelations
ReligiousLinkagesbetweenBhutanandLadakhDirector:MovingPictureCompany
ThecommonalityofpracticesofBuddhisminLadakhandBhutan.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2009
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.
English http://goo.gl/T6pMFD
Environment
RenewingIndia
Director:RishuNigam
Indiaasaleadingdeveloperanduserofrenewablesourcesofenergy.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2007
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/lRAKZu
Culture&Lifestyle
Revealed:TheGoldenTemple
Director:RajendraSrivathsaKondapalli
TheGoldenTemple’scentralityinthehistoryofSikhismandit’srelationshipwithSikhstoday.
Duration:48minYearofProduction:2011
TheGoldenTempleortheHarmandirSahibatAmritsarstandsatthecoreofSikhbeliefsystemandasatestimonytothe600year-oldhistoryofthebirthandevolutionofSikhism.ThefilmlooksatthiscomplexhistoryofaspiritualsectemergingoutoftheconfluenceofHinduismandIslamandit’smetamorphosis intooneofthemostprolificreligionsoftheworldthroughadayinthelifeoftheGoldenTemple.It follows the pre-dawn preparations and cleaning of the temple and the dailyawakeningceremonyatdawntothere-installationoftheGuruGranthSahibinit’schamberat10pm;andinthisdurationexploresthelivesofthepeopleassociatedwiththetemple,diasporicandotherwise.Deeplyembeddedvaluesofspiritualityandselflessserviceplaythemselvesoutintheformofeverydayactivitieslikethelangar.
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RevisitingIndiabyRail
Director: Studio Super
ThestoryofRailwaynetworkinIndia,thelargestintheworld.
Duration:60minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Development Art & Culture
RhythmicEchoesandReflections
Director: Naresh Sharma
Theuniversalityofdanceformsfromallovertheworld.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2003
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.
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Defence
RisingOvertheOceans
Director:NandanKudhyadi
ThedevelopmentoftheIndianNavy,especiallyitswarships.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2003
‘RisingOvertheOceans’presentsthehistoryofthedevelopmentofthewarshipsoftheIndianNavy.UsingarchivalfootagethefilmpresentsinmeticulousdetailsthegenesisoftheNavythatisintimatelylinkedtothedevelopmentofports.Pre-IndependencetheportsandNavydevelopedundertheBritish,firstastheEastIndiaCompanyand lateras thecolonial rulersof India.ThisdevelopmentalsohelpedtheBritishtobecomerulers.PostIndependencetheNavywasabletoexpanditsstrengththroughtechnologyandstrategicplanning.Itthenmovestotheaircraftsandsubmarines.ThefilmchartstheroleoftheNavyintheliberationofGoa,andafewotherwarsfromPakistantopeacekeepinginSriLanka.AndfinallythefilmtalksoftheroleoftheIndianNavyduringpeacetime.
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InternationalRelations
RoadtoAfghanistan
Director:AparnaS.Reddy,SardarS.Imam
TheemergingfriendshipbetweenIndiaandAfghanistan.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2006
Thingsthatwouldbenormalandroutine inanyotherplace, likesports,movies,musicorfashion,are indeeddifficultto imagine inAfghanistantoday.WhatwasoncecommonandcustomarywasdestroyedduringthecivilwarandtheTalibanregime.Todaythereisnewhopebecausethewarisover.TheAfghansarereadytorebuildtheirnationandareclingingtotheirnewfoundpeace.ThisfilmshowcasesthedeeprootedrelationsbetweenIndiaandAfghanistan.IndiaissupportingthereconstructionofAfghanistan inmanyways.Thelargestdemocracyintheworldhasanatural interest inensuring thesuccessof theyoungestdemocracy in thisregionastheyhopetogainfromeachotherandstandbyeachotherinthelongrunformutualbenefitandcollaboration.Usinginterviewsofdifferentdemocratsfromboththecountries,thefilmexploresthistimetestedrelationship.
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Art & Culture
RockingtheHills
Director:SavyasaachiJain
TheuniqueIndo-WesterncompositionsemergingfromtheNorthEasternstatesofIndia.
Duration:42minYearofProduction:2008
‘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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Art & Culture
RootedImagination
Director:ShomaChaudhury
AlookintotheprominentliteraryfiguresintheIndianregionalliteraturescenario.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:1992
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.
English http://goo.gl/HxNPNT
Environment
RootsofDatia
Director:K.BikramSingh
ThesuccessstoryofthenaturalregenerationofthewastelandinDatia.
Duration:31minYearofProduction:1998
‘RootsofDatia’isthestoryofthenaturalregenerationcarriedoutintheDatiaregion,120kmawayfromAgra.Onceadenseforestandsurroundedbypeoplefollowingapastoraleconomy,Datiabecameawastelandduetourbanisationandimpropermanagementofresources.ADelhi-basedNGO,DevelopmentAlternatives,tooktheinitiativewiththehelpofthegovernmenttobringbackthecharmofDatia.UnderMr.S.Sahni,aretiredAirViceMarshal,themodelinwhichrainwaterwascapturedinthelanditself,becameasuccess.ThefilmshowsindetailhowtheprojectwascarriedoutandhowitbecameamodeladoptedindifferentregionsofIndiasuchasWestBengalorNorthernHimalayas,wherewomentookovertheresponsibilityandevenaddedsericulturetotheinitiative.
English http://goo.gl/VnO1Si
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Art & Culture
RumiintheLandofKhusrau
Director:MuzaffarAli
Similaritiesinthepoetryofthemysticpoets,AmirKhusraufromIndiaandRumifrom Iran.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2001
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.
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InternationalRelations
SAARCintheNewMillennium
Director:JawedNaqvi,AmitJolly,S.Kumar
AfilmonthedevelopmentofTheSouthAsianAssociationforRegionalCooperation(SAARC).
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2001
TheSouthAsianAssociationforRegionalCooperation(SAARC) isanorganizationofSouthAsiannations,dedicatedtoeconomic, technological,socialandculturaldevelopmentemphasizingoncollectiveself-reliance.ItssevenfoundingmembersareBangladesh,Bhutan, India, theMaldives,Nepal,Pakistan,andSri Lanka.ThefilmhighlightsthedevelopmentofSAARCinbringingtogetherthesecountriesintermsofculture,arts,politicsandtechnology.
English http://goo.gl/3T64TY
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InternationalRelations
SAARC-LookingBeyondPropheciesof DoomDirector: Jawed Naqvi
The10thsummitofSAARCanditspositiveoutcome.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:1998
Thisisafilmonthe10thAnnualsummitofSAARC.ThesummitwasprecededbynucleartestsbybothIndiaandPakistan,andcriticspredictedconflictinthesummitandevendissolutionoftheassociation.Butgoingabovetheseapprehensions,thesummitprovedtobeoneofthesuccessfulonesandreassuredco-operationinallpossiblefields.Thefilmexploresthedecisionstakenduringthissummitandgivesexamplesfromthepastwhenthecountriesjoinedhands.Tradeliberalisationwasoneof themajordiscussionsonwhich importantdecisionsweretaken.ThefilmalsodiscussesIndia’sroleastheprominentmemberofSAARC.Thepropheciesofdoomwereproveduntrueandthecountriespromisedtostaytogethertowardsdevelopment.
English http://goo.gl/HkwvZs
Sama–MuslimMysticMusicofIndia
Director:ShaziaKhan
ThemysticmusicaltraditionsacrossIndia
Duration:52minYearofProduction:2013
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.
English http://goo.gl/iTLDkO
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Art & Culture
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Art & Culture
Sanchari
Director:ArunKhopkar
AholisticviewoftheclassicaldanceformofBharatanatyam.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:1991
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.
English http://goo.gl/7afncf
InternationalRelations
SanyuktRashtrameinHindiHindiintheUnitedNations
Director:RahulSingh
ThesignificanceofHindianditsneedtoberecognisedasanofficiallanguageintheUnitedNations.
Duration:21minYearofProduction:2007
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.
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Science&Technology
Shunya-TheBeginningofKnowledgeDirector:AntaraKak
TheoriginsoftheearliestsourcesofknowledgeandscienceinIndia.
Duration:46minYearofProduction:2002
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.
English http://goo.gl/t7GbQv
Russian http://goo.gl/ETehJ6
Culture&Lifestyle
SixYardsofGraceTheHandicraftedIndianSaree
Director: Dheeraj Piplani
Theallurethatthesareeholdsoverthenation’saswelltheworld’simagination,itshistoryandthefuture.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2011
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.
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Defence
Soldiers of Peace
Director:B.Kumar
Theengagementofthemeninuniformwithcivilians,providingsignificantsupportintimesnaturaldisastersorcivilunrest.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2009
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.
English http://goo.gl/9XrT8X
Gender
SongoftheSanctuary
Director:NaghmaIman,MerajurRahmanBaruah
ThepioneeringinitiativesofthreewomenactivistsinIndia.
Duration:31minYearofProduction:2007
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.
English http://goo.gl/GQkoKR
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History
SoulConnection
Director: Arvind Singh
TheIndian-LatinAmericanrelationshipthatemergedthroughtheinteractionbetweendifferentliteraryfiguresfromboththeregions.
Duration:54minYearofProduction:2003
India has attractedmany Latin Americans. Octavio Paz, Victoria Ocampo, PabloNerudaandGabrielaMistral,allwereinspiredbytheland,cultureandtraditions.Victoria,NaduraandGabrielaknewIndiathroughTagore.‘SoulConnection’portraysthecultural impactthat IndiahasmadeonthesepersonalitiesandsubsequentlyintheliteratureandcultureoftheLatinAmericancountries.LatinAmericanssawIndiathroughtheseliteraryfigures’writingsandweremystifiedbytheirdepth.ThefilmbringstolifetheIndiathattheysawinthelastcenturywiththeirstoriesandpoetry.
English http://goo.gl/J6epRuFrench http://goo.gl/zGIBxYPortuguese http://goo.gl/fFrtP7Spanish http://goo.gl/d0EJc4
SoundCheck:MusicofContemporaryIndiaDirector:NeelaVenkatraman
ThecontemporarymusiccultureofIndia.
Duration:48minYearofProduction:2012
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.
English http://goo.gl/IWvfto
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Art & Culture
Spirit to Soul
Director:ZilaKhan
UstadVilayatKhan,asseenandappreciatedbyhisdaughteranddiscipleZilaKhan.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2006
UstadVilayatKhan (1928-2004)wasoneof India’sgreatest sitarmaestro’sbornintothemusicalfamilyoftheImdadkhaniGharana.HerecordedhisfirstRPMatthetenderageof8,andwentontobecomeoneofthemostinfluentialmusiciansofthe20thcentury.Hewasnotonlyafantasticsitarplayer,healsodevelopedhisowntrademarkstylecalledtheGayakiAng.Inthisstyle,thesitarsoundslikevocalformssuchasKhayal.UstadVilayatKhanpersonallydesignedthesitartosuithisstyle.Thefilm ‘Spirit toSoul’ isapersonal journeybyhisdaughter,discipleandSufisingerZilaKhan,tounderstandthecomplexandmultifacetednatureofUstadVilayatKhan.Throughaseriesofinterviewswithmanyeminentmusiciansamongstothers, aswell aswith strainsof the sitar, thefilmdocuments thefigureof theUstadandhisabilitytobreakoutoftraditions,bothmusicalandotherwise.
English http://goo.gl/Etv2UK
Development
StepsandStrides-IASilentWhiteRevolution-Baroda
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
VadodaraiswellknownasthecentreofthedairyindustryinIndia,runentirelybycooperativesofthesurroundingvillages.Thefilmprovidesglimpsesofsomesuchdairy cooperatives, butwith adifference. The120memberdairy cooperative inSakariapuravillagehasnomalemembers.ItisheadedbyLalitaBehnwhowasoncean illiteratewoman.Todayshenotonly supervises thedailymilkcollection, shemonitorsthefatcontentofeachmilksampleandmaintainsthedailyaccounts.Afterwomentookoverthedairybusiness fromthemen,theSakariapuracooperativehasanannual returnofoverRs.800,000.Theirunprecedented success inspiredmanysuchwomen’scooperativesinthearea.
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Development
StepsandStrides-IIJewelryDesign
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
ThisfilmshowshowtheIndianjewelrydesignismakingitspresencefeltallovertheworld.InancientIndia,theartofjewelrymakingwasplacedatparwitharchitecture,sculptureandpainting.However,theskillofjewelrymakingwashandeddownfromonegenerationtoanotherthroughthemastercraftsmen.Thattraditionischangingrapidly,makingway forprofessional jewelrydesign.Thefilmshows theworkofSangeetaDiwanandReenaThakurwhoaremakingwavesallovertheworld.IndianjewelrytodayismakingitswayintothefashionrunwaysallovertheworldandareinleadingstoresinUSAandEurope.The‘MadeinIndia’labelisnowbeingreplacedby‘DesignedinIndia’.
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Development
StepsandStrides-IIIUrgaGram-Palahi,Punjab
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
ThePalahihamlet inPunjab isknownhistoricallyasthe landonwhichGuruTegBahadurfoughtagainstthemightyMughals.ButtodayPalahihaswrittenanotherchapterinitsglorioushistorybybeingrecognisedastheSolarvillage.Solarenergylightsupthestreetsandhomes,runstheirpumps,waterheaters,tubewellsandcookingstoves.SolarenergyhaschangedlivesforthefarmersofPalahi.Thefilmgoesontodemonstratehowsolarenergyhasnotonlygivenfinancialgainstothefarmers,butalsopowerandfreedomtothenextgenerationtoshapetheirfuture.
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Development
StepsandStrides-IVSikkimOrchids
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Development
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StepsandStrides-VGolfinMartinpurva,Lucknow
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Development
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StepsandStrides-VIWomen’sMicroCreditinKerala
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
ThisfilmtakesajourneytoKeralawherewomenhavetakenasignificantsteptochangetheir livesforabetterfuture.AmbikaoftheKolengodevillagestudiedinher local village schooltill 15,but today she is thePresidentof the savingsandmicrocreditbankofhervillage.Shewasahousewifeandherhusbandadailywagelabourer.Shealwayswantedtodoherownbusiness,butneverhadthemoneytoinvest.Shejoinedthevillagemicrocreditinitiative,boughtamobilecartwithhelpofaloanandbegantosellcoconuts.Todayshehasrepaidherloanandisearningtheprofits.Sheisnowinapositiontochangethelivesofherchildren.
Development
StepsandStrides-VIIBharatRatnaMGRSchool-Chennai
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
Indumati(15)hadspecialneedssinceshewasababy.Shecouldneitherhearorspeak.Herparentscouldnotaffordtosendhertoaspecialschool.TheywereluckytocomeacrosstheBharatRatnaMGRSchoolinChennai,aschoolandhomeforthehearingimpaired.Setupin1990,theschoolprovidesallfacilitiesabsolutelyfree.Indureceivededucationthroughthelatestspeechtherapyandaudioequipment.InafewyearsshewillbeabletoapplytocollegesinanypartofIndialikeothergirlsofherage.LikeIndu,theschoolhas220otherstudents.TheBharatRatnaMGRschoolhelpsthemtocomeclosertoturningtheirdreamstoreality.
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Development
StepsandStrides-VIIIPARAMSuperComputer-Pune
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Development
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StepsandStrides-IXWomen’sIndiaTrust-Mumbai
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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StepsandStrides-XWomen’sFisheriesandShareCropping-Bihar
Director:TrishaDas
Aseriesof10shortfilmsdrawingonsomeofthemostuniqueandinspiringinitiativestakenbythepeopleofIndiatousherchange.
Duration:5minYearofProduction:2005
AlakeneartheGangainBihar.Aclusteroffishingboatsleavethelakeshorestogatherfish.Traditionallyfishinghasbeenmen’soccupation,buthere,allthepeopleontheboatsarewomen.ThefilmshowsBanoDevi,theheadfisherwomanofthevillage,underwhom100womenwork,fishingandsellingfishatthelocalmarket.Someyearsago,thelakewasinfestedwithweeds.Women,undertheleadershipofBanoDevi,decidedtocleanupthelake.Todaytheirstandardoflivingisfarbetter.HersuccesshasinspiredKusmiDevitoo,abondedfarmlabourwhoisnowasharecropper.
Art & Culture
StructuresofMemory
Director: Vivan Sundaram
Themakingofapublicculturaleventwithitsmultiplenarrativesandimpulses.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:1999
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.
English http://goo.gl/apS1fZ
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Plurality
SufiTraditionsofIndiaPart I & Part II
Director: Khalid Sultan
Sufismasareligiousandmystictraditionofone’sabsolutedevotionandinvolvementwithGod.
Duration:56minYearofProduction:1990
Sufismisoftenconsideredtobethe inner,mysticaldimensionof Islam.Thefilmhighlights themajor Sufi centres in India and depicts Sufism as a religious andmystictraditionofone’sabsolutedevotionandinvolvementwithGod.
PartI:English http://goo.gl/zEaEzXPartII:English http://goo.gl/PI2rXj
Sulh-e-kulPeace to All
Director:ZorawarShukla
ThefilmspeaksabouttheMuslimsiteofpilgrimageDargahSharifinAjmer.
Duration:50minYearofProduction:2014
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.
English http://goo.gl/ZoF2Fr
Plurality
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Portraits
SwamiVivekanand
Director:AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee
AfilmexploringthelifeandteachingsofSwamiVivekanand,hisinfluenceonWesternsystemsofthoughtandhisquestforthedivinityinherentinmankind.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2011
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.
English http://goo.gl/v9SiVn
TaanaBaana–TheWarp&WeftofIndia
Director:GargiSen
ThestoryofweavinginIndia
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2013
Setupasamusicalwithnointerviews,‘TaanaBaana:TheWarp&WeftofIndia’weavestogetherthemetaphoricactofweavingwiththemusicaltraditionsofnorthIndiatoreflectonwhatholdsthenationtogether.Anationofheterogeneousandcontradictoryrealities,Indiahousesoverabillionpeoplefromdiverseregions,languages,andpractices.Thefilmusestheprismofpoetryofthe14thcenturypoet,Kabir,thatissungtilldatebyawiderangeofcontemporarymusiciansfromdiversegenres,tolookatthefabricofthenation,thatisbasedonplurality.Weavingisanancientmetaphorthathasforlongbeenassociatedwiththevaluesof love,divinityandhumanity, India’smodernity isdeeplyrooted inancientculturesandhumanevalues.Andliketheactofweaving,theconstitutionbindstogethertheheterogeneouspeopleandculturesintoonemodernnationthatespousesvaluesofsovereignty,justice,liberty,equalityandfraternityontheonehandwhileprotectingandpromotingdiversityandpluralityontheother.
English http://goo.gl/cqRMLl
Development
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TapestriesofChange:AnIndo-AfricanStoryofEmpowermentDirector:AnuRadha
AstorydepictingthelivesofIndianandAfricancraftswomen.
Duration:11minYearofProduction:2012
Womenarethebackboneofeverysocietyandempoweringthemisessential.The2ndAfricaIndiaForumSummitopenedaplatformtoprovideknowledgeexchangeforasustainablelivelihoodbetweenwomeninAfricaandIndia,throughhandicrafts.‘TapestriesofChange:AnIndo-AfricanStoryofEmpowerment’takesthevieweronajourneythroughthetrialsandachievementsinthelivesofcraftswomen.Watchthesewomenweavetogetheracolourfultapestryofhope.
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English http://goo.gl/d0lGYl
French http://goo.gl/TnErYG
InternationalRelations History
TemplesofLearningPremierResearchInstitutesofIndia
Part I & IIDirector:UmaSwamy
Anexplorationofmedical,scientificandtechnologicalresearchinstitutesofIndiafromancienttimestothepresent
Duration:59minYearofProduction:2004
Indiahasbeenoneoftheforemostcentresoflearningandintellectualinquiryintheancientaswellascontemporaryage.TheancientuniversityatNalandainBiharwasdescribedasoneoftheearliestuniversitiesintheworld.Itpropagatedrationalism,scientific search for truth and a rigorous and disciplined inquiry into the natureofbeings.Thefilmclaimsthatthetraditionsofscientificinquiry isbeingcarriedforwardbyIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT),IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)andtheAllIndiaInstituteofMedicalSciences(AIIMS).Theselearningcentresfostercriticalthinkingandemphasiseonresearchgearedtowardssolvingpracticalproblems.
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Art & Culture
TheAlkapStory
Director:JoydeepGhosh,PremenduBikashChaki
Alkap,atraditionalformofmasscommunicationfromBengalanditspresentdaysituationofdespair
Duration:12minYearofProduction:2009
AtraditionalformofmasscommunicationfromMurshidabad,Alkapwasusedtoraise awareness about social injustices and taboos. Today, however, the lack offinancialsupportandinfluencesofpopularcultureisrenderingtheoriginalAlkapalmostextinct.InAlkap,performersonlyhaveanotionoftheplot,whiletheactualperformanceisanimprovisation,inthemannerofItalianCommediadelArte.Theperformersaredividedintotwogroupsthatevokesaverbalargument,andwhenthelimitsoforalexchangeisreached,theplaybeginstoevokeasexualhumour.Traditionallytheplayswereoftenperformedoutsidethejurisdictionareabecauseofthesexualconnotationswithintheplays.Therolesthatmentraditionallyplayedbycrossdressingaswomen,areslowlybeingtakenoverbywomenandtraditionaltunesreplacedbyBengalifilmsongs-renderingtheoriginalAlkapalmostextinct.
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Defence
TheBlueBerets
Director:AshokRaina
India’scommitmentandcontributiontotheUNpeacekeepingeffort.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2001
‘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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Environment
TheCarbonMerchants
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
LowcarboneconomyinitiativesinIndiaforsustainableeconomicgrowth.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2011
‘TheCarbonMerchants’explorestheverypertinentquestionofIndia’smostbasicpredicamentwithregardstodevelopment-ontheonehand,unplannedurbanisationandindustrialisationhavewreckedirremediabledamageontheenvironment,ontheotherthechallengeofpovertyalleviationforeclosesthepossibilityofareversalof thedevelopmental trajectory. Thefilm traces low carboneconomy initiativesacrossthelengthandbreadthofthecountrywhichareconstantlyinvolvedinthecreationofcleantechnologies.Someoftheseinitiativesareendeavoursofindividualentrepreneurswhilethereareotherswhichhavebeeninitiatedbycorporations.ThereisalsothesingularexampleofthestategovernmentofKeraladistributing15millionCFLlampstothepeopleinthestate.Thefilmurgesonetothinkcreativelyintermsofemulatingsomeofthesemodelsnationally.
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Development
TheChangingFaceofIndianCountryside
Director:RanjanKumarSingh,UpenderSood
EffortsbytheGovernment,NGOsandinternationalagenciestoimporvethestandardofliving,education,healthcareandawarenessinIndianvillages.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:1999
ThefilmisavoyagethroughtheIndianCountryside,ajourneyacrossthepulsatinglifeandculturalethosofruralIndia.PostIndependence,ruralIndiahaswitnessedtremendouschangewithnewroads,bridges,railtracksandtransportsystemsthathavebeeninterwovenintoahomogenousunit.Thenewagefarmerisequippedwith modern machines and techniques like tractors, pumps and combinedharvestersthathavehelpedtoincreaseproductivitybyfivetotentimeshigherascomparedtoafewdecadesback.ThefilmobservesthechangesintheIndianrurallifestyle,especiallythelivesofwomen,whohavealsocomealongway-frombeingconfinedwithinthefourwallstotakingchargeofagricultureandworkinginmillsand factories with men.
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Art & Culture
TheEmpireWritesBack
Director:ShomaChaudhury
ThetrajectoryofIndianwritinginEnglishespeciallyfrom1980sonwards.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2004
Englisheducationwas introducedin IndiabytheBritishaspartoftheirpolicytotrainaclassofIndianclerks.EarlycreativewritinginEnglish,whileinfluencedby19thcenturyBritishnovels,werealreadybreakingliteraryconventions.However,earlywriters likeRajaRaostruggledwithtryingtoexpress in“a languagethat isnotone’sown,thespiritthat isone’sown.”It isnotuntilSalmanRushdiewrote‘Midnight’sChildren’ (1981) that Indianwriting inEnglishcouldclaim for itselfavoiceandaspiritcompletelyuniqueanddifferent.WriterslikeAmitavGhosh,AllanSealy,VikramSeth,V.S.Naipaul,UpamanyuChatterjee,KiranDesai,ArundhatiRoyareonlyafewoutstandingexamplesofIndianwritersinEnglish.‘TheEmpireWritesBack’tracesthehistoryofIndianwritinginEnglishfromtheearlypartofthe20thcenturytillthelate1990s.
English http://goo.gl/QlwdBx
Environment
TheHealingTree
Director: Usha Albuquerque
TherichbiodiversityofIndiaanditspotentialforhealing.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2001
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/xelnUe
Defence
TheIndianOcean
Director:SiddharthBhatia
Oceansandtheirroleinspreadingculture,exchangingknowledgeandideas.
Duration:45minYearofProduction:1995
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.
English http://goo.gl/Xfpc01
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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.
English http://goo.gl/Sa4KOw
History
TheMakingofaNationPart 1: A prologue
Director:RameshSharma
Anintroductiontoaseriesoffilmsthatexplore50yearsofIndia’sindependence
Duration:28minYearofProduction:1997
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.
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History
TheMakingofaNationPart2:Birthofnationalism
Director:RameshSharma
TracingthecausesforthebirthofnationalismduringtheBritishrule.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:1997
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.
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Democracy
TheMakingofaNationPart3:TheEconomicAgenda
Director:RameshSharma
AnanalysisoftheIndianeconomicstructureinthe50yearsofindependence.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:1997
Afterindependencethecountryfacedascarcityoffoodandbasicamenities.Thecountrywasundergoingatransformation,theIndianeconomicmodelasenvisagedbyNehruwasamixedonewhereprivateenterpriseandstatecapitalexistedsidebyside.ThecurrenteconomicagendaofliberalisationwasfreeingprivateenterpriseandIndiawasbeingviewedasanemerginggiant.Part3of‘TheMakingofaNation’putsforththegrowthofthecountry’seconomypostindependencewhereeconomicreforms brought out the tremendous spirit of adventure and enterprise and helped tocreateoneofthemostdynamiccompetitiveeconomiesandacompassionatesociety.
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Democracy
TheMakingofaNationPart4:TheShapingofIndia’sforeignpolicy
Director:RameshSharma
ShapingofIndia’sForeignPolicyundertheleadershipofNehru.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:1997
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.
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Democracy
TheMakingofaNationPart5:DemocracyinAction
Director:RameshSharma
Thestoryofthelargestdemocracyintheworld.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:1997
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.
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Gender
TheMakingofaNationPart6:Womenandthenation
Director:RameshSharma
Theroleofwomeninthemakingofanation.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:1997
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.
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Democracy
TheMakingofaNationPart7:Asocietyintransition
Director:RameshSharma
Someofthemajormilestonesinthe50yearsoftransformation.
Duration:25minYearofProduction:1997
‘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.
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History
TheMakingofaNationPart8:Cinemaandthenation
Director:RameshSharma
TracestheevolutionofIndiancinema.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:1997
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.
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Democracy
TheMakingofaNationPart9:Secularismandthenation
Director:RameshSharma
SecularisminIndia-unitydespitediversity.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:1997
‘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.
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Democracy
TheMakingofaNationPart 10: Agenda for the future
Director:RameshSharma
India’seconomic,socialandpoliticaldevelopmentandplansforthefuture.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:1997
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.
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History
TheMusalmanPreservationofaDream
Director:IshaniKDutta
Thestoryoftheworld’sonlyhandwrittenUrdudaily:TheMusalman.
Duration:10minYearofProduction:2011
‘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.
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Art & Culture
TheNameofaRiver
Director: Anup Singh
AnevocationofRitwikGhatak’scinema-anostalgiclongingforacinematicpastaswellascinema’sattempttoreturntoalosthomeland.
Duration:85minYearofProduction:2001
WrittenandperformedasatributetoRitwikGhatak’spreoccupationwiththetraumaofpartitionandseparationfromahomeland,‘TheNameofaRiver’canbeplacedincontinuumwithGhatak’scinema-anostalgicreturntoalosthomeland,andthebygoneeraofGhatak’sformandstylisedtreatmentofmemoryandthelossofhome.ItisthestoryofAnusuya,aBangladeshirefugeewhotravelsbytheriverPadmatoreachKolkatatostartanewlifeinanewland.Atthesametime,thejourneyisareminderofmanyofGhatak’scentralfemalecharacterswhowereburdenedwiththefragilityofmemoryandthepermanencyoftheirrefugeestatus.Thefilmusesmultiplerolesofrefugeesfoundinliteraryandcinematiccharacters-tounderstandthemysteriesoftheeventsthat ledtothemassacreofhalfamillionpeopleandforcedtenmillionpeopletomigrateacrossthenewlyestablishedborders.
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Art & Culture
TheOnenessofCreation
Director:BenoyK.Behl
ThestoryofBuddhaandthedevelopmentofBuddhisminIndia.
Duration:52minYearofProduction:2007
ThisfilmdepictstheancientBuddhistsitesofIndia.ThestoryoftheBuddhaandthedevelopmentofBuddhismaretracedthroughtheartandarchitectureofancientmonuments.ThefilmundertakesavisualjourneythroughthelifeoftheBuddha;totheplacesofhisbirth,enlightenment,firstsermonandfinalrenunciation.ThefourgreatBuddhistpilgrimagesitesofLumbini,Bodhgaya,SarnathandKushinagarareamong themost reveredplaces in theworld. ThisfilmalsoprovidesawideperspectiveoftheheritageofbothTheravadaandMahayana-VajrayanaordersofBuddhism.
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Plurality
ThePathofCompassionBuddhistHeritageofIndia
Director:BenoyK.Behl
ThestoryofBuddhaandhisteachingthroughancientBuddhistarchitecturalsites.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:2009
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/5wrLSP
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.
English http://goo.gl/PHCz5O
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Development
ThePathbreakersPart 4
Director:TarunShahani
Initiativestobringaboutchangeinthesocietyandsavelives.
Duration:44minYearofProduction:2011
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.
English http://goo.gl/8KaFq6
History
ThePatientStone
Director: Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
Traversingbetweenmyth,legend,factandfictioninLadakh,Jammu&Kashmir.
Duration:36minYearofProduction:2005
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.
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Gender
TheSelfPortrait
Director: Sabia Khan Shastri
AportrayalofMuslimwomen,theirlivesbeyondthepurdahandtheireffortstocarveoutanewidentity.
Duration:36minYearofProduction:2004
‘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.
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TheQuantumIndians
Director:RajaChoudhury
TheamazingcontributionsofthreerenownedIndianscientists
Duration:52minYearofProduction:2013
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.
English http://goo.gl/tpGCPW
History
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Art & Culture
TheShillongChamberChoirandtheLittleHomeSchoolDirector:UrmiJuvekar
Amusicaljourneyandaman’sattempttoempowerhiscommunity.
Duration:27minYearofProduction:2008
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/2CYQuc
Science&Technology
TheSkyisNottheLimit
Director:IshaniK.Dutta
AjourneyintotheIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO).
Duration:25minYearofProduction:2007
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.
English http://goo.gl/6mJm5H
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InternationalRelations
TheSouthImperativesofCo-operationDirector:SuhasBorker
RoleoftheITECindevelopingsolidarityandSouth-Southco-operation.
Duration:14minYearofProduction:1999
‘TheSouthImperativesofCo-operation’isabouttheroleoftheIndianTechnicaland Economic Co-operation (ITEC) in providing educational assistance to manycountries.IthighlightssomeprojectsoftheITEC,liketheassistanceinbuildingtheinfrastructureofcountriesinAsia,AfricaandLatinAmerica;helpingthesecountrieswith agricultural research, dairy development; photovoltaic revolution in Cuba;encouragementofsmallscaleindustry,etc.ThesuccessstoriesoftheseinitiativeshavebeencrucialinstrengtheningthebondsbetweenIndiaandthesecountries,andhavehelpedinspreadingittoothercountriesaswell.ThefilmalsoshowshowITECisasymbolofcommonobjectiveofpeace,equity,justiceanddignity.
English http://goo.gl/pcNiko
Art & Culture
TheSpiritofIndia
Director: Juhi Sinha
AmusicaljourneycelebratingtheunityinthediversitythatisIndia.
Duration:06minYearofProduction:2009
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/rbwuOU
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Art & Culture
TheStoryofGitanjaliSongofferings
Director:MalayBhattacharya
AstoryofacreativeworkrootedinTagore’spersonallossandwitnesstoaworldonthebrinkofwar.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2008
Tagore’sworkhasreceivedscholarlyattentionfromallacrosstheworld.ThefilmpresentsnotonlythepoeticemphasisofTagore’swork,butalsotracestherootsofhismostacclaimedwork-Gitanjali.CreatedatamomentinhistorywhentheworldwasonthebrinkofWorldWarI,Gitanjaliwastreatedasapieceofliteraturethattouchedthecoreofhumanisttraditionwithalanguagepossessingitsownuniquemusicality.‘TheStoryofGitanjali’isthestoryoftheemergenceofapieceofliteraryworkarisingfromTagore’sownsenseofpersonallossandanguishonwitnessingtheworldbreakingoutintoaconflict.
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TheTrailblazer-MulkRajAnand
Director: Suresh Kohli
ThestoryofwriterMulkRajAnandandhisworks.
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2006
TheTrailblazer’explorestheinimitablepositionofwriter,MulkRajAnand,oneofthepioneersofIndianwritinginEnglishinIndia.WithnovelssuchasCoolie,TheVillage,Untouchable,andmanymore,Anandheraldedaliterarymovementthatadvocatedthecauseofclass,casteandgenderparitywithinIndia’spluralsocialstructure.HisearlynovelssetaprecedentforasociallychargedwritingandsimplicityoflanguagethathasinspiredgenerationsofEnglishnoveliststofollow.
English http://goo.gl/tzhr5M
Portraits
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Culture&Lifestyle
TheTreasureintheSnow:AFilmonSikkimDirector:GoutamGhose
ApanoramicviewofSikkim’srichcultureandtradition.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2002
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.
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InternationalRelations
TheUnfinishedRevolutionPart 1
Director:SuhasBorker
ThehistoryoftheNon-AlignedMovement.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:1998
‘TheUnfinished Revolution’ presents the history of theNonAlignedMovement(NAM)thatbroughttogetheragroupofnationstoworkforworldpeace.Part1presentsthepeopleandcircumstancesthatledtothecreationofNAM.Drawinginspirationfromnon-violentmovementsledbyleaderslikeMohandasKaramchandGandhiandNelsonMandela,theNAMgrewrapidlyoveradecadeandwasledbyradicaltheoristsandthoseinsistingonajustworldorder.NAMalsodevelopedaneconomicwingandcalledfordisarmament.Usingarchivalfootage,photographs,clipsfromfictionfilmsandnarration,thefilmpresentsahistoricaloverviewofthetimesthatledtotheemergenceofNAM,itsdevelopmentandgrowth,itsfoundingmember,andtheleadershipprovidedbyIndia.
English http://goo.gl/FiuEux
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InternationalRelations
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.
English http://goo.gl/DzTidT
Plurality
TheWayofBuddha
Director:UmeshBist
AneducationalandinformationaljourneyintothelifeofBuddhaandthepracticeofBuddhismtoday.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:1999
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.
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TheWomeninBlueBerets Director: Farida Pacha
Duration:48minYearofProduction:2013
Liberia,anationscarredby14yearsofbrutalcivilwar,standsatacriticalmomentinitshistoryasitheadsforitsseconddemocraticelectioninOctober,2011.Thiselectionwilldecidethecountry’sfuturecourse-towardspeaceandstabilityorviolenceandchaos.AssistingtheUNpeacekeepingoperationsisaspecialunitfromIndia–anallwomenpolicecontingents.Deployedyearlysince2007,itisthefirstsuchunitofitskind.WilltheIndianpolicewomensucceedintheirmissiontokeepthe peace in Liberia?
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AllwomenIndianpolicecontingentintheUNPeacekeepingforcedeployedinLiberia.
DefencePortraits
TheWorldofPeries
Director:K.BikramSingh
TheSriLankanfilmmakerLesterJamesPeries,hisfilms,hisrelationshipwithSatyajitRayandthelaurelshehasachieved.
Duration:30minYearofProduction:2001
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/jLAV3Z
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InternationalRelations
ThisisAsia’sTime
Director: Archana Kapoor
AfilmaboutthevariouscollaborationsIndiahaswiththeASEANcountries.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2011
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/2ZbMth
Art & Culture
ThroughaLensClearlyRaghuRai’sIndia
Director: Suresh Kohli
WitnessingthelivedenvironmentofIndiantownsandcityscapesthroughthelensofphotographerRaghuRai.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2009
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.
English http://goo.gl/CSp5US
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InternationalRelations
TimelessFriendshipI:HistoryandHeritage
Director:A.K.Kidwai,TarunMathur
TherelationshipbetweenIndiaandAfghanistan-twocountrieswithacommonandsharedheritageandhistory.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2004
‘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.
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InternationalRelations
TimelessFriendshipII:ontoModernTimes
Director:A.K.Kidwai,TarunMathur
ModerntimesinAfghanistanandIndia’sroleinrebuildingthecountry.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2004
ThesecondpartofthisfilmtravelsthroughthemoderntimesinAfghanistananddepictsIndia’sroleinreconstructionofAfghanistanafterthedevastationcausedbyrepeatedwars.AfghanleadersandintellectualswereassociatedwithMahatmaGandhi andgreat leaders likeAbdulGhaffarKhan fromPashtun landduring thestruggleforindependence.FoundationsofIndianco-operationinAfghanistanarevisibleineffortsliketheAllIndiaRadioandIndiraGandhiMemorialHospitalhavingtheircentresinAfghanistanandimpartingtrainingtothelocalpeople.IndianfilmsarealsoverypopularinAfghanistan.
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InternationalRelations
TimelessFriendshipIII:TestimonyforFuture
Director:A.K.Kidwai,TarunMathur
ThecontinuingfriendshipofIndiaanditsroleinrebuildingAfghanistanaftertheTalibanrule.
Duration:28minYearofProduction:2004
‘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.
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Development
TransitionTimesPart 1
Director:ShantanuDey
Themyths,dreamsandcrisisofthenewIndiainthenewmillennium.
Duration:34minYearofProduction:1995
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/LjKH0L
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Development
TransitionTimesPart 2
Director:ShantanuDey
Themyths,dreamsandcrisisofthenewIndiainthenewmillennium.
Duration:33minYearofProduction:1995
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/cX1ccT
Art & Culture
Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 1
Director:AbhilashBhattacharya
Acollageofdiverseculturesamalgamatingintoacompositeculture,thatofIndia.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2002
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.
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Art & Culture
Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 2
Director:AbhilashBhattacharya
Acollageofdiverseculturesamalgamatingintoacompositeculture,thatofIndia.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2002
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.
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Art & Culture
UrduandModernIndia
Director:AparnaReddy
TracingthejourneyofUrduasalanguage,acultureandawayoflifeinpresentdayIndia.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2010
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.
English http://goo.gl/OW98GU
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Art & Culture
UrduHaiJiskaNaam
Director:SubhashKapoor/MEKAFilms
TracingtheevolutionandtransformationofUrdu,anditscontributiontothesocialpolityinIndia.
Duration:95minYearofProduction:2008
ThefilmjourneysthroughhistorytotracetheevolutionandtransformationofUrduandlocatesitscontributiontothesocialpolityinIndia.ThefilmisanodetoUrduandtheIndiancultureassociatedwithit.Afterbeingborn,UrduwasnourishedwithotherIndianlanguagesandmaturedintoanarticulationofmodernidiomsthroughbeautifulpoeticexpressions.Thefilmtells thestoryof fusionofcultures,music,architecture and lifestyles. During the Indian freedom struggle, Urdu played acrucialroleasalanguageofprotestandresistancethroughtheworkmanyfamouspoetsandwriters.ThefilmtracesthisjourneyofUrdu,illustratingitscontributiontotheculturalandpoliticallifeofIndia.
English http://goo.gl/DOAHK5
Culture&Lifestyle
Vanashree-TheLivingTree
Director:SiddharthKak
AreflectiononthevitalemblemintheIndiantradition,thetree.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2001
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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History
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
Director:LyQuangTrung
RevisitingthesharedculturalbondsbetweenIndiaandVietnam.
Duration:20minYearofProduction:2001
‘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
376 377
InternationalRelations
Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTreeVolume 2: Cultures of India & Vietnam
Director:LyQuangTrung
RevisitingthesharedculturalbondsbetweenIndiaandVietnam.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2001
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/cuNYM6
InternationalRelations
Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTreeVolume3:TheStruggleforNationalLiberation
Director:LyQuangTrung
RevisitingthesharedculturalbondsbetweenIndiaandVietnam.
Duration:22minYearofProduction:2001
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.
English http://goo.gl/1BGT24
378 379
InternationalRelations
Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTreeVolume4:StruggleandVictory
Director:LyQuangTrung
RevisitingthesharedculturalbondsbetweenIndiaandVietnam.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2001
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/HpPLly
InternationalRelations
Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTreeVolume5:Vietnam-IndiaontheMove
Director:LyQuangTrung
RevisitingthesharedculturalbondsbetweenIndiaandVietnam.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2001
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/DsGZud
380 381
InternationalRelations
Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTreeVolume6:Vietnam-Indiaonthemove
Director:LyQuangTrung
RevisitingthesharedculturalbondsbetweenIndiaandVietnam.
Duration:23minYearofProduction:2001
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.
English http://goo.gl/M0kIZp
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.
English http://goo.gl/ntWgWA
382 383
Gender
WhyCan’tI?
Director:Dr.LavlinThadani
ThreeuniquewomenfromRajasthanwhohavechangedtheirvillages.
Duration:24minYearofProduction:2011
ThreewomenfromRajasthanaremakingachangeintheirvillage.‘WhyCan’tI?’isaboutRatniBai,SeemaBishnoiandChhaviRajawat,whohavebecomeinspirationalfiguresthroughtheireffortstoservetheirvillage.RatniBaiKathik,onceavictimofphysicalabusebyherin-laws,isnowanactivememberofConsumerUnityandTrust Society (CUTS), anNGO. Shehasbeen instrumental inbringingeducation,healthandotherfacilitiestohervillage.SeemaBishnoifromPopasvillageisaB.Edgraduatewhonowrunsaschool inhervillage,changing livesofanumberofgirlsthrougheducation.ChhaviRajawatlefthercorporatelifetoservehervillageas theSarpanch (VillageHead). She initiatedwater conservation techniquesandbroughthealthcare,educationandtransporttohervillage.Thefilmshowshowcontributionsbythesewomenhavechangedhundredsoflives.
Arabic http://goo.gl/xDKynaEnglish http://goo.gl/0FQcxGFrench http://goo.gl/sqq7WmPortuguese http://goo.gl/UhQvjGRussian http://goo.gl/94qYkiSpanish http://goo.gl/HdBxJf
InternationalRelations
Winning a futurePart 1
Director: Arun Kumar
RelationshipbetweenNepalandIndia.
Duration:29minYearofProduction:2005
‘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.
English http://goo.gl/CgmnZc
384 385
InternationalRelations
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.
English http://goo.gl/pCQi6u
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.
English http://goo.gl/1bbBmS
386 387
Democracy
WomeninPanchayatiRaj
Director:AnjaliKhosla,SanjayBarnela
Storyofwomenfulfillingvitalrolesinthegovernanceoftheirvillages.
Duration:32minYearofProduction:1999
Thefightforwomen’sparticipationingovernancehasbeenalongstandingissueinIndianpolitics.Ahistoryofmarginalisationbywayofdenialofeducation,landrightsandsometimesevenbasichumanrights,hasrelegatedIndianwomentoanextremelylowstatusinthesociety.However,aquietrevolutionhasstartedtotakeplace in Indianvillages.Thefilmtakesus intothe livesofsomeofthesewomenandshowshowsmalleffortsareimprovingmanylives.Moreandmorewomenarecomingouttoparticipateinvillagecouncils,therebybringingadifferentperspectiveinsolvingawidegamutof issuessuchasdomesticviolence,watermanagementandenergyconservation.
Arabic http://goo.gl/d7srzl Portuguese http://goo.gl/t0rc1oBengali http://goo.gl/WZ8Nxa Pushto http://goo.gl/Qi1blwEnglish http://goo.gl/xDCBGO Russian http://goo.gl/1jbUOaFrench http://goo.gl/s9Z1WB Spanish http://goo.gl/5rPFopPersian http://goo.gl/H35AW3
Yoga: Aligning to the Source
Director:RajaChoudhury
TheoriginanddevelopmentofYoga
Duration:26minYearofProduction:2013
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.
Chinese http://goo.gl/rd2iRP
English http://goo.gl/StChlK
Art & Culture
Films by Directors Films by Directors
388 389
A. K. Kidwai
TimelessFriendship-Part1/Pg364TimelessFriendship-Part2/Pg365TimelessFriendship-Part3/Pg366
A.M.Films&Advertising
EnduringFriendship-India-NepalEconomicCo-operation/Pg98
Aaradhana Kohli Kapur
Adya-Unbounded/Pg27Animare-ADigitalStory/Pg34Einlassen/Pg96FriendsforEvermore/Pg109HomingPigeons/Pg126IntegralIndia-GuruLama/Pg174IntegralIndia-APerfectHarmony/Pg175IntegralIndia-ApostleofPeace/Pg176IntegralIndia-TwinVillages/Pg177IntegralIndia-DivineMusic/Pg178IntegralIndia-GamefortheBrave/Pg179IntegralIndia-PerfectStrokes/Pg180IntegralIndia-PrayersinStone/Pg181IntegralIndia-Leh:ACosmopolitanHaven/Pg182IntegralIndia-TheLegendofSohniMahiwal/Pg183IntegralIndia-ThePashminaStory/Pg184IntegralIndia-TheGastronomicalJourney/Pg185IntegralIndia-InSearchofShiva/Pg186IntegralIndia-SublimeArt/Pg187IntegralIndia-ALastHarmony/Pg188IntegralIndia-Dardpura...AVillageofPain/Pg189IntegralIndia-InvisibleLines/Pg190
IntegralIndia-OfRightsandWrongs/Pg191IntegralIndia-HamlavarKhabardar/Pg192IntegralIndia-IronButterflies/Pg193IntegralIndia-Fourdaysin1947/Pg194IntegralIndia-PeaceforDevelopment/Pg195IntegralIndia-Accession/Pg196IntegralIndia-HealingTouch/Pg197LessonsinFriendship/Pg218TheCarbonMerchants/Pg322ThePatientStone/Pg347
AbhaDayal
LandofBuddha/Pg216
AbhilashBhattacharya
Triveni:WhereRiversMeet-Part1/Pg369Triveni:WhereRiversMeet-Part2/Pg370
AlokeBanerjee
APerfectBlend-TeafromtheEasternHimalayas/Pg15ColoursofDreams/Pg81IndianNobelLaureates/Pg171PatherPanchali-ALivingResonance/Pg253SwamiVivekanand:AnIntrospect/Pg316
AmitJolly
SAARCintheNewMillennium/Pg289
AmitabhMunshi
FromtheFoothillsofKilimanjaro/Pg110RebuildingthePlayground/Pg275
Films by Directors Films by Directors
390 391
AkankshaJoshi
HinduNectar:SpiritualWanderingsinIndia/Pg124
AkshayTandon
India:TheSpiritofFreedom/Pg164
AmolPalekar
BhinnaShadja-NoteExtraordinaire/Pg46
AnganaZhaveri
AnekaRasa/Pg33
ANI
FulfillingtheVision/Pg111
AnirbanDuttaGupta
BridgingWorlds-TheStoryoftheIndianDiasporainMalaysiaandSingapore/Pg55
AnitaRoy
IndiaInfrastructure-AnOpportunity/Pg156
Anita Saluja
BondingwithAfrica/Pg51India-Myanmar:AnEnduringBond/Pg132IndiaandtheUN/Pg151
Anjali Khosla
WomeninPanchayatiRaj/Pg386
Anjan Das
DeviDurga/Pg86KaziNazrulIslam-TheRebelPoet/Pg212
AnkitaKumar
Maadhyam-TheMedium/Pg223
AntaraKak
JanaGanaMana/Pg205Shunya-TheBeginningofKnowledge/Pg296
AnuRadha
BlendingBorders:AfricaIndiaForumSummit-II/Pg49CinemawithaPurpose/Pg72ConnectingHearts-India’sPanAfricaE-Network/Pg82ExpressionsinHarmony/Pg100India2.0-TowardsaNetworkedNation/Pg143TapestriesofChange:AnIndo-AfricanStoryofEmpowerment/Pg318ThePathbreakers-Part1/Pg343
Anup Singh
TheNameofaRiver/Pg340
Anurradha Prasad
Bandhan/Pg39
Films by Directors Films by Directors
392 393
Aparna Katara Sharma
CitizenoftheWorld-KhanAbdulGhaffarKhan/Pg73
AparnaS.Reddy
ALand,StrangelyFamiliar/Pg12Humsaye-TwoNations,TwoNeighbours/Pg128RoadtoAfghanistan/Pg283UrduandModernIndia/Pg371
ApurbaBasu
CallofHiddenParadise/Pg65
Archana Kapoor
ABridgeOverTime-AfilmontheMekong-Gangaco-operation,Part1/Pg5ABridgeOverTime-AfilmontheMekong-Gangaco-operation,Part2/Pg6APeople’sProject-AfilmonIBSA/Pg14APerfectMatch/Pg16EnrichingtheRainbow/Pg99HistoryDeconstructed-AfilmonIndia’sLookEastpolicy/Pg125Palimpsest-IndiaandEurope/Pg249ThisisAsia’sTime/Pg362
Arun Chadha
AdorningtheWorld/Pg24
ArunKhopkar
FiguresofThought/Pg104Lokapriya/Pg221Rasikapriya/Pg274Sanchari/Pg292
Arun Kumar
LandofMemories/Pg217Winningafuture-Part1/Pg383Winningafuture-Part2/Pg384
ArunKumarT.R.
BeyondChickenTikkaMasala/Pg42BeyondMidnight/Pg43
Aruna Har Prasad
GandhiLives/Pg112
Arvind Singh
SoulConnection/Pg300
AshokRaina
TheBlueBerets/Pg321
B.Kumar
SoldiersofPeace/Pg298
BappaRay
JourneyofAyurveda/Pg207
BenoyK.Behl
AWorldofBeautyandGrace-IslamicArchitectureofIndia/Pg21
Films by Directors Films by Directors
394 395
IndianRootofTibetanBuddhism/Pg172Kashmir:TheLandofDivineLove/Pg211Ladakh-ACradleofBuddhism/Pg215TheOnenessofCreation/Pg341ThePathofCompassion-BuddhistHeritageofIndia/Pg342
BhavnaKapoor
BridgingWorlds:HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs/Pg59
BhanumurthyAlur
IndianWinsFreedom/Pg173
Capt.RajivOjha
Jammu&Kashmir-QuestforLastingPeace/Pg204OntheWingsofCourage/Pg245PeacetoProsperity-WomenEmpowerment/Pg254PeacetoProsperity-YouthandDevelopment/Pg255PeacetoProsperity-Kashmiriyat&Shrines/Pg256
CharanMann
Sewa-BankingonIndiaWomen/Pg295
Col. Kapoor
AdventureSportsinIndia/Pg26
David Devadas
GlimpsesofaKashmiriVillage/Pg113IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings/Pg167KashmirVotes-AssemblyElections2008/Pg210TheJoyfulRhythmsofaKashmiriWedding/Pg328
DeepakGupta
EchoesfromthePast-OldMonumentsofDelhi/Pg95
Dheeraj Piplani
CanYouHearMe?/Pg66SixYardsofGrace-TheHandicraftedIndianSaree/Pg297
Dimple Kharbanda
ColoursfromIndia/Pg80
DiptenduDey
PalashikiJung/Pg248
DivyaCowasji
Qissa-e-Parsi:TheParsiStory/Pg269
Dr.ChandanMitra
PartnersinProgress/Pg250
Dr. Indrajit
FootstepsintoFuture-IndiaandRussiainthe21stCentury/Pg105
Dr.LavlinThadani
WhyCan’tI?/Pg382
Farida Pacha
TheWomeninBlueBerets/Pg360
Films by Directors Films by Directors
396 397
GargiSen
TaanaBaana:ThewarpandweftofIndia/Pg317
GautamBora
AJourneytoanAncientland-RoadtoMyanmar/Pg10AbidingGrace-GlimpsesoftheNorthEast/Pg23
GautamSaikia
ResurgentManas/Pg278
GirijaPattanaik
DivineShadows/Pg90
GoutamGhose
InSearchoftheRajah/Pg129TheTreasureintheSnow:AFilmonSikkim/Pg356
IndranilChakravarty
OurNovelsinEnglish/Pg247
IramGhufran
Benegal’sNewCinema/Pg41
IshaniK.Dutta
FaithRevisited/Pg103India‘sDevelopmentAssistanceProjectsinSriLanka/Pg165LoveSongoftheWorld/Pg222TheMusalman-PreservationofaDream/Pg339TheSkyisNottheLimit/Pg351
JahnuBarua
ARiveranditsValley/Pg17
ARiver’sStory-TheQuestfortheBrahmaputra/Pg18
Janhavi Prasada
SeedsofKnowledge/Pg294
Jawed Naqvi
GlobalInformationHighway-IndiaMovesintothefastlane/Pg115SAARCintheNewMillennium/Pg289SAARC-LookingBeyondPropheciesofDoom/Pg290
JaydipMukherjee
APerfectBlend-TeafromtheEasternHimalayas/Pg15ColoursofDreams/Pg81IndianNobelLaureates/Pg171PatherPanchali-ALivingResonance/Pg253SwamiVivekanand:AnIntrospect/Pg316
JohnDayal
PeopleofPeace-Part1:TheMessage/Pg258PeopleofPeace-Part2:TheMission/Pg259PeopleofPeace-Part3:TheFusion/Pg260
JoydeepGhosh
AreYouListening?/Pg35KolkataBlues/Pg213TheAlkapStory/Pg320
Juhi Sinha
BismillahandBenaras/Pg40IsmatandAnnie/Pg200NirvanaandBeyond-AnIndianJourney/Pg239
Films by Directors Films by Directors
398 399
OfMelodiesDivine/Pg244TheSpiritofIndia/Pg353
JoticaSehgal
Indo-USRelationship/Pg150
JyotsnaSood
God’sChosenOne/Pg116
K.BikramSingh
GlimpsesofIndianPaintings/Pg114RootsofDatia/Pg287TheWorldofPeries/Pg361
Kabir Khan
ANationCelebrates/Pg13CornershopstoLords/Pg83
KaranBali
IndiainSpace/Pg155
Khalid Sultan
SufiTraditionsofIndia/Pg314
Kumar Shahani
BambooFlute,Part1/Pg37BambooFlute,Part2/Pg38Bhavantarana/Pg45
Laxmana Dalmia
IndianElections-AMammothDemocraticExercise/Pg168
LyQuangTrung
Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol1:CulturesofIndia&Vietnam/Pg375Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol2:CulturesofIndia&Vietnam/Pg376Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol3:TheStruggleforNationalLiberation/Pg377Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol4:StruggleandVictory/Pg378Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol5:VietnamIndiaonthemove/Pg379Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol6:Vietnam-Indiaonthemove/Pg380
MadhureetaNegi/Anand
DesignClassicsofIndia/Pg85WomenEntrepreneurs/Pg385
MalayBhattacharya
TheStoryofGitanjali-Songofferings/Pg354
MalatiRao
HandmadeinIndia/Pg119
MallikaSarabhai
MrinaliniSarabhai:TheArtistandHerArt/Pg232
ManishChoudhary
HealingtheWorld/Pg121Peacekeepers/Pg257
ManojRaghuvanshi
BollywoodMeinHindi/Pg50DoesGandhiMatter?/Pg91
Films by Directors Films by Directors
400 401
ManuRewal
MedievalMarvels/Pg230ModernSpacesIndianLight/Pg231
MayaRao
PrideofIndia-ShamaZaidi/Pg262PrideofIndia-ElaBhatt/Pg263PrideofIndia-NainaLalKidwai/Pg264PrideofIndia-RituKumar/Pg265PrideofIndia-KiranMazumdarShaw/Pg266PrideofIndia-MallikaSarabhai/Pg267PrideofIndia-ShrutiSharma/Pg268
MayuricaBiswas
IndiaInnovates/Pg157
MazahirRahim
AaoHajjKaren/Pg22
MediartFilmsPvtLtd
Interface:AfilmonIFS/Pg198
MeeraDewan
DreamingYoung,DreamingGlobal/Pg93
MEKAFilms
UrduHaiJiskaNaam/Pg372
MerajurRahmanBaruah
IntheSeasonofBlueStorm/Pg131SongoftheSanctuary/Pg299
Mohi-Ud-DinMirza
AgricultureFirst-AchievementsinAgriculturalSciencesandTechnologyinIndia/Pg28
MonishaJaisingh
DowntheAges-IndiaandChina/Pg92
MuraliNagarajan
IndiaEmpowered/Pg154
MuzaffarAli
FragranceofLove/Pg107Nisbat...Connection/Pg240RumiintheLandofKhusrau/Pg288
NaazishHussaini
ThePathbreakers-Part2/Pg344
Naghma Iman
IntheSeasonofBlueStorm/Pg131SongoftheSanctuary/Pg299
NajibMohimtully
BridgingWorlds:RoutesToRoots/Pg62
Films by Directors Films by Directors
402 403
Nalin Kale
CinemawithaPurpose/Pg72
NandanKudhyadi
BridgesOfFriendship/Pg53Rasayatra-TheTravellingSong/Pg273RisingOvertheOceans/Pg282
Naresh Sharma
RhythmicEchoesandReflections/Pg281
Naveen Pandita
BridgingWorlds-FromGirmityatoGovernment:TheJourneyofIndiansinMauritius/Pg56
NeelaVenkatraman
GrassrootstoGlobal/Pg117LivingStories-StorytellingtraditionsofIndia/Pg220SoundCheck:MusicofContemporaryIndia/Pg301
NikhilPadgaonkar
IndiaandSouthEastAsia-3000YearsofMaritimeContacts/Pg149TheIndiaofAndréMalraux/Pg326
NikhilPherwani
BridgingWorlds-KnowIndia,KnowYourself/Pg57
NutanManmohan
HelloIndia/Pg122
P.AshokKumar
Kalaripayyat/Pg208
P. N. Khera
OperationImdad/Pg246
Pallav Das
BreakingBarriers-TheNewIndianWomen/Pg52
ParthaSarkar
GreenSignals-TheEnvironmentinIndia/Pg118
PrashunBhaumik
IslaminIndia-AFusionofCultures/Pg199
PremenduBikashChaki
TheAlkapStory/Pg320
Pria Ahluwalia
ALaCart!!!-FoodintheStreetsofIndia/Pg11
PrithwirajMishra
MuhammadBairamBegTurkman/Pg233
Films by Directors Films by Directors
404 405
PriyankaKuriakose
BridgingWorlds:OneThousandandOneNights-IndianDreamsUnderArabianSkies/Pg60BridgingWorlds:outofmany,onepeople–ThestoryofIndiansinGuyana,Suriname&Jamaica/Pg61BridgingWorlds:AMeetingofMinds/Pg63BridgingWorlds:APlaceintheSun/Pg64
PuneetaRoy
BridgingtheGapBetweenIndiaandBharat-MahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct/Pg54
PushpMann
FabricofLove-ChristianityinIndia/Pg101
Pushpesh Pant
PassionforPeace/Pg252
R.Krishnamohan
QuitIndia/Pg270
R.Sarada
WateringtheGrassroots/Pg381
RaghuVyas
Rasamanjari-ABouquetofDelight/Pg272
RahulSingh
SanyuktRashtrameinHindi/Pg293
RajaChoudhury
TheQuantumIndians/Pg349Yoga:AligningtotheSource/Pg387
RajanKhosla
DismantlingtheDigitalDivide/Pg89
RajeevSrivastava
MastQalandar/Pg229
RajendraSrivathsaKondapalli
Revealed:TheGoldenTemple/Pg279
RajeshS.Jala
BeyondTradition/Pg44CradlebytheStream/Pg84FootstepsofNikitin/Pg106
RajivChawla
BacktoGondwanaland/Pg36
RajivMehrotra
Adoor:AJourneyinFrames/Pg25
RakeshShrivastava
MusicalBandsofIndia/Pg234
Films by Directors Films by Directors
406 407
RakhiThakur
MartialTraditionsoftheIndianArmy/Pg228
RamanMann
GreenSignals-TheEnvironmentinIndia/Pg118
RameshJayaram
IndiaUnlimited/Pg158
RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany
Bhutan-FortressoftheGods/Pg47Cityscapes-Delhi/Pg74Cityscapes-Lucknow/Pg75Cityscapes-Mysore/Pg76Cityscapes-Chandigarh/Pg77Cityscapes-Shillong/Pg78Cityscapes-Calcutta/Pg79IndiaBusinessOverview‘94/Pg152India:TheCyberFrontiers,Part1/Pg161India:TheCyberFrontiers,Part2/Pg162India:TheCyberFrontiers,Part3/Pg163India’sTrystWithDestiny/Pg166NRIsintheGulf-SomeSuccessStories/Pg242PopMusicofIndia/Pg261ReligiousLinkagesbetweenBhutanandLadakh/Pg276TheMakingofaNation-Part1:Aprologue/Pg329TheMakingofaNation-Part2:Birthofnationalism/Pg330TheMakingofaNation-Part3:TheEconomicAgenda/Pg331TheMakingofaNation-Part4:TheShapingofIndia’sforeignpolicy/Pg332
TheMakingofaNation-Part5:DemocracyinAction/Pg333TheMakingofaNation-Part6:Womenandthenation/Pg334TheMakingofaNation-Part7:Asocietyintransition/Pg335TheMakingofaNation-Part8:Cinemaandthenation/Pg336TheMakingofaNation-Part9:Secularismandthenation/Pg337TheMakingofaNation-Part10:Agendaforthefuture/Pg338
RanjanKumarSingh
TheChangingFaceofIndianCountryside/Pg323
RashmiMathurLuthra
EmergingTies:India&CentralAsia/Pg97PartnershipsforProsperity-AfilmonIndo-GulfEconomicrelations/Pg251
RichaArora
CanYouHearMe?/Pg66
RishaAnant
BridgingWorlds:RoutesToRoots/Pg62
RishuNigam
NegotiatingJustice/Pg238RenewingIndia/Pg277
RitabanGhatak
MagicintheMaking/Pg225
RohitLal
ChandrayaanI-IndiaontheMoon/Pg70
Films by Directors Films by Directors
408 409
RoyDaniels
NectarinStone/Pg237
RuchitaPuri
FreeMedia,FreeCountry/Pg108
S.Krishnaswamy
India5555-Part1/Pg144India5555-Part2/Pg145India5555-Part3/Pg146India5555-Part4/Pg147
S. Kumar
SAARCintheNewMillennium/Pg289
SabiaKhan/Shastri
Adya-Unbounded/Pg27HomingPigeons/Pg126TheSelfPortrait/Pg348
Sabiha Farhat
HerOwnSky/Pg123
SaibalMitra
IntheLandofChhinnopatro/Pg130JagritiExpress/Pg203
SamirKukreja
ITRevolutioninIndia/Pg201
SandhyaGokhale
BhinnaShadja-NoteExtraordinaire/Pg46
SanjayBarnela
ThePathbreakers-Part2/Pg344WomeninPanchayat/Pg386
Sanjeev Sivan
HarmonyFest/Pg120
SanjeevBhargava
MadeinBollywood/Pg224
SantanuMitra
AreYouListening?/Pg35
Sardar S. Imam
RoadtoAfghanistan/Pg283
SarojSatyanarayan
ATaleofTwoCities-MumbaiandBombay/Pg20NaukaCaritramu-BoatSong:TrinityofCarnaticWomenMusicians/Pg236
SavyasaachiJain
RockingtheHills/Pg284
ShaziaKhan
Sama–MuslimMysticMusicofIndia/Pg291
Films by Directors Films by Directors
410 411
ShailendarGoel
CentralAsia-HarmonyinTime:Uzbekistan/Pg67CentralAsia-TheBridgeAcrossForever:Tajikistan/Pg68CentralAsia-TheLandofManas:Kyrgyztan/Pg69
ShantanuDey
AShortHistoryofIndianSpices/Pg19TransitionTimes-Part1/Pg367TransitionTimes-Part2/Pg368
SharadaRamanathan
Natyanubhava:Yatra-I&Darshan-II/Pg235
ShilpiGulati
Qissa-e-Parsi:TheParsiStory/Pg269
Shivendra Singh
DowntheAges-IndiaandChina/Pg92
ShomaChaudhury
RootedImagination/Pg286TheEmpireWritesBack/Pg324
SiddharthBhatia
India-SouthAfrica-Part1:ABondForgedbyHistory/Pg159India-SouthAfrica-Part2:AHarmoniousRelationship/Pg160TheIndianOcean/Pg327
SiddharthKak
BridgingWorlds:Callaloo…TheMeltingPot:TheStoryofIndiansinTrinidad&Tobago/Pg58JanaGanaMana/Pg205Rasa-TheFountainofLife/Pg271Vanashree-TheLivingTree/Pg373
SrenikSett
HumSabEkHain-Weareallinittogether/Pg127ThePathbreakers-Part3/Pg345
StormthePictureCompany
1000FeetofHope/Pg4
Studio Super
RevisitingIndiabyRail/Pg280
SubhadarshiTripathy
HealingtheWorld/Pg121
Subhash Kapoor
UrduHaiJiskaNaam/Pg372
Sudhir Aggarwal
It’sCricket,No?/Pg202
SuhasBorker
TheSouthImperativesofCo-operation/Pg352TheUnfinishedRevolution-Part1/Pg357TheUnfinishedRevolution-Part2/Pg358
Films by Directors Films by Directors
412 413
Sujata Kulshreshtha
ABrushwithLife/Pg8
SujataSett
HumSabEkHain/Pg127ThePathbreakers-Part3/Pg345
SumitOsmandShaw
India2.0-TowardsaNetworkedNation/Pg143
SunilMutreja
IndianLegends-Part1/Pg169IndianLegends-Part2/Pg170
Suraj Purohit
Dwitaya/Pg94
Suresh Kohli
KashmirinIndianPoetry/Pg209MagicRealismandAfter-IndianEnglishFiction:1981-2011/Pg226TheTrailblazer-MulkRajAnand/Pg355ThroughaLensClearly-RaghuRai’sIndia/Pg363
TarunMathur
AnIndivisibleUnity-Part1/Pg30AnIndivisibleUnity-Part2/Pg31AnIndivisibleUnity-Part3/Pg32TimelessFriendship-Part1/Pg364TimelessFriendship-Part2/Pg365TimelessFriendship-Part3/Pg366
TarunShahani
ThePathbreakers-Part4/Pg346
TrishaDas
StepsandStrides-I-ASilentWhiteRevolution-Baroda/Pg303StepsandStrides-II-JewelryDesign/Pg304StepsandStrides-III-UrgaGram-Palahi,Punjab/Pg305StepsandStrides-IV-SikkimOrchids/Pg306StepsandStrides-V-GolfinMartinpurva,Lucknow/Pg307StepsandStrides-VI-Women’sMicroCreditinKerala/Pg308StepsandStrides-VII-BharatRatnaMGRSchool-Chennai/Pg309StepsandStrides-VIII-PARAMSuperComputer-Pune/Pg310StepsandStrides-IX-Women’sIndiaTrust-Mumbai/Pg311StepsandStrides-X-Women’sFisheriesandShareCropping-Bihar/Pg312
UmaChakravarti
AFragmentofHistory/Pg9
UmaSwamy
TemplesofLearning-PremierResearchInstitutesofIndia/Pg319
Umesh Aggarwal
JaiHo/Pg206
UmeshBist
India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress/Pg133India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress-Thailand/Pg134India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress-Cambodia/Pg135India&ASEAN-PartnersinPartnersinProgress-Singapore/Pg136India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress-Malayasia/Pg137India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress-Vietnam/Pg138India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress-Laos/Pg139India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress-Phillipines/Pg140India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress-Indonesia/Pg141OfMelodiesDivine/Pg244RoohPunjabDi/Pg285TheWayofBuddha/Pg359
Films by Directors Films by Directors
414 415
Upender Sood
TheChangingFaceofIndianCountryside/Pg323
UrmiJuvekar
TheShillongChamberChoirandtheLittleHomeSchool/Pg350
Usha Albuquerque
ABridgeSoNear/Pg7TheHealingTree/Pg325
Vandana Kohli
LifeEncoded-Biotechnology:TheIndianEffort/Pg219
VibhuKashyap
WateringtheGrassroots/Pg381
VijaySaluja
India-Myanmar:AnEnduringBond/Pg132
VithalbhaiK.Jhavery
Mahatma-AGreatSoulof20thCentury/Pg227
Vivan Sundaram
StructuresofMemory/Pg313
VivekVerma
BeatingtheRetreat-AMusicalDream/Pg40FacetsofOurMusic,OurInstruments/Pg102VibrantColours/Pg374
YaminiKrishnamurthy
KuchipudiRevisited/Pg214
Yadavan Chandran
MrinaliniSarabhai:TheArtistandHerArt/Pg232
Yasmin Kidwai
AnIndianSymphony/Pg29ChineseinvestmentinIndia/Pg71HerOwnSky/Pg123IndiaaProfile/Pg148IndiaByChoice/Pg153Noproblem!6monthswiththeBarefootGrandmamas/Pg241OctoberVignettes-DelhiCWG2010/Pg243
YusufMehta
Dharma:ThePathofRighteousness-PartI/Pg87Dharma:ThePathofRighteousness-PartII/Pg88
ZilaKhan
SpirittoSoul/Pg302
ZorawarShukla
Sulh-E-Kul/Pg315
Films by Subject Films by Subject
416 417
Art & Culture
ABrushwithLife/SujataKulshreshtha/Pg8AnekaRasa/AnganaZhaveri/Pg33BambooFlute,Part1/KumarShahani/Pg37BambooFlute,Part2/KumarShahani/Pg38BeyondTradition/RajeshS.Jala/Pg44Bhavantarana/KumarShahani/Pg45BhinnaShadja/AmolPalekarandSandhyaGokhale/Pg46BismillahandBenaras/JuhiSinha/Pg48BollywoodMeinHindi/ManojRaghuvanshi/Pg50CinemawithaPurpose/AnuRadha/Pg72ColoursfromIndia/DimpleKharbanda/Pg80ColoursofDreams/AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee/Pg81DesignClassicsofIndia/MadhureetaNegi/Anand/Pg85DeviDurga/AnjanDas/Pg86DivineShadows/GirijaPattanaik/Pg90Dwitaya/SurajPurohit/Pg94FacetsofOurMusic,OurInstruments/VivekVerma/Pg102FiguresofThought/ArunKhopkar/Pg104GlimpsesofIndianPaintings/K.BikramSingh/Pg114IntegralIndia:SublimeArt/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg187Kalaripayyat/P.AshokKumar/Pg208KashmirinIndianPoetry/SureshKohli/Pg209Kashmir:TheLandofDivineLove/BenoyK.Behl/Pg211KolkataBlues/JoydeepGhosh/Pg213KuchipudiRevisited/YaminiKrishnamurthy/Pg214Lokapriya/ArunKhopkar/Pg221LoveSongoftheWorld/IshaniK.Dutta/Pg222Maadhyam-TheMedium/AnkitaKumar/Pg223MadeinBollywood/SanjeevBhargava/Pg224MagicintheMaking/RitabanGhatak/Pg225MagicRealismandAfter/SureshKohli/Pg226
Art & Culture
ModernSpacesIndianLight/ManuRewal/Pg231MrinaliniSarabhai:TheArtistandHerArt/MallikaSarabhai/Pg232MusicalBandsofIndia/RakeshShrivastava/Pg234Natyanubhava:Yatra-I&Darshan-II/SharadaRamanathan/Pg235NaukaCaritramu-BoatSong/SarojSatyanarayan/Pg236OurNovelsinEnglish/IndranilChakravarty/Pg247PatherPanchali-ALivingResonance/AlokeBanerjee/Pg2453PopMusicofIndia/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg261Rasa:TheFountainofLife/SiddharthKak/Pg271Rasamanjari-ABouquetofDelight/RaghuVyas/Pg272Rasayatra-TheTravellingSong/NandanKudhyadi/Pg273Rasikapriya/ArunKhopkar/Pg274RhythmicEchoesandReflections/NareshSharma/Pg281RockingtheHills/SavyasaachiJain/Pg2284RoohPunjabDi/UmeshBist/Pg285RootedImagination/ShomaChaudhury/Pg286RumiintheLandofKhusrau/MuzaffarAli/Pg288Sama–MuslimMysticMusicofIndia/ShaziaKhan/Pg291Sanchari/ArunKhopkar/Pg292SoundCheck:MusicofContemporaryIndia/NeelaVenkatraman/Pg301SpirittoSoul/ZilaKhan/Pg302StructuresofMemory/VivanSundaram/Pg313TheAlkapStory/JoydeepGhosh/Pg320TheEmpireWritesBack/ShomaChaudhury/Pg324TheJoyfulRhythmsofaKashmiriWedding/DavidDevadas/Pg328TheNameofaRiver/AnupSingh/Pg340TheOnenessofCreation/BenoyK.Behl/Pg341TheShillongChamberChoirandtheLittleHomeSchool/UrmiJuvekar/Pg 350TheSpiritofIndia/JuhiSinha/Pg353TheStoryofGitanjali-SongOfferings/MalayBhattacharya/Pg354
Films by Subject Films by Subject
418 419
ThroughaLensClearly-RaghuRai’sIndia/SureshKohli/Pg363Triveni:WhereRiversMeet,Part1/AbhilashBhattacharya/Pg369Triveni:WhereRiversMeet,Part2/AbhilashBhattacharya/Pg370UrduandModernIndia/AparnaS.Reddy/Pg371UrduHaiJiskaNaam/SubhashKapoor/MEKAFilms/Pg372Yoga:AligningtotheSource/RajaChoudhury/Pg387
Culture&Lifestyle
ALaCart!!!-FoodintheStreetsofIndia/PriaAhluwalia/Pg11AbidingGrace:GlimpsesoftheNorthEast/GautamBora/Pg23Bandhan/AnurradhaPrasad/Pg39BeyondChickenTikkaMasala/ArunKumarT.R./Pg42BridgingWorlds:TheStoryoftheIndianDiasporainMalaysiaandSingapore/AnirbanDuttaGupta/Pg55BridgingWorlds:FromGirmityatoGovernment:TheJourneyofIndiansinMauritius/NaveenPandita/Pg56BridgingWorlds:KnowIndia,KnowYourself/NikhilPherwani/Pg57BridgingWorlds:Callaloo…TheMeltingPot:TheStoryofIndiansinTrinidad&Tobago/SiddharthKak/Pg58BridgingWorlds:HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs/BhavnaKapoor/Pg59BridgingWorlds:OneThousandandOneNights-IndianDreamsUnderArabianSkies/PriyankaKuriakose/Pg60BridgingWorlds:outofmany,onepeople–ThestoryofIndiansinGuyana,Suriname&Jamaica/PriyankaKuriakose/Pg61BridgingWorlds:RoutesToRoots/NajibMohimtully/Pg62BridgingWorlds:AmeetingofMinds/PriyankaKuriakose/Pg63BridgingWorlds:APlaceintheSun/PriyankaKuriakose/Pg64CallofHiddenParadise/ApurbaBasu/Pg65Cityscapes-Delhi/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg74Cityscapes-Lucknow/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg75Cityscapes-Mysore/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg76Cityscapes-Chandigarh/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg77Cityscapes-Shillong/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg78Cityscapes-Calcutta/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg79
CradlebytheStream/RajeshS.Jala/Pg84IndianHeritageSitesinAden/Pg142IndiaByChoice/YasminKidwai/Pg153IntegralIndia-GamefortheBrave/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg179IntegralIndia-TheGastronomicalJourney/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg185LandofMemories/ArunKumar/Pg217LivingStories-StorytellingtraditionsofIndia/NeelaVenkatraman/Pg220Revealed:TheGoldenTemple/RajendraSrivathsaKondapalli/Pg279SixYardsofGrace-TheHandicraftedIndianSaree/DheerajPiplani/Pg297TheTreasureintheSnow:AFilmonSikkim/GoutamGhose/Pg357
Defence
BeatingtheRetreat-AMusicalDream/VivekVerma/Pg40MartialTraditionsoftheIndianArmy/RakhiThakur/Pg228OntheWingsofCourage/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg245OperationImdad/P.N.Khera/Pg246PassionforPeace/PushpeshPant/Pg252Peacekeepers/ManishChoudhary/Pg257RisingOvertheOceans/NandanKudhyadi/Pg282SoldiersofPeace/B.Kumar/Pg298TheBlueBerets/AshokRaina/Pg321TheIndianOcean/SiddharthBhatia/Pg327TheWomeninBlueBerets/FaridaPacha/Pg360
Democracy
ATaleofTwoCities-MumbaiandBombay/SarojSatyanarayan/Pg20CanYouHearMe?/DheerajPiplani/Pg66DoesGandhiMatter?/ManojRaghuvanshi/Pg91DreamingYoung,DreamingGlobal/MeeraDewan/Pg93FreeMedia,FreeCountry/RuchitaPuri/Pg108India5555,Part1/S.Krishnaswamy/Pg144India5555,Part2/S.Krishnaswamy/Pg145
Films by Subject Films by Subject
420 421
India5555,Part3/S.Krishnaswamy/Pg146India5555,Part4/S.Krishnaswamy/Pg147IndiaaProfile/YasminKidwai/Pg148IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings/DavidDevadas/Pg167IndianElections-AMammothDemocraticExercise/LaxmanaDalmia/Pg168IntegralIndia-OfRightsandWrongs/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg191It’sCricket,No?/SudhirAggarwal/Pg202JanaGanaMana/SiddharthKak/Pg205KashmirVotes-AssemblyElections2008/DavidDevadas/Pg210TheMakingofaNation,Part3:TheEconomicAgenda/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg331TheMakingofaNation,Part4:TheShapingofIndia’sforeignpolicy/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg332TheMakingofaNation,Part5:DemocracyinAction/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg333TheMakingofaNation,Part7:Asocietyintransition/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg335TheMakingofaNation,Part9:Secularismandthenation/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg337TheMakingofaNation,Part10:Agendaforthefuture/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg338WomeninPanchayatiRaj/AnjaliKhosla,SanjayBarnela/Pg386
Development
1000FeetofHope/StormthePictureCompany/Pg4APerfectBlend/AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee/Pg15AdorningtheWorld/ArunChadha/Pg24AgricultureFirst-AchievementsinAgriculturalSciencesandTechnologyinIndia/Mohi-Ud-DinMirza/Pg28AnIndianSymphony/YasminKidwai/Pg29BeyondMidnight/ArunKumarT.R./Pg43Bhutan-FortressoftheGods/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg47BridgingtheGapBetweenIndiaandBharat-MahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct/PuneetaRoy/Pg54
FulfillingtheVision/ANI/Pg111GlobalInformationHighway/JawedNaqvi/Pg115GrassrootstoGlobal/NeelaVenkatraman/Pg117HandmadeinIndia/MalatiRao/Pg119HealingtheWorld/ManishChoudhary/Pg121HistoryDeconstructed/ArchanaKapoor/Pg125India2.0-TowardsaNetworkedNation/AnuRadha,SumitOsmandShaw/Pg 143IndiaBusinessOverview‘94/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg 152IndiaEmpowered/MuraliNagarajan/Pg154IndiaInfrastructureAnOpportunity/AnitaRoy/Pg156IndiaUnlimited/RameshJayaram/Pg158India:TheSpiritofFreedom/AkshayTandon/Pg164India’sTrystWithDestiny/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg 166IntegralIndia-PerfectStrokes/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg180IntegralIndia-Leh:ACosmopolitanHaven/AaradhanaKohliKapurPg182IntegralIndia-ThePashminaStory/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg184IntegralIndia-PeaceforDevelopment/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg195IntegralIndia-HealingTouch/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg197JagritiExpress/SaminaMishra/Pg203JourneyofAyurveda/BappaRay/Pg207Noproblem!6monthswiththeBarefootGrandmamas/YasminKidwai/Pg241PeacetoProsperity-YouthandDevelopment/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg255RebuildingthePlayground/AmitabhMunshi/Pg275RevisitingIndiabyRail/StudioSuper/Pg280Sewa-BankingonIndiaWomen/CharanMann/Pg295StepsandStrides-I:ASilentWhiteRevolution-Baroda/TrishaDas/Pg303StepsandStrides-II:JewelryDesign/TrishaDas/Pg304StepsandStrides-III:UrgaGram-Palahi,Punjab/TrishaDas/Pg305StepsandStrides-IV:SikkimOrchids/TrishaDas/Pg306
Films by Subject Films by Subject
422 423
StepsandStrides-V:GolfinMartinpurva,Lucknow/TrishaDas/Pg307StepsandStrides-VI:Women’sMicroCreditinKerala/TrishaDas/Pg308StepsandStrides-VII:BharatRatnaMGRSchool,Chennai/TrishaDas/Pg 309StepsandStrides-VIII:PARAMSuperComputer-Pune/TrishaDas/Pg310StepsandStrides-IX:Women’sIndiaTrust-Mumbai/TrishaDas/Pg311StepsandStrides-X:Women’sFisheriesandShareCropping-Bihar/TrishaDas/Pg312TaanaBaana:ThewarpandweftofIndia/GargiSen/Pg317TheChangingFaceofIndianCountryside/RanjanKumarSingh,UpenderSood/Pg323ThePathbreakers,Part1/AnuRadha/Pg343ThePathbreakers,Part4/TarunShahani/Pg346TransitionTimes,Part1/ShantanuDey/Pg367TransitionTimes,Part2/ShantanuDey/Pg368WateringtheGrassroots/VibhuKashyap,R.Sarada/Pg381
Environment
ARiveranditsValley/JahnuBarua/Pg17ARiver’sStory-TheQuestfortheBrahmaputra/JahnuBarua/Pg18FaithRevisited/IshaniK.Dutta/Pg103GreenSignals-TheEnvironmentinIndia/ParthaSarkar/Pg118NegotiatingJustice/RishuNigam/Pg238RenewingIndia/RishuNigam/Pg277ResurgentManas/GautamSaikia/Pg278RootsofDatia/K.BikramSingh/Pg287TheCarbonMerchants/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg322TheHealingTree/UshaAlbuquerque/Pg325Vanashree-TheLivingTree/SiddharthKak/Pg373
Gender
ANationCelebrates/KabirKhan/Pg13AdventureSportsinIndia/Col.Kapoor/Pg26Adya-Unbounded/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg27BreakingBarriers-TheNewIndianWomen/PallavDas/Pg52HerOwnSky/SabihaFarhat/Pg123IntheSeasonofBlueStorm/NaghmaIman/Pg131IntegralIndia-Dardpura...AVillageofPain/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg189IntegralIndia-IronButterflies/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg193PeacetoProsperity-WomenEmpowerment/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg254PrideofIndia-ShamaZaidi/MayaRao/Pg262PrideofIndia-ElaBhatt/MayaRao/Pg263PrideofIndia-NainaLalKidwai/MayaRao/Pg264PrideofIndia-RituKumar/MayaRao/Pg265PrideofIndia-KiranMazumdarShaw/MayaRao/Pg266PrideofIndia-MallikaSarabhai/MayaRao/Pg267PrideofIndia-ShrutiSharma/MayaRao/Pg268Qissa-e-Parsi:TheParsiStory/DivyaCowasjiandShilpiGulati/Pg269SongoftheSanctuary/NaghmaIman/Pg299TheMakingofaNation,Part6:Womenandthenation/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg334ThePathbreakers,Part2/NaazishHussaini/Pg344ThePathbreakers,Part3/SrenikSett,SujataSett/Pg345TheSelfPortrait/SabiaKhan/Pg348WhyCan’tI?/Dr.LavlinThadani/Pg382WomenEntrepreneurs/MadhureetaAnand/Pg385
History
AFragmentofHistory/UmaChakravarti/Pg9AShortHistoryofIndianSpices/ShantanuDey/Pg19AWorldofBeautyandGrace-IslamicArchitectureofIndia/BenoyK.Behl/Pg21BacktoGondwanaland/RajivChawla/Pg36
Films by Subject Films by Subject
424 425
EchoesfromthePast-OldMonumentsofDelhi/DeepakGupta/Pg95FootstepsofNikitin/RajeshS.Jala/Pg106GandhiLives/ArunaHarPrasad/Pg112GlimpsesofaKashmiriVillage/DavidDevadas/Pg113HumSabEkHain/SujataSett,SrenikSett/Pg127InSearchoftheRajah/GoutamGhose/Pg129IndianWinsFreedom/BhanumurthyAlur/Pg173IntegralIndia-HamlavarKhabardar/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg192IntegralIndia-Fourdaysin1947/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg194IntegralIndia-Accession/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg196Jammu&Kashmir-QuestforLastingPeace/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg204MedievalMarvels/ManuRewal/Pg230MuhammadBairamBegTurkman/PrithwirajMishra/Pg233NectarinStone/RoyDaniels/Pg237NirvanaandBeyondAnIndianJourney/JuhiSinha/Pg239PalashikiJung/DiptenduDey/Pg248QuitIndia/R.Krishnamohan/Pg270SeedsofKnowledge/JanhaviPrasada/Pg294SoulConnection/ArvindSingh/Pg300TemplesofLearning-PremierResearchInstitutesofIndia/UmaSwamy/Pg 319TheMakingofaNation,Part1:Aprologue/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg329TheMakingofaNation,Part2:BirthofNationalism/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg330TheMakingofaNation,Part8:Cinemaandthenation/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg336TheMusalman-PreservationofaDream/IshaniK.Dutta/Pg339ThePatientStone/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg347TheQuantumIndians/RajaChoudhury/Pg349VibrantColours/VivekVerma/Pg374
InternationalRelations
ABridgeOverTime-AfilmontheMekong-Gangaco-operation,Part1/ArchanaKapoor/Pg5ABridgeOverTime-AfilmontheMekong-Gangaco-operation,Part2/ArchanaKapoor/Pg6ABridgeSoNear/UshaAlbuquerque/Pg7AJourneytoanAncientland-RoadtoMyanmar/GautamBora/Pg10ALand,StrangelyFamiliar/AparnaSanyal/Pg12APeople’sProject-AfilmonIBSA/ArchanaKapoor/Pg14APerfectMatch/ArchanaKapoor/Pg16BlendingBorders:AfricaIndiaForumSummit-II/AnuRadha/Pg48BondingwithAfrica/AnitaSaluja/Pg51BridgesOfFriendship/NandanKudhyadi/Pg53CentralAsia-HarmonyinTime:Uzbekistan/ShailendarGoel/Pg67CentralAsia-TheBridgeAcrossForever:Tajikistan/ShailendraGoel/Pg68CentralAsia-TheLandofManas:Kyrgyztan/ShailendraGoel/Pg69ChineseInvestmentinIndia/YasminKidwai/Pg71DowntheAges-IndiaandChina/ShivendraSingh/Pg92Einlassen/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg96EmergingTies:India&CentralAsia/RashmiMathurLuthra/Pg97EnduringFriendship-India-NepalEconomicCo-operation/A.M.Films&Advertising/Pg98EnrichingtheRainbow/ArchanaKapoor/Pg99ExpressionsinHarmony/AnuRadha/Pg100Footstepsintofuture-IndiaandRussiainthe21stCentury/Dr.Indrajit/Pg105FriendsforEvermore/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg109FromtheFoothillsofKilimanjaro/AmitabhMunshi/Pg110Humsaye-TwoNations,TwoNeighbours/AparnaS.Reddy/Pg128India-Myanmar:AnEnduringBond/AnitaSaluja/Pg132India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress/UmeshBist/Pg133India&ASEAN-PartnersinprogressThailand/UmeshBist/Pg134India&ASEAN-PartnersinprogressCambodia/UmeshBist/Pg135
Films by Subject Films by Subject
426 427
India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgressSingapore/UmeshBist/Pg136India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgressMalayasia/UmeshBist/Pg137India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgressVietnam/UmeshBist/Pg138India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgressLaos/UmeshBist/Pg139India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgressPhillipines/UmeshBist/Pg140India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgressIndonesia/UmeshBist/Pg141IndiaandSouthEastAsia-3000YearsofMaritimeContacts/NikhilPadgaonkar/Pg149Indo-USRelationship/JoticaSehgal/Pg150IndiaandtheUN/AnitaSaluja/Pg151India-SouthAfrica,Part1:ABondForgedbyHistory/SiddharthBhatia/Pg159India-SouthAfrica,Part2:AHarmoniousRelationship/SiddharthBhatia/Pg160India‘sDevelopmentAssistanceProjectsinSriLanka/IshaniKDutta/Pg165IntegralIndia-InvisibleLines/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg190Interface:AfilmonIFS/MediartPvtLtd/Pg198OctoberVignettes-DelhiCWG2010/YasminKidwai/Pg243Palimpsest-IndiaandEurope/ArchanaKapoor/Pg249PartnersinProgress/Dr.ChandanMitra/Pg250PartnershipsforProsperity-AfilmonIndo-GulfEconomicrelations/RashmiMathurLuthra/Pg251ReligiousLinkagesbetweenBhutanandLadakh/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg276RoadtoAfghanistan/AparnaS.Reddy/Pg283SAARCintheNewMillennium/JawedNaqvi,AmitJolly,S.Kumar/Pg289SAARC-LookingBeyondPropheciesofDoom/JawedNaqvi/Pg290SanyuktRashtrameinHindi/RahulSingh/Pg293TapestriesofChange:AnIndo-AfricanStoryofEmpowerment/AnuRadha/Pg318TheSouthImperativesofCo-operation/SuhasBorker/Pg352TheUnfinishedRevolution,Part1/SuhasBorker/Pg357TheUnfinishedRevolution,Part2/SuhasBorker/Pg359ThisisAsia’sTime/ArchanaKapoor/Pg362TimelessFriendship,Part1/A.K.Kidwai,TarunMathur/Pg364TimelessFriendship,Part2/A.K.Kidwai,TarunMathur/Pg365
TimelessFriendship,Part3/A.K.Kidwai,TarunMathur/Pg366Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol1:CulturesofIndia&Vietnam/LyQuangTrung/Pg375Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol2:CulturesofIndia&Vietnam/LyQuangTrung/Pg376Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol3:TheStruggleforNationalLiberation/LyQuangTrung/Pg377Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol4:StruggleandVictory/LyQuangTrung/Pg378Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol5:Vietnam-Indiaonthemove/LyQuangTrung/Pg379Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol6:Vietnam-Indiaonthemove/LyQuangTrung/Pg380Winningafuture,Part1/ArunKumar/Pg383Winningafuture,Part2/ArunKumar/Pg384
Plurality
AaoHajjKaren/MazahirRahim/Pg22AnIndivisibleUnity,Part1/Namewrongonsite/Pg30AnIndivisibleUnity,Part2/TarunMathur/Pg31AnIndivisibleUnity,Part3/TarunMathur/Pg32AreYouListening?/JoydeepGhosh,SantanuMitra/Pg35Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPartI/YusufMehta/Pg87Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPartII/YusufMehta/Pg88FabricofLove-ChristianityinIndia/PushpMann/Pg101FragranceofLove/MuzaffarAli/Pg107HarmonyFest/SanjeevSivan/Pg120HinduNectar-wanderinginSacredIndia/AkankshaJoshi/Pg124IndianRootofTibetanBuddhism/BenoyKBehl/Pg172IntegralIndia-GuruLama/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg174IntegralIndia-APerfectHarmony/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg175IntegralIndia-TwinVillages/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg177IntegralIndia-DivineMusic/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg178
Films by Subject Films by Subject
428 429
IntegralIndia-PrayersinStone/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg181IntegralIndia-TheLegendofSohniMahiwal/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg183IntegralIndia-InSearchofShiva/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg186IslaminIndia-AFusionofCultures/PrashunBhaumik/Pg199Ladakh-ACradleofBuddhism/BenoyK.Behl/Pg215LandofBuddha/AbhaDayal/Pg216LessonsinFriendship/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg218MastQalandar/RajeevSrivastava/Pg229Nisbat...Connection/MuzaffarAli/Pg240PeacetoProsperityKashmiriyat&Shrines/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg256PeopleofPeace,Part1:TheMessage/JohnDayal/Pg258PeopleofPeace,Part2:TheMission/JohnDayal/Pg259PeopleofPeace,Part3:TheFusion/JohnDayal/Pg260SufiTraditionsofIndia/KhalidSultan/Pg314Sulh-E-Kul/ZorawarShukla/Pg315ThePathofCompassion-BuddhistHeritageofIndia/BenoyK.Behl/Pg342TheWayofBuddha/UmeshBist/Pg359
Portraits
Adoor:AJourneyinFrames/RajivMehrotra/Pg25Benegal’sNewCinema/IramGhufran/Pg41CitizenoftheWorld-KhanAbdulGhaffarKhan/AparnaKataraSharma/Pg 73CornershopstoLords/KabirKhan/Pg83God’sChosenOne/JyotsnaSood/Pg116HomingPigeons/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg126IntheLandofChhinnopatro/SaibalMitra/Pg130IndianLegends,Part1/SunilMutreja/Pg169IndianLegends,Part2/SunilMutreja/Pg170IndianNobelLaureates/AlokeBanerjee/Pg171IntegralIndia-ApostleofPeace/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg176IntegralIndia-ALastHarmony/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg188IsmatandAnnie/JuhiSinha/Pg200JaiHo/UmeshAggarwal/Pg206
KaziNazrulIslam-TheRebelPoet/AnjanDas/Pg212Mahatma-AGreatSoulof20thCentury/VithalbhaiK.Jhavery/Pg227NRIsintheGulf-SomeSuccessStories/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg242OfMelodiesDivine/JuhiSinha/Pg244SwamiVivekanand:AnIntrospect/AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee/Pg 316TheIndiaofAndréMalraux/NikhilPadgaonkar/Pg326TheTrailblazer:MulkRajAnand/SureshKohli/Pg355TheWorldofPeries/K.BikramSingh/Pg361
Science&Technology
Animare-ADigitalStory/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg34ChandrayaanI-IndiaontheMoon/RohitLal/Pg70ConnectingHearts-India’sPanAfricaE-Network/AnuRadha/Pg82DismantlingtheDigitalDivide/RajanKhosla/Pg89HelloIndia/NutanManmohan/PgCompany/Pg122IndiainSpace/KaranBali/Pg155IndiaInnovates/MayuricaBiswas/Pg157India:TheCyberFrontiers,Part1/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg161India:TheCyberFrontiers,Part2/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg162India:TheCyberFrontiers,Part3/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg163ITRevolutioninIndia/SamirKukreja/Pg201LifeEncoded-Biotechnology:TheIndianEffort/VandanaKohli/Pg219Shunya-TheBeginningofKnowledge/AntaraKak/Pg296TheSkyisNottheLimit/IshaniK.Dutta/Pg351
430 431
2014
AdorningtheWorld/ArunChadha/Pg24Benegal’sNewCinema/IramGhufran/Pg41Bridgingworlds:AMeetingofMinds/PriyankaKuriakose/Pg63BridgingWorlds:APlaceintheSun/PriyankaKuriakose/Pg64HandmadeinIndia/MalatiRao/Pg119HinduNectar-wanderinginSacredIndia/AkankshaJoshi/Pg124IndiaaProfile/YasminKidwai/Pg148IndianRootsofTibetanBuddhism/BenoyKBehl/Pg172JaiHo/UmeshAggarwal/Pg206LessonsinFriendship/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg218Qissa-e-Parsi:TheParsiStory/DivyaCowasjiandShilpiGulati/Pg269Natyanubhava:Yatra-I&Darshan-II/SharadaRamanathan/Pg235Sulh-E-Kul/ZorawarShukla/Pg315
2013
ALand,StrangelyFamiliar/AparnaSanyal/Pg12APerfectMatch/ArchanaKapoor/Pg16BeyondChickenTikkaMasala/ArunKumarT.R./Pg42BridgingWorlds:Callaloo…TheMeltingPot:TheStoryofIndiansinTrinidad&Tobago/SiddharthKak/Pg58BridgingWorlds:HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs/BhavnaKapoor/Pg59BridgingWorlds:OneThousandandOneNights-IndianDreamsUnderArabianSkies/PriyankaKuriakose/Pg60BridgingWorlds:outofmany,onepeople–ThestoryofIndiansinGuyana,Suriname&Jamaica/PriyankaKuriakose/Pg61BridgingWorlds:RoutesToRoots/NajibMohimtully/Pg62ChineseinvesmentinIndia/YasminKidwai/Pg71GandhiLives/ArunaHarPrasad/Pg112GrassrootstoGlobal/NeelaVenkatraman/Pg117HarmonyFest/SanjeevSivan/Pg120HelloIndia/NutanManmohan/Pg122India:TheSpiritofFreedom/AkshayTandon/Pg164India‘sDevelopmentAssistanceProjectsinSriLanka/IshaniKDutta/Pg165Indo-USRelationship/JoticaSehgal/Pg150JagritiExpress/SaminaMishra/Pg203MrinaliniSarabhai:TheArtistandHerArt/YadavanChandran/Pg232Noproblem!6monthswiththeBarefootGrandmamas/YasminKidwai/Pg241
YearOfProduction
2013
Sama–MuslimMysticMusicofIndia/ShaziaKhan/Pg291TaanaBaana:ThewarpandweftofIndia/GargiSen/Pg317TheQuantumIndians/RajaChoudhury/Pg349TheWomeninBlueBerets/FaridaPacha/Pg360Yoga:AligningtotheSource/RajaChoudhury/Pg387
2012
BlendingBorders:AfricaIndiaForumSummit-II/AnuRadha/Pg49ExpressionsinHarmony/AnuRadha/Pg100JourneyofAyurveda/BappaRay/Pg207Palimpsest-IndiaandEurope/ArchanaKapoor/Pg249SoundCheck:MusicofContemporaryIndia/NeelaVenkatraman/Pg301TapestriesofChange:AnIndo-AfricanStoryofEmpowerment/AnuRadha/Pg318
2011
1000FeetofHope/StormthePictureCompany/Pg4ABrushwithLife/SujataKulshreshtha/Pg8AWorldofBeautyandGrace-IslamicArchitectureofIndia/BenoyK.Behl/Pg21AnIndianSymphony/YasminKidwai/Pg29Bandhan/AnurradhaPrasad/Pg39BhinnaShadja-NoteExtraordinaire/AmolPalekar,SandhyaGokhale/Pg46BondingwithAfrica/AnitaSaluja/Pg51BridgingtheGapBetweenIndiaandBharat-MahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct/PuneetaRoy/Pg54BridgingWorlds-TheStoryoftheIndianDiasporainMalaysiaandSingapore/AnirbanDuttaGupta/Pg55BridgingWorlds-FromGirmityatoGovernment:TheJourneyofIndiansinMauritius/NaveenPandita/Pg56BridgingWorlds-KnowIndia,KnowYourself/NikhilPherwani/Pg57
YearOfProduction
432 433
2011
ConnectingHearts-India’sPanAfricaE-Network/AnuRadha/Pg82FaithRevisited/IshaniK.Dutta/Pg103India2.0-TowardsaNetworkedNation/AnuRadha,SumitOsmandShaw/Pg 143It’sCricket,No?/SudhirAggarwal/Pg202LivingStories-StorytellingtraditionsofIndia/NeelaVenkatraman/Pg220MagicRealismandAfter-IndianEnglishFiction:1981-2011/SureshKohli/Pg 226 MedievalMarvels/ManuRewal/Pg230ModernSpacesIndianLight/ManuRewal/Pg231NirvanaandBeyond-AnIndianJourney/JuhiSinha/Pg239OctoberVignettes-DelhiCWG2010/YasminKidwai/Pg243Revealed:TheGoldenTemple/RajendraSrivathsaKondapalli/Pg279SixYardsofGrace-TheHandicraftedIndianSaree/DheerajPiplani/Pg297SwamiVivekanand:AnIntrospect/AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee/Pg 316 TheCarbonMerchants/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg322TheMusalman-PreservationofaDream/IshaniK.Dutta/Pg339ThePathbreakers-Part4/TarunShahani/Pg346ThisisAsia’sTime/ArchanaKapoor/Pg362WhyCan’tI?/Dr.LavlinThadani/Pg382
2010
APeople’sProject-AfilmonIBSA/ArchanaKapoor/Pg14APerfectBlend-TeafromtheEasternHimalayas/AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee/Pg15Animare-ADigitalStory/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg34EmergingTies:India&CentralAsia/RashmiMathurLuthra/Pg97EnrichingtheRainbow/ArchanaKapoor/Pg99Footstepsintofuture-IndiaandRussiainthe21stCentury/Dr.Indrajit/Pg 105God’sChosenOne/JyotsnaSood/Pg116
YearOfProduction
2010
Humsaye-TwoNations,TwoNeighbours/AparnaS.Reddy/Pg128IntheSeasonofBlueStorm/NaghmaIman/Pg131IndiaByChoice/YasminKidwai/Pg153IndiaEmpowered/MuraliNagarajan/Pg154LoveSongoftheWorld/IshaniK.Dutta/Pg222MartialTraditionsoftheIndianArmy/RakhiThakur/Pg228OntheWingsofCourage/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg245ResurgentManas/GautamSaikia/Pg278ThePathbreakers-Part3/SrenikSett,SujataSett/Pg345UrduandModernIndia/AparnaS.Reddy/Pg371VibrantColours/VivekVerma/Pg374
2009
AFragmentofHistory/UmaChakravarti/Pg9ALaCart!!!-FoodintheStreetsofIndia/PriaAhluwalia/Pg11AreYouListening?/JoydeepGhosh,SantanuMitra/Pg35BeyondTradition/RajeshS.Jala/Pg44CanYouHearMe?/DheerajPiplani/Pg66ChandrayaanI-IndiaontheMoon/RohitLal/Pg70CinemawithaPurpose/AnuRadha/Pg72DeviDurga/AnjanDas/Pg86IndianElections-AMammothDemocraticExercise/LaxmanaDalmia/Pg 168KashmirVotes-AssemblyElections2008/DavidDevadas/Pg210KolkataBlues/JoydeepGhosh/Pg213MastQalandar/RajeevSrivastava/Pg229NegotiatingJustice/RishuNigam/Pg238PartnersinProgress/Dr.ChandanMitra/Pg250ReligiousLinkagesbetweenBhutanandLadakh/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg276
YearOfProduction
434 435
2009
SoldiersofPeace/B.Kumar/Pg298TheAlkapStory/JoydeepGhosh/Pg320ThePathofCompassion-BuddhistHeritageofIndia/BenoyK.Behl/Pg342TheSpiritofIndia/JuhiSinha/Pg353ThroughaLensClearly-RaghuRai’sIndia/SureshKohli/Pg363WateringtheGrassroots/VibhuKashyap,R.Sarada/Pg381
2008
AShortHistoryofIndianSpices/ShantanuDey/Pg19BacktoGondwanaland/RajivChawla/Pg36BeatingtheRetreat-AMusicalDream/VivekVerma/Pg40CitizenoftheWorld-KhanAbdulGhaffarKhan/AparnaKataraSharma/Pg 73 CradlebytheStream/RajeshS.Jala/Pg84FriendsforEvermore/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg109HealingtheWorld/ManishChoudhary/Pg121HistoryDeconstructed-AfilmonIndia’sLookEastpolicy/ArchanaKapoor/Pg125HumSabEkHain-Weareallinittogether/SujataSett,SrenikSett/Pg127InSearchoftheRajah/GoutamGhose/Pg129IndiaandtheUN/AnitaSaluja/Pg151IsmatandAnnie/JuhiSinha/Pg200Jammu&Kashmir-QuestforLastingPeace/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg204Maadhyam-TheMedium/AnkitaKumar/Pg223PeacetoProsperity-WomenEmpowerment/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg254RockingtheHills/SavyasaachiJain/Pg284ThePathbreakers-Part1/AnuRadha/Pg343ThePathbreakers-Part2/NaazishHussaini/Pg344TheShillongChamberChoirandtheLittleHomeSchool/UrmiJuvekar/Pg 350 TheStoryofGitanjali-Songofferings/MalayBhattacharya/Pg354UrduHaiJiskaNaam/SubhashKapoor/MEKAFilms/Pg372
YearOfProduction
2007
ATaleofTwoCities-MumbaiandBombay/SarojSatyanarayan/Pg20BismillahandBenaras/JuhiSinha/Pg48DismantlingtheDigitalDivide/RajanKhosla/Pg89DoesGandhiMatter?/ManojRaghuvanshi/Pg91FootstepsofNikitin/RajeshS.Jala/Pg106India-Myanmar:AnEnduringBond/AnitaSaluja/Pg132IndiaandSouthEastAsia-3000YearsofMaritimeContacts/NikhilPadgaonkar/Pg149IndiaInfrastructure-AnOpportunity/AnitaRoy/Pg156IndiaInnovates/MayuricaBiswas/Pg157KaziNazrulIslam-TheRebelPoet/AnjanDas/Pg212
Mahatma-AGreatSoulof20thCentury/VithalbhaiK.Jhavery/Pg227MusicalBandsofIndia/RakeshShrivastava/Pg234NRIsintheGulf-SomeSuccessStories/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg242PalashikiJung/DiptenduDey/Pg248PatherPanchali-ALivingResonance/AlokeBanerjee/Pg253PeacetoProsperity-YouthandDevelopment/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg255PeacetoProsperity-Kashmiriyat&Shrines/Capt.RajivOjha/Pg256RenewingIndia/RishuNigam/Pg277SanyuktRashtrameinHindi-HindiintheUnitedNations/RahulSingh/Pg 293SongoftheSanctuary/NaghmaIman/Pg299TheOnenessofCreation/BenoyK.Behl/Pg341TheSkyisNottheLimit/IshaniK.Dutta/Pg351
2006
BollywoodMeinHindi/ManojRaghuvanshi/Pg50FreeMedia,FreeCountry/RuchitaPuri/Pg108GlimpsesofaKashmiriVillage/DavidDevadas/Pg113
YearOfProduction
436 437
2006
IndiaUnlimited/RameshJayaram/Pg158Ladakh-ACradleofBuddhism/BenoyK.Behl/Pg215OperationImdad/P.N.Khera/Pg246PartnershipsforProsperity-AfilmonIndo-GulfEconomicrelations/RashmiMathurLuthra/Pg251RoadtoAfghanistan/AparnaS.Reddy/Pg283SeedsofKnowledge/JanhaviPrasada/Pg294SpirittoSoul/ZilaKhan/Pg302TheTrailblazer:MulkRajAnand/SureshKohli/Pg355WomenEntrepreneurs/MadhureetaAnand/Pg385
2005
AnIndivisibleUnity-Part1/Namewrongonsite/Pg30AnIndivisibleUnity-Part2/TarunMathur/Pg31AnIndivisibleUnity-Part3/TarunMathur/Pg32AnekaRasa/AnganaZhaveri/Pg33DowntheAges-IndiaandChina/ShivendraSingh/Pg92EnduringFriendship-India-NepalEconomicCo-operation/A.M.Films&Advertising/Pg98GreenSignals-TheEnvironmentinIndia/ParthaSarkar/Pg118IndianHeritageSitesinAden/Pg142IntegralIndia-GuruLama/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg174IntegralIndia-APerfectHarmony/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg175IntegralIndia-ApostleofPeace/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg176IntegralIndia-TwinVillages/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg177IntegralIndia-DivineMusic/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg178IntegralIndia-GamefortheBrave/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg179IntegralIndia-PerfectStrokes/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg180
YearOfProduction
2005
IntegralIndia-PrayersinStone/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg181IntegralIndia-Leh:ACosmopolitanHaven/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg182IntegralIndia-TheLegendofSohniMahiwal/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg 183IntegralIndia-ThePashminaStory/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg184IntegralIndia-TheGastronomicalJourney/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg186IntegralIndia-InSearchofShiva/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg186IntegralIndia-SublimeArt/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg187IntegralIndia-ALastHarmony/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg188IntegralIndia-Dardpura...AVillageofPain/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg189IntegralIndia-InvisibleLines/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg190IntegralIndia-OfRightsandWrongs/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg191IntegralIndia-HamlavarKhabardar/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg192IntegralIndia-IronButterflies/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg193IntegralIndia-Fourdaysin1947/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg194IntegralIndia-PeaceforDevelopment/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg195IntegralIndia-Accession/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg196IntegralIndia-HealingTouch/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg197ITRevolutioninIndia/SamirKukreja/Pg201KashmirinIndianPoetry/SureshKohli/Pg209NectarinStone/RoyDaniels/Pg237Peacekeepers/ManishChoudhary/Pg257RevisitingIndiabyRail/StudioSuper/Pg280StepsandStrides-I:ASilentWhiteRevolution-Baroda/Pg303StepsandStrides-II:JewelryDesign/TrishaDas/Pg304StepsandStrides-III:UrgaGram-Palahi,Punjab/TrishaDas/Pg305StepsandStrides-IV:SikkimOrchids/TrishaDas/Pg306StepsandStrides-V:GolfinMartinpurva,Lucknow/TrishaDas/Pg307StepsandStrides-VI:Women’sMicroCreditinKerala/TrishaDas/Pg308StepsandStrides-VII:BharatRatnaMGRSchool-Chennai/TrishaDas/Pg309StepsandStrides-VIII:PARAMSuperComputer-Pune/TrishaDas/Pg310
YearOfProduction
438 439
2005
StepsandStrides-IX:Women’sIndiaTrust-Mumbai/TrishaDas/Pg311StepsandStrides-X:Women’sFisheriesandShareCropping-Bihar/TrishaDas/Pg312TheJoyfulRhythmsofaKashmiriWedding/DavidDevadas/Pg328ThePatientStone/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg347Winningafuture,Part1/ArunKumar/Pg383Winningafuture,Part2/ArunKumar/Pg384
2004
ABridgeSoNear/UshaAlbuquerque/Pg7AdventureSportsinIndia/Col.Kapoor/Pg26India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress/UmeshBist/Pg133India&ASEAN-Partnersinprogress:Thailand/UmeshBist/Pg134India&ASEAN-Partnersinprogress:Cambodia/UmeshBist/Pg135India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress:Singapore/UmeshBist/Pg136India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress:Malayasia/UmeshBist/Pg137India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress:Vietnam/UmeshBist/Pg138India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress:Laos/UmeshBist/Pg139India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress:Phillipines/UmeshBist/Pg140India&ASEAN-PartnersinProgress:Indonesia/UmeshBist/Pg141IndianLegends-Part1/SunilMutreja/Pg169IndianLegends-Part2/SunilMutreja/Pg170Interface:AfilmonIFS/MediartPvtLtd/Pg198Kashmir:TheLandofDivineLove/BenoyK.Behl/Pg211LifeEncoded-Biotechnology:TheIndianEffort/VandanaKohli/Pg219RebuildingthePlayground/AmitabhMunshi/Pg275RoohPunjabDi/UmeshBist/Pg285Sewa-BankingonIndiaWomen/CharanMann/Pg295TemplesofLearning-PremierResearchInstitutesofIndia/UmaSwamy/Pg 319
YearOfProduction
2004
TheEmpireWritesBack/ShomaChaudhury/Pg324TheSelfPortrait/SabiaKhan/Pg348TimelessFriendship-Part1/A.K.Kidwai,TarunMathur/Pg364TimelessFriendship-Part2/A.K.Kidwai,TarunMathur/Pg365TimelessFriendship-Part3/A.K.Kidwai,TarunMathur/Pg366
2003
CallofHiddenParadise/ApurbaBasu/Pg65Dharma:ThePathofRighteousness,PartI/YusufMehta/Pg87Dharma:ThePathofRighteousness,PartII/YusufMehta/Pg88FulfillingtheVision/ANI/Pg111HomingPigeons/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg126PassionforPeace/PushpeshPant/Pg252PrideofIndia-ShamaZaidi/MayaRao/Pg262PrideofIndia-RituKumar/MayaRao/Pg265PrideofIndia-MallikaSarabhai/MayaRao/Pg267RhythmicEchoesandReflections/NareshSharma/Pg281RisingOvertheOceans/NandanKudhyadi/Pg282SoulConnection/ArvindSingh/Pg300
2002
AJourneytoanAncientland-RoadtoMyanmar/GautamBora/Pg10BeyondMidnight/ArunKumarT.R./Pg43Bhutan-FortressoftheGods/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg 47 BridgesOfFriendship/NandanKudhyadi/Pg53CentralAsia-HarmonyinTime:Uzbekistan/ShailendarGoel/Pg67CentralAsia-TheBridgeAcrossForever:Tajikistan/ShailendraGoel/Pg68CentralAsia-TheLandofManas:Kyrgyztan/ShailendraGoel/Pg69ColoursfromIndia/DimpleKharbanda/Pg80JanaGanaMana/SiddharthKak/Pg205
YearOfProduction
440 441
2002
Kalaripayyat/P.AshokKumar/Pg208MadeinBollywood/SanjeevBhargava/Pg224MuhammadBairamBegTurkman/PrithwirajMishra/Pg233PrideofIndia-ElaBhatt/MayaRao/Pg263PrideofIndia-NainaLalKidwai/MayaRao/Pg264PrideofIndia-KiranMazumdarShaw/MayaRao/Pg266PrideofIndia-ShrutiSharma/MayaRao/Pg268Rasa-TheFountainofLife/SiddharthKak/Pg271Shunya-TheBeginningofKnowledge/AntaraKak/Pg296TheIndiaofAndréMalraux/NikhilPadgaonkar/Pg326TheTreasureintheSnow:AFilmonSikkim/GoutamGhose/Pg356Triveni:WhereRiversMeet-Part1/AbhilashBhattacharya/Pg369Triveni:WhereRiversMeet-Part2/AbhilashBhattacharya/Pg370
2001
ABridgeOverTime-AfilmontheMekong-Gangaco-operation,Part1/ArchanaKapoor/Pg5ABridgeOverTime-AfilmontheMekong-Gangaco-operation,Part2/ArchanaKapoor/Pg6BambooFlute-BirahBhariyoGharAanganKone,Part2/KumarShahani/Pg 38
DreamingYoung,DreamingGlobal/MeeraDewan/Pg93FabricofLove-ChristianityinIndia/PushpMann/Pg101India-SouthAfrica,Part1:ABondForgedbyHistory/SiddharthBhatia/Pg 159India-SouthAfrica,Part2:AHarmoniousRelationship/SiddharthBhatia/Pg 160 IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings/DavidDevadas/Pg167Rasamanjari-ABouquetofDelight/RaghuVyas/Pg272
YearOfProduction
2001
RumiintheLandofKhusrau/MuzaffarAli/Pg288SAARCintheNewMillennium/JawedNaqvi,AmitJolly,S.Kumar/Pg289TheBlueBerets/AshokRaina/Pg321TheHealingTree/UshaAlbuquerque/Pg325TheNameofaRiver/AnupSingh/Pg340TheWorldofPeries/K.BikramSingh/Pg361Vanashree-TheLivingTree/SiddharthKak/Pg373Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol1:CulturesofIndia&Vietnam/LyQuangTrung/Pg375Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol2:CulturesofIndia&Vietnam/LyQuangTrung/Pg376Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol3:TheStruggleforNationalLiberation/LyQuangTrung/Pg377Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol4:StruggleandVictory/LyQuangTrung/Pg378Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol5:VietnamIndiaonthemove/LyQuangTrung/Pg379Vietnam-IndiaFriendshipTree-Vol6:Vietnam-Indiaonthemove/LyQuangTrung/Pg380
2000
BambooFlute-BirahBhariyoGharAanganKone,Part1/KumarShahani/Pg 37 CornershopstoLords/KabirKhan/Pg83EchoesfromthePast-OldMonumentsofDelhi/DeepakGupta/Pg95HerOwnSky/SabihaFarhat/Pg123IntheLandofChhinnopatro/SaibalMitra/Pg130India:TheCyberFrontiers-TheCyberFrontiers,Part1/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg161
YearOfProduction
442 443
2000
India:TheCyberFrontiers-TheCyberFrontiers,Part2/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg162India:TheCyberFrontiers-TheCyberFrontiers,Part3/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg163LandofBuddha/AbhaDayal/Pg216Lokapriya/ArunKhopkar/Pg221OurNovelsinEnglish/IndranilChakravarty/Pg247Rasikapriya/ArunKhopkar/Pg274
1999
AbidingGrace-GlimpsesoftheNorthEast/GautamBora/Pg23Adoor:AJourneyinFrames/RajivMehrotra/Pg25Adya-Unbounded/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg27Cityscapes-Lucknow/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg75Cityscapes-Mysore/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg76Cityscapes-Shillong/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg78DivineShadows/GirijaPattanaik/Pg90Einlassen/AaradhanaKohliKapur/Pg96FromtheFoothillsofKilimanjaro/AmitabhMunshi/Pg110GlobalInformationHighway-IndiaMovesintothefastlane/JawedNaqvi/Pg 115Nisbat...Connection/MuzaffarAli/Pg240OfMelodiesDivine/JuhiSinha/Pg244StructuresofMemory/VivanSundaram/Pg313TheChangingFaceofIndianCountryside/RanjanKumarSingh,UpenderSood/Pg323TheSouthImperativesofCo-operation/SuhasBorker/Pg352TheWayofBuddha/UmeshBist/Pg359WomeninPanchayat/AnjaliKhosla,SanjayBarnela/Pg386
YearOfProduction
1998
ARiveranditsValley/JahnuBarua/Pg17ARiver’sStory-TheQuestfortheBrahmaputra/JahnuBarua/Pg18BreakingBarriers-TheNewIndianWomen/PallavDas/Pg52Cityscapes-Delhi/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg74Cityscapes-Chandigarh/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg77Cityscapes-Calcutta/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg79FacetsofOurMusic,OurInstruments/VivekVerma/Pg102FragranceofLove/MuzaffarAli/Pg107IndianNobelLaureates/AlokeBanerjee/Pg171KuchipudiRevisited/YaminiKrishnamurthy/Pg214LandofMemories/ArunKumar/Pg217NaukaCaritramu-BoatSong:TrinityofCarnaticWomenMusicians/SarojSatyanarayan/Pg236RootsofDatia/K.BikramSingh/Pg287SAARC-LookingBeyondPropheciesofDoom/JawedNaqvi/Pg290TheUnfinishedRevolution-Part1/SuhasBorker/Pg357TheUnfinishedRevolution-Part2/SuhasBorker/Pg358
1997
GlimpsesofIndianPaintings/K.BikramSingh/Pg114IndiainSpace/KaranBali/Pg155TheMakingofaNation-Part1:Aprologue/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg329TheMakingofaNation-Part2:Birthofnationalism/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg330TheMakingofaNation-Part3:TheEconomicAgenda/RameshSharma/
MovingPictureCompany/Pg331
YearOfProduction
444 445
1997
TheMakingofaNation-Part4:TheShapingofIndia’sforeignpolicy/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg332TheMakingofaNation-Part5:DemocracyinAction/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg333TheMakingofaNation-Part6:Womenandthenation/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg334TheMakingofaNation-Part7:Asocietyintransition/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg335TheMakingofaNation-Part8:Cinemaandthenation/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg336TheMakingofaNation-Part9:Secularismandthenation/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg337TheMakingofaNation-Part10:Agendaforthefuture/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg338
1996
India5555-Part3/S.Krishnaswamy/Pg146India5555-Part4/S.Krishnaswamy/Pg147
1995
ColoursofDreams/AlokeBanerjee,JaydipMukherjee/Pg81India5555-Part1/S.Krishnaswamy/Pg144India5555-Part2/S.Krishnaswamy/Pg145India’sTrystWithDestiny/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg 166MagicintheMaking/RitabanGhatak/Pg225PopMusicofIndia/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg261TheIndianOcean/SiddharthBhatia/Pg327TransitionTimes-Part1/ShantanuDey/Pg367TransitionTimes-Part2/ShantanuDey/Pg368
YearOfProduction
1994
ANationCelebrates/KabirKhan/Pg13Dwitaya/SurajPurohit/Pg94IndiaBusinessOverview‘94/RameshSharma/MovingPictureCompany/Pg 152IslaminIndia-AFusionofCultures/PrashunBhaumik/Pg199Rasayatra-TheTravellingSong/NandanKudhyadi/Pg273
1992
RootedImagination/ShomaChaudhury/Pg286
1991
Bhavantarana/KumarShahani/Pg45Sanchari/ArunKhopkar/Pg292
1990
FiguresofThought/ArunKhopkar/Pg104SufiTraditionsofIndia/KhalidSultan/Pg314
1989
AgricultureFirst-AchievementsinAgriculturalSciencesandTechnologyinIndia/Mohi-Ud-DinMirza/Pg28
1987
DesignClassicsofIndia/MadhureetaNegi/Anand/Pg85
1985
IndianWinsFreedom/BhanumurthyAlur/Pg173QuitIndia/R.Krishnamohan/Pg270
YearOfProduction
446 447
1982
PeopleofPeace-Part1:TheMessage/JohnDayal/Pg258PeopleofPeace-Part2:TheMission/JohnDayal/Pg259PeopleofPeace-Part3:TheFusion/JohnDayal/Pg260
1980
AaoHajjKaren/MazahirRahim/Pg22
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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
Bharat: MGNREGA 2011 52 Minutes http://goo.gl/vjDrbw
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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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
Cultures (Part-I) 1994 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/vsZ4o1
67 Islam In India - A Fusion of Cultures (Part II)
1994 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/g6KnyI
68 IT Revolution In India 2005 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/HMkAjy69 Jana Gana Mana 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/BWT5hb70 Journey of Ayurveda 2012 46 Minutes http://goo.gl/XnE5rr
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71 Kashmir in Indian Poetry 2005 51 Minutes http://goo.gl/Wwf4vY72 Kashmir: The Land of Divine
Love2005 50 Minutes http://goo.gl/DI2T9l
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
Indian Effort 2004 31 Minutes http://goo.gl/pJ8Evj
75 Living Stories: Story telling traditions of India
2011 36 Minutes http://goo.gl/cRLt5e
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
Her Art 2013 51 Minutes http://goo.gl/KstfmL
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
Barefoot Grandmamas2013 56 minutes http://goo.gl/J4sSAA
84 October Vignettes Delhi: CGW 2010
2011 28 Minutes http://goo.gl/Lh0Vlp
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
Shaw 2002 21 Minutes http://goo.gl/1K087H
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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93 Pride of India – Shruti Sharma 2002 21 Minutes http://goo.gl/PZ2dfF94 Rasa- The Fountain of Life 2002 45 Minutes http://goo.gl/WZmZbx95 Rasamanjari 2001 50 Minutes http://goo.gl/pECuNE96 Rebuilding The Playground 2004 28 Minutes http://goo.gl/niDDsi97 Revealed: The Golden Temple 2011 48 Minutes http://goo.gl/kKX59498 Revisiting India By Rail 2005 60 Minutes http://goo.gl/tb8ZQF99 Rhythmic Echoes and Reflections 2003 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/Hfmddf100 Rising Over the Oceans 2003 25 Minutes http://goo.gl/V36jOV101 Rumi in the Land of Khusrau 2001 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/drHi87102 Sama – Muslim Mystic Music of
India 2013 52 Minutes http://goo.gl/PsrGxz
103 Sewa: Banking on Indian Women 2004 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/AwHV4X 104 Six Yards of Grace: The
Handicrafted Indian Saree2011 23 Minutes http://goo.gl/tcXY6n
105 Steps and Strides: A Silent White Revolution – Baroda
2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
106 Steps and Strides: Jewelry Design 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
107 Steps and Strides: Urga Gram – Palahi, Punjab
2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
108 Steps and Strides: Sikkim orchids 2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
109 Steps and Strides: Golf in Martinpurva, Lucknow
2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
110 Steps and Strides: Women’s Micro Credit in Karala
2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
111 Steps and Strides: Bharat Ratna MGR School – Chennai
2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
112 Steps and Strides: PARAM Super Computer – Pune
2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
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113 Steps and Strides: Women’s India Trust – Mumbai
2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
114 Steps and Strides: Women’s Fisheries and Share Cropping-Bihar
2005 5 Minutes http://goo.gl/AbcM9q
115 Tapestries of Change: An Indo-African Story of Empowerment
2012 11 Minutes http://goo.gl/1C6SkN
116 The Blue Berets 2001 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/gPtCuG117 The Carbon Merchants 2011 24 Minutes http://goo.gl/YG5Oc8118 The Making of A Nation Part 1:
A Prologue1997 28 Minutes http://goo.gl/qTrg3p
119 The Making of A Nation Part 2: Birth of Nationalism
1997 29 Minutes http://goo.gl/7DsH6c
120 The Making of A Nation Part 3: The Economic Agenda
1997 25 Minutes http://goo.gl/YgB7dj
121 The Making of A Nation Part 4: The Shaping of India’s Foreign Policy
1997 27 Minutes http://goo.gl/36fngN
122 The Making of A Nation Part 5: Democracy in Action
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/s9WD2L
123 The Making of A Nation Part 6: Women and the Nation
1997 25 Minutes http://goo.gl/jnkJHp
124 The Making of A Nation Part 7: A Society in Transition
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/7jT5hR
125 The Making of A Nation Part 8: Cinema and the Nation
1997 27 Minutes http://goo.gl/Z6t7pj
126 The Making of A Nation Part 9: Secularism and the Nation
1997 28 Minutes http://goo.gl/ttMKSo
127 The Making of A Nation Part 10: Agenda for the Future
1997 27 Minutes http://goo.gl/g6xGby
128 The Musalman: Preservation of a Dream
2011 10 Minutes http://goo.gl/0y8jRm
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129 The Patient Stone 2005 36 Minutes http://goo.gl/PibpL6130 The Self Portrait (Muslim Women-
India) 2004 36 Minutes http://goo.gl/sWhRi4
131 The Treasure in the Snow : A Film on Sikkim
2002 28 Minutes http://goo.gl/4sGOew
132 The Way of Buddha 1999 30 Minutes http://goo.gl/ljngL6133 The Women in Blue Berets 2013 48 Minutes http://goo.gl/LNwZxC134 Timeless Friendship Part 1 2004 28 Minutes http://goo.gl/zpiI7T
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
139 Why can’t I? 2011 24 Minutes http://goo.gl/xDKyna
140 Women In Panchayati Raj 1999 32 Minutes http://goo.gl/d7srzl
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1 BridgesofFriendship 2002 26Minutes http://goo.gl/E28dN92 Dharma:ThePathof
RighteousnessPart12009 22Minutes http://goo.gl/KvofWd
3 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart2
2009 21Minutes http://goo.gl/KvofWd
4 FulfillingtheVision 2003 12Minute http://goo.gl/mqcM0M5 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.I) 2000 26Minutes http://goo.gl/ixSmfa6 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.II) 2000 24Minutes http://goo.gl/EBS2rw
7 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.III) 2000 25Minutes http://goo.gl/MB4wjB
8 Indian Legends Part 1 2004 25Minutes http://goo.gl/kGlbHL
9 Kashmir:TheLandofDivineLove 2004 50Minutes http://goo.gl/6LgBIc
10 Ladakh-ACradleofBuddhism 2006 9Minutes http://goo.gl/e01n4U
11 PeaceKeepers 2005 28Minutes http://goo.gl/HrXqQS
12 PrideofIndia–ElaBhatt 2002 24Minutes http://goo.gl/p5mtE5
13 PrideofIndia–MallikaSarabhai 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/8IbafJ
14 PrideofIndia–NainaLalKidwai 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/EuKaQ7
15 PrideofIndia–RituKumar 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/MxhjMk
16 PrideofIndia–ShamaZaidi 2003 23Minutes http://goo.gl/1SIJYb
17 PrideofIndia–ShrutiSharma 2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/DNLAu0
18 Rasa-TheFountainofLife 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/xkZrOm
19 Rasamanjari 2001 50Minutes http://goo.gl/RjBdev
20 RisingOvertheOceans 2003 25Minutes http://goo.gl/h4wyTD
21 Steps and Strides Part 1 to Part 10 2005 51Minutes http://goo.gl/u4OFE1
22 TheBlueBerets 2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/XFgLBl
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinChinese
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23 TheWayofBuddha 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/h2DroQ24 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart1 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/Xs7VDr25 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart2 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/e97SUO26 Yoga: Aligning to the Source 2013 26Minutes http://goo.gl/rd2iRP
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinChinese
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1 1000 feet of hope 2011 25Minutes http://goo.gl/e4JVvB2 ABrushwithLife 2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/btzJ61
3 A La Cart (Food in the Street of India)
2009 29Minutes http://goo.gl/BAh9XP
4 ALand,StrangelyFamiliar 2013 50Minutes http://goo.gl/5sNX8N
5 ARiver’sStory:TheQuestforBrahmaputra
1998 55Minutes http://goo.gl/CGa6hI
6 AWorldofBeautyandGrace:Islamic Architecture of India
2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/oRqc8y
7 AbidingGrace:GlimpsesoftheNorth East
1999 55Minutes http://goo.gl/pKjv1c
8 Adventure Sports in India 2004 27Minutes http://goo.gl/SYla1T
9 Adya-Unbounded 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/WTbeqd
10 AnIndianSymphony 2011 26 minutes http://goo.gl/yMbcDp
11 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart1
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/pqgmlx
12 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart2
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/ZR7Xub
13 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart3
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/ZrwZ53
14 Bandhan 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/la81ID
15 BeyondChickenTikkaMasala 2013 26 minutes http://goo.gl/EvGtVi
16 BlendingBorders:AfricaIndiaForumSummit-II
2012 29Minutes http://goo.gl/yHTQHL
17 BridgesofFriendship 2002 26Minutes http://goo.gl/v5CdGf
18 BridgingtheGapbetweenIndiaandBharat:MGNREGA
2011 52Minutes http://goo.gl/PCDJFM
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinFrench
19 CityScapes:Lucknow 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/EQzTaU20 CityScapes:Mysore 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/qgwJ90
21 ConnectingHearts:India’sPanAfricaE-Network
2011 9Minutes http://goo.gl/34tLRH
22 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart1
2009 22Minutes http://goo.gl/hOlR02
23 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart2
2009 21Minutes http://goo.gl/hOlR02
24 EchoesFromThePast 2000 30Minutes http://goo.gl/C5iG69
25 ExpressionsinHarmony 2012 9Minutes http://goo.gl/LH4wZl
26 Fabric of Love 2001 24Minutes http://goo.gl/rVnkYK
27 FaithRevisited 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/ix1beA
28 Fragrance of Love 1998 60Minutes http://goo.gl/Gf2PHv
29 GandhiLives 2013 52Minutes http://goo.gl/TJ5RXp
30 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart 1
1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/E4SjXD
31 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart 2
1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/ljLckT
32 GreenSignals:TheEnvironmentin India
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/JQxhJY
33 HarmonyFest 2013 45 minutes http://goo.gl/ros43I
34 Hello India 2013 45Minutes http://goo.gl/sSgPRm
35 Homing Pigeons 2003 31Minutes http://goo.gl/b0ICt3
36 Humsaye-TwoNations,TwoNeighbours
2010 30Minutes http://goo.gl/651vLs
37 India2.0:TowardsaNetworkedNation
2011 24 minutes http://goo.gl/rUanKR
38 IndiabyChoice 2010 29Minutes http://goo.gl/54qFXU
39 India’sTrystWithDestiny 1995 30Minutes http://goo.gl/9UdTS6
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinFrench
458 459
40 India In Space 1997 56Minutes http://goo.gl/C1uW3E41 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.I) 2000 26Minutes http://goo.gl/bgRMgI
42 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.II) 2000 24Minutes http://goo.gl/EPZ8Rx
43 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.III) 2000 25Minutes http://goo.gl/m4rMpK
44 IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings
2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/5MUEtT
45 Indian Legends Part 2 2004 29Minutes http://goo.gl/65S3eF
46 Indian Nobel Laureates 1998 31Minutes http://goo.gl/fvm7Ka
47 IntegralIndia:ALastHarmony 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/sldXlK
48 Integral India: A Perfect Harmony
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
49 Integral India: Accession 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/6dFc5i
50 Integral India: Apostle of Peace 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
51 IntegralIndia:Dardpura…AVillage of Pain
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/6dFc5i
52 IntegralIndia:DivineMusic 2005 3Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
53 IntegralIndia:FourDaysin1947 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/6dFc5i
54 IntegralIndia:GamefortheBrave
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
55 IntegralIndia:GuruLama 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
56 Integral India: Hamlavar Khabardar
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/6dFc5i
57 IntegralIndia:HealingTouch 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/6dFc5i
58 Integral India: In Search of Shiva 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
59 Integral India: Invisible Lines 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/6dFc5i
60 IntegralIndia:IronButterflies 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/6dFc5i
61 IntegralIndia:OfRightsandWrong
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/6dFc5i
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinFrench
62 Integral India: Peace for Development
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/6dFc5i
63 IntegralIndia:PerfectStrokes 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
64 IntegralIndia:PrayersinStone 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
65 Integral India: Sublime Art 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
66 IntegralIndia:TheCosmopolitan Haven
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
67 IntegralIndia:TheGastronomicalJourney
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
68 IntegralIndia:TheLegendofSohniMahiwal
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
69 IntegralIndia:ThePashminaStory
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
70 IntegralIndia:TwinVillages 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/uANVZ3
71 IslamInIndia–AFusionofCultures(Part-I)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/s2aO5E
72 IslamInIndia-AFusionofCultures(Part-II)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/waWdA5
73 ITRevolutionInIndia 2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/24Q9h9
74 JourneyofAyurveda 2012 46Minutes http://goo.gl/GjhM87
75 KashmirinIndianPoetry 2005 51Minutes http://goo.gl/45zPIB
76 Kashmir:TheLandofDivineLove
2004 50Minutes http://goo.gl/ZBxmhD
77 Ladakh-ACradleofBuddhism 2006 9Minutes http://goo.gl/Xyvncq
78 LandOfBuddha 2000 60Minutes http://goo.gl/6HAlaJ
79 LifeEncodedBiotechnology:TheIndianEffort
2004 31Minutes http://goo.gl/zGba3G
80 LivingStories:StorytellingtraditionsofIndia
2011 36Minutes http://goo.gl/EDNlPr
81 Love Song of the world 2010 26minutes http://goo.gl/ryqdg9
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinFrench
460 461
82 MadeinBollywood 2002 25Minutes http://goo.gl/20Wnkn83 MedievalMarvels 2011 25Minutes http://goo.gl/iB5rPw
84 ModernSpacesIndianLight 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/fJBMPe
85 MrinaliniSarabhai:TheArtistand Her Art
2013 51Minutes http://goo.gl/1b1Y7u
86 Nectar In Stone 2005 56Minutes http://goo.gl/OdAJmW
87 Nisbat…Connection 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/D2KRSo
88 No problem! 6 months with the BarefootGrandmamas
2013 56 minutes http://goo.gl/MPvKzH
89 OctoberVignettesDelhi:CGW2010
2011 28Minutes http://goo.gl/JcLgZ1
90 OfMelodiesDivine 1999 29Minutes http://goo.gl/l2h8dM
91 PeaceKeepers 2005 28Minutes http://goo.gl/1kcNfo
92 PrideofIndia–ElaBhatt 2002 24Minutes http://goo.gl/xCLBTc
93 PrideofIndia–KiranMazumdarShaw
2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/nqy5CN
94 PrideofIndia–MallikaSarabhai 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/bMqYQN
95 PrideofIndia–NainaLalKidwai 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/Iqc4OX
96 PrideofIndia–ShamaZaidi 2003 23Minutes http://goo.gl/8GvjCk
97 PrideofIndia–ShrutiSharma 2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/CoS95Q
98 Rasa-TheFountainofLife 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/c6Uy1k
99 Rasamanjari 2001 50Minutes http://goo.gl/dq6Q2Y
100 RebuildingThePlayground 2004 28Minutes http://goo.gl/1eSKr5
101 Revealed:TheGoldenTemple 2011 48Minutes http://goo.gl/V90YPL
102 RevisitingIndiaByRail 2005 60Minutes http://goo.gl/XL3SRA
103 RhythmicEchoesandReflections
2003 30Minutes http://goo.gl/YdLZr0
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinFrench
104 RisingOvertheOceans 2003 25Minutes http://goo.gl/524vvc105 RoohPunjabDi 2004 30Minutes http://goo.gl/A0RJxv
106 Sewa:BankingonIndianWomen
2004 30Minutes http://goo.gl/S5VrpH
107 SixYardsofGrace:TheHandicraftedIndianSaree
2011 23Minutes http://goo.gl/U4sGGM
108 SoulConnection 2003 54Minutes http://goo.gl/zGIBxY
109 Steps and Strides: A Silent WhiteRevolution–Baroda
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
110 StepsandStrides:BharatRatnaMGRSchool–Chennai
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
111 StepsandStrides:GolfinMartinpurva,Lucknow
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
112 StepsandStrides:JewelryDesign
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
113 StepsandStrides:PARAMSuperComputer–Pune
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
114 StepsandStrides:Sikkimorchids
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
115 StepsandStrides:UrgaGram–Palahi,Punjab
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
116 Steps and Strides: Women’s FisheriesandShareCropping-Bihar
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
117 Steps and Strides: Women’s IndiaTrust–Mumbai
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
118 Steps and Strides: Women’s MicroCreditinKarala
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/anB0On
119 TapestriesofChange:AnIndo-AfricanStoryofEmpowerment
2012 11Minutes http://goo.gl/TnErYG
120 TheBlueBerets 2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/ngUe0j
121 TheCarbonMerchants 2011 24Minutes http://goo.gl/d8CYEM
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinFrench
462 463
122 TheMakingofANationPart1:A Prologue
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/9NtPuR
123 TheMakingofANationPart10:Agenda for the Future
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/ghwQiD
124 TheMakingofANationPart2:BirthofNationalism
1997 29Minutes http://goo.gl/a7NUab
125 TheMakingofANationPart3:TheEconomicAgenda
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/NHVtYb
126 TheMakingofANationPart4:TheShapingofIndia’sForeignPolicy
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/gIJ1Gq
127 TheMakingofANationPart5:DemocracyinAction
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/SLfaJk
128 TheMakingofANationPart6:WomenandtheNation
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/jT6iHr
129 TheMakingofANationPart7:ASocietyinTransition
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/ZnhzWd
130 TheMakingofANationPart8:CinemaandtheNation
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/tMZnZ9
131 TheMakingofANationPart9:SecularismandtheNation
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/ocfYA8
132 TheMusalman:Preservationofa Dream
2011 10Minutes http://goo.gl/GIq1Ot
133 ThePatientStone 2005 36Minutes http://goo.gl/cbbruF
134 TheSelfPortrait(MuslimWomen-India)
2004 36Minutes http://goo.gl/0X2hKn
135 TheStoryofGitanjali:Songofferings
2008 30Minutes http://goo.gl/M4nkhB
136 TheTreasureintheSnow:AFilmonSikkim
2002 28Minutes http://goo.gl/Aoc1GV
137 TheWayofBuddha 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/IhZx2M
138 TheWomeninBlueBerets 2013 48Minutes http://goo.gl/UdOxQG
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinFrench
139 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 1
2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/5NQfD8
140 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 2
2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/5NQfD8
141 Whycan’tI? 2011 24Minutes http://goo.gl/sqq7Wm
142 WomenInPanchayatiRaj 1999 32Minutes http://goo.gl/s9Z1WB
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinFrench
464 465
Sl. Name of Documentary Year Duration Shorter YouTube link
1 ANationCelebrates 1994 28Minutes http://goo.gl/3DPGqw2 ARiver’sStory:TheQuestfor
Brahmaputra1998 55Minutes http://goo.gl/7fFE4b
3 Adventure Sports in India 2004 27Minutes http://goo.gl/bPIkib4 AnIndivisibleUnity:Afilmon
IndianMuslimsPart12005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/LYL5cY
5 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart2
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/IG3sSD
6 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart3
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/GGqdFP
7 BridgesofFriendship 2002 26Minutes http://goo.gl/iK6cGF
8 CityScapes:Lucknow 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/rGHOau
9 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart1
2009 22Minutes http://goo.gl/rgAxRr
10 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart2
2009 21Minutes http://goo.gl/rgAxRr
11 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart1 1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/kgxMF7
12 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart2 1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/J5IfBW
13 GreenSignals:TheEnvironmentin India
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/zADq6j
14 HerOwnSky 2000 27Minutes http://goo.gl/h5NHkO
15 Homing Pigeons 2003 31Minutes http://goo.gl/8xVCIl
16 India In Space 1997 56Minutes http://goo.gl/F6kTUC
17 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.II) 2000 24Minutes http://goo.gl/YZiBXT
18 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.III) 2000 25Minutes http://goo.gl/EacpaU
19 IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings
2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/3qdbmS
20 Indian Nobel Laureates 1998 31Minutes http://goo.gl/zc29gE
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinGerman
21 IndianRootofTibetanBuddhism
2014 50Minutes http://goo.gl/wP9ANU
22 ITRevolutionInIndia 2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/vFGbFo23 KashmirinIndianPoetry 2005 51Minutes http://goo.gl/YYlnvp
24 LandOfBuddha 2000 60Minutes http://goo.gl/ImaAI9
25 LifeEncodedBiotechnology:TheIndianEffort
2004 31Minutes http://goo.gl/Ss77jq
26 Nectar In Stone 2005 56Minutes http://goo.gl/EDf8D2
27 Nisbat…Connection 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/4RvNDr
28 OfMelodiesDivine 1999 29Minutes http://goo.gl/8WzSAQ
29 PrideofIndia–ElaBhatt 2002 24Minutes http://goo.gl/mqqk6i
30 PrideofIndia–KiranMazumdarShaw
2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/0jJ9h5
31 PrideofIndia–MallikaSarabhai 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/xnE5f0
32 PrideofIndia–NainaLalKidwai 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/vl66OO
33 PrideofIndia–RituKumar 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/zULeQK
34 PrideofIndia–ShamaZaidi 2003 23Minutes http://goo.gl/w6aKeW
35 PrideofIndia–ShrutiSharma 2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/WWo8Jl
36 Rasa-TheFountainofLife 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/Y1g7Zj
37 Rasamanjari 2001 50Minutes http://goo.gl/HKZ8iF
38 RebuildingThePlayground 2004 28Minutes http://goo.gl/lqdbE3
39 RevisitingIndiaByRail 2005 60Minutes http://goo.gl/7JjwtQ
40 RhythmicEchoesandReflections
2003 30Minutes http://goo.gl/epjY1J
41 RisingOvertheOceans 2003 25Minutes http://goo.gl/8YY0P2
42 RoohPunjabDi 2004 30Minutes http://goo.gl/snmZMl
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinGerman
466 467
43 StepsandStrides-Part1toPart 10
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/8lPUzM
44 TheBlueBerets 2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/emRh1C
45 TheMakingofANationPart1:A Prologue
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/6ovqKY
46 TheMakingofANationPart10: Agenda for the Future
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/NBloJO
47 TheMakingofANationPart2:BirthofNationalism
1997 29Minutes http://goo.gl/DksQO9
48 TheMakingofANationPart3:TheEconomicAgenda
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/UQuzme
49 TheMakingofANationPart4:TheShapingofIndia’sForeignPolicy
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/UmV3Za
50 TheMakingofANationPart5:DemocracyinAction
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/W0iayu
51 TheMakingofANationPart6:WomenandtheNation
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/Kc1aAg
52 TheMakingofANationPart7:ASocietyinTransition
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/8VFGFd
53 TheMakingofANationPart8:CinemaandtheNation
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/zFDi2c
54 TheMakingofANationPart9:SecularismandtheNation
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/vicJQE
55 TheSelfPortrait(MuslimWomen-India)
2004 36Minutes http://goo.gl/tOCHmF
56 TheTreasureintheSnow:AFilmonSikkim
2002 28Minutes http://goo.gl/lnxEU7
57 TheWayofBuddha 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/VFLMN7
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinGerman
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1 ANationCelebrates 1994 28Minutes http://goo.gl/NwIwdf2 ARiver’sStory:TheQuestfor
Brahmaputra1998 55Minutes http://goo.gl/9LuubO
3 BridgesofFriendship 2002 26Minutes http://goo.gl/xz7SvD
4 CityScapes:Lucknow 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/k1RKOJ
5 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart1
2009 22Minutes http://goo.gl/HeuRG2
6 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart2
2009 21Minutes http://goo.gl/HeuRG2
7 HerOwnSky 2000 27Minutes http://goo.gl/oKnySj
8 Homing Pigeons 2003 31Minutes http://goo.gl/mHaIWm
9 India In Space 1997 56Minutes http://goo.gl/lckdxH
10 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.I) 2000 26Minutes http://goo.gl/YgEVHN
11 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.II) 2000 24Minutes http://goo.gl/2DlJ2Q
12 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.III) 2000 25Minutes http://goo.gl/YJXAyI
13 Indian Legends Part 1 2004 25Minutes http://goo.gl/Y9DlSU
14 Indian Nobel Laureates 1998 31Minutes http://goo.gl/6IHD9Z
15 ITRevolutionInIndia 2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/7RT3Zy
16 LandOfBuddha 2000 60Minutes http://goo.gl/GEadMh
17 LifeEncodedBiotechnology:TheIndianEffort
2004 31Minutes http://goo.gl/yb6bvv
18 Nisbat…Connection 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/0IWMxx
19 OfMelodiesDivine 1999 29Minutes http://goo.gl/Tlo035
20 PrideofIndia–ElaBhatt 2002 24Minutes http://goo.gl/1gvcDJ
21 PrideofIndia–MallikaSarabhai 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/EdbsjH
22 PrideofIndia–NainaLalKidwai 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/bF9TE8
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinJapanese
468 469
23 PrideofIndia–RituKumar 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/FSUW2z24 PrideofIndia–ShamaZaidi 2003 23Minutes http://goo.gl/OHld4H
25 PrideofIndia–ShrutiSharma 2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/UyMjhJ
26 Rasa-TheFountainofLife 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/TqMXup
27 Rasamanjari 2001 50Minutes http://goo.gl/S6k7kd
28 RisingOvertheOceans 2003 25Minutes http://goo.gl/lBSq0k
29 Steps and Strides Part 1 to Part 10
2005 5Minuteseach part
http://goo.gl/mLRUxF
30 TheBlueBerets 2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/fuI87d
31 TheMakingofANationPart1:A Prologue
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/sXR9po
32 TheMakingofANationPart10:Agenda for the Future
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/eIwnLK
33 TheMakingofANationPart2:BirthofNationalism
1997 29Minutes http://goo.gl/4XcFf5
34 TheMakingofANationPart3:TheEconomicAgenda
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/Eb1xqr
35 TheMakingofANationPart4:TheShapingofIndia’sForeignPolicy
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/9TsBMI
36 TheMakingofANationPart5:DemocracyinAction
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/Pdvcg0
37 TheMakingofANationPart6:WomenandtheNation
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/Y9ujmR
38 TheMakingofANationPart7:ASocietyinTransition
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/pHjNdO
39 TheMakingofANationPart8:CinemaandtheNation
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/4QxsCD
40 TheMakingofANationPart9:SecularismandtheNation
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/FAyOss
41 TheWayofBuddha 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/U7dSO4
42 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 1
2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/1fM8tu
43 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 2
2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/l64568
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NameofDocumentary Year Duration ShorterYouTubelink
1 ANationCelebrates 1994 28Minutes http://goo.gl/nwxAv7
2 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart1
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/XETWIX
3 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart2
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/eCh9VI
4 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart3
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/mQY0ar
5 EchoesFromThePast 2000 30Minutes http://goo.gl/34npZo
6 Fragrance of Love 1998 60Minutes http://goo.gl/EOyPLd
7 Homing Pigeons 2003 31Minutes http://goo.gl/tB7fQ4
8 India In Space 1997 56Minutes http://goo.gl/AzVu51
9 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.I) 2000 26Minutes http://goo.gl/iMyBfK
10 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.II) 2000 24Minutes http://goo.gl/Yi5FbS
11 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.III) 2000 25Minutes http://goo.gl/ByYoA6
12 IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings
2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/wB0ms2
13 IntegralIndia:GuruLama 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
14 Integral India: A Perfect Harmony
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
15 Integral India: Apostle of Peace 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
16 IntegralIndia:TwinVillages 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
17 IntegralIndia:DivineMusic 2005 3Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
18 IntegralIndia:GamefortheBrave
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
19 IntegralIndia:PerfectStrokes 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
20 IntegralIndia:PrayersinStone 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
21 IntegralIndia:TheCosmopolitan Haven
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinPersian
470 471
22 IntegralIndia:TheLegendofSohniMahiwal
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
23 IntegralIndia:ThePashminaStory
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
24 IntegralIndia:TheGastronomicalJourney
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
25 Integral India: In Search of Shiva 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
26 Integral India: Sublime Art 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
27 IntegralIndia:ALastHarmony 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/HyzSHc
28 IntegralIndia:Dardpura…AVillage of Pain
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/5ORV7B
29 Integral India: Invisible Lines 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/5ORV7B
30 IntegralIndia:OfRightsandWrong
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/5ORV7B
31 Integral India: Hamlavar Khabardar
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/5ORV7B
32 IntegralIndia:IronButterflies 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/5ORV7B
33 IntegralIndia:FourDaysin1947 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/5ORV7B
34 Integral India: Peace for Development
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/5ORV7B
35 Integral India: Accession 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/5ORV7B
36 IntegralIndia:HealingTouch 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/5ORV7B
37 IslamInIndia–AFusionofCultures(Part-I)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/brKUrQ
38 IslamInIndia-AFusionofCultures(Part-II)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/cXYmdl
39 Nisbat…Connection 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/VlFdtX
40 OfMelodiesDivine 1999 29Minutes http://goo.gl/gLJCOA
41 Sewa:BankingonIndianWomen
2004 30Minutes http://goo.gl/DuYLbz
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinPersian
42 TheBlueBerets 2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/BxBSt143 TheMakingofANationPart1:
A Prologue1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/ibYWG0
44 TheMakingofANationPart10:Agenda for the Future
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/JAArP8
45 TheMakingofANationPart2:BirthofNationalism
1997 29Minutes http://goo.gl/EQTdpz
46 TheMakingofANationPart3:TheEconomicAgenda
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/1ONpfB
47 TheMakingofANationPart4:TheShapingofIndia’sForeignPolicy
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/dRccZ6
48 TheMakingofANationPart5:DemocracyinAction
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/gmGpfr
49 TheMakingofANationPart6:WomenandtheNation
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/9KNtMq
50 TheMakingofANationPart7:ASocietyinTransition
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/orUU2u
51 TheMakingofANationPart8:CinemaandtheNation
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/Q9qBaC
52 TheMakingofANationPart9:SecularismandtheNation
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/6d06WD
53 ThePatientStone 2005 36Minutes http://goo.gl/OEmKiY
54 WomenInPanchayatiRaj 1999 32Minutes http://goo.gl/H35AW3
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1 1000 feet of hope 2011 25Minutes http://goo.gl/TlXDfP
2 ABrushwithLife 2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/q9iiJB
3 A La Cart !!! 2009 29Minutes http://goo.gl/536ymR
4 ANationCelebrates 1994 28Minutes http://goo.gl/9lvKZP
5 AWorldofBeautyandGrace:Islamic Architecture of India
2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/9LCOAa
6 AbidingGrace:GlimpsesoftheNorth East
1999 55Minutes http://goo.gl/pVHI4V
7 AnIndianSymphony 2011 26 minutes http://goo.gl/oofuAQ
8 Bandhan 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/Dve8Pi
9 BeyondChickenTikkaMasala 2013 26 minutes http://goo.gl/Pp8IET
11 BridgingtheGapbetweenIndiaandBharat:MGNREGA
2011 52Minutes http://goo.gl/FwuIDn
12 CityScapes:Calcutta 1998 30Minutes http://goo.gl/afdk2u
13 CityScapes:Chandigarh 1998 30Minutes http://goo.gl/A3vEC7
14 CityScapes:Delhi 1998 30Minutes http://goo.gl/nAeSdf
15 CityScapes:Lucknow 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/f05Scg
16 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart1
2009 22Minutes http://goo.gl/nuVw6j
17 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart2
2009 21Minutes http://goo.gl/nuVw6j
18 Fabric of Love 2001 24Minutes http://goo.gl/fqpmed
19 FaithRevisited 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/dpVfJq
20 Fragrance of Love 1998 60Minutes http://goo.gl/PjXzF9
21 FulfillingtheVision 2003 15Minutes http://goo.gl/AGtZAv
22 GandhiLives 2013 52Minutes http://goo.gl/9vvnyn
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinPortuguese
23 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart 1
1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/xcyelA
24 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart 2
1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/rGQFBV
25 HarmonyFest 2013 45 minutes http://goo.gl/N0qeTu
26 Hello India 2013 45 Minutes
27 HerOwnSky 2000 27Minutes http://goo.gl/TleIWH
28 Homing Pigeons 2003 31Minutes http://goo.gl/mXQXOy
29 Humsaye-TwoNations,TwoNeighbours
2010 30Minutes http://goo.gl/N2Gakz
30 India2.0:TowardsaNetworkedNation
2011 24 minutes http://goo.gl/QxyF59
31 IndiabyChoice 2010 29Minutes http://goo.gl/IukgE3
32 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.I) 2000 26Minutes http://goo.gl/s0WTBB
33 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.II) 2000 24Minutes http://goo.gl/NxZhlk
34 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.III) 2000 25Minutes http://goo.gl/uQhUop
35 IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings
2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/h2FnBB
36 Indian Legends Part 1 2004 25Minutes http://goo.gl/gqAZHn
37 Indian Nobel Laureates 1998 31Minutes http://goo.gl/l79oF7
38 JourneyofAyurveda 2012 46Minutes http://goo.gl/uroA1l
39 Kashmir:TheLandofDivineLove
2004 50Minutes http://goo.gl/OZqS3o
40 LivingStories:StorytellingtraditionsofIndia
2011 36Minutes http://goo.gl/wU7tk0
41 Love Song of the world 2010 26minutes http://goo.gl/d8Bb3m
42 MadeinBollywood 2002 25Minutes http://goo.gl/QMshtZ
43 MedievalMarvels 2011 25Minutes http://goo.gl/GBAojP
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinPortuguese
474 475
44 ModernSpacesIndianLight 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/MZ2Jne45 MrinaliniSarabhai:TheArtist
and Her Art 2013 51Minutes http://goo.gl/hmIFQy
46 Nisbat…Connection 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/iC4BV6
47 No problem! 6 months with the BarefootGrandmamas
2013 56 minutes http://goo.gl/FQpiLu
48 OctoberVignettesDelhi:CGW2010
2011 28 Minutes
http://goo.gl/NJTKPw
49 OfMelodiesDivine 1999 29Minutes http://goo.gl/Z1EXqb
50 PrideofIndia–ElaBhatt 2002 24Minutes http://goo.gl/OLxD4J
51 PrideofIndia–KiranMazumdarShaw
2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/i5UNWL
52 PrideofIndia–MallikaSarabhai 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/w51rFb
53 PrideofIndia–NainaLalKidwai 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/nkUGEw
54 PrideofIndia–RituKumar 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/7yh3z0
55 PrideofIndia–ShamaZaidi 2003 23Minutes http://goo.gl/YalC5B
56 PrideofIndia–ShrutiSharma 2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/kPYoC7
57 Rasa-TheFountainofLife 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/tZeaU7
58 Rasamanjari 2001 50Minutes http://goo.gl/HZNGqH
59 Revealed:TheGoldenTemple 2011 48Minutes http://goo.gl/oPCezB
60 RhythmicEchoesandReflections
2003 30Minutes http://goo.gl/grI4je
61 Sama–MuslimMysticMusicofIndia
2013 52Minutes http://goo.gl/6gwkH0
62 Sewa:BankingonIndianWomen
2004 30Minutes http://goo.gl/uSChbP
63 SixYardsofGrace:TheHandicraftedIndianSaree
2011 23Minutes http://goo.gl/Ov10UW
64 SoulConnection 2003 54Minutes http://goo.gl/fFrtP7
65 Steps and Strides: Part 1 to 10 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/QlhIjj
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinPortuguese
66 TheBlueBerets 2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/MXzYJV
67 TheCarbonMerchants 2011 24Minutes http://goo.gl/oKIwgq
68 TheMakingofANationPart1:APrologue
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/8LQLrE
69 TheMakingofANationPart10:Agenda for the Future
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/ajTVOP
70 TheMakingofANationPart2:BirthofNationalism
1997 29Minutes http://goo.gl/4TzDuW
71 TheMakingofANationPart3:TheEconomic Agenda
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/tC9l9H
72 TheMakingofANationPart4:TheShapingofIndia’sForeignPolicy
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/t5hB6h
73 TheMakingofANationPart5:DemocracyinAction
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/Bnu5qw
74 TheMakingofANationPart6:WomenandtheNation
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/ETkaEv
75 TheMakingofANationPart7:ASocietyinTransition
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/sAJIyK
76 TheMakingofANationPart8:CinemaandtheNation
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/rqkWA6
77 TheMakingofANationPart9:SecularismandtheNation
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/sHgS3l
78 TheMusalman:PreservationofaDream
2011 10Minutes http://goo.gl/rrhRE8
79 TheStoryofGitanjali:Songofferings
2008 30Minutes http://goo.gl/XPf0jc
80 TheTreasureintheSnow:AFilmonSikkim
2002 28Minutes http://goo.gl/NEZczR
81 TheWayofBuddha 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/vSPcLX
82 TheWomeninBlueBerets 2013 48Minutes http://goo.gl/QIas89
83 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart1 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/Dg3YgC
84 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart2 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/J9OLG0
85 Whycan’tI? 2011 24Minutes http://goo.gl/UhQvjG
86 WomenInPanchayatiRaj 1999 32Minutes http://goo.gl/t0rc1o
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1 ANationCelebrates 1994 28Minutes http://goo.gl/YGd2Tk
2 CityScapes:Delhi 1998 30Minutes http://goo.gl/8lYmnA
3 CityScapes:Lucknow 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/2Q7P8N
4 HerOwnSky 2000 27Minutes http://goo.gl/4Hj25s
5 Homing Pigeons 2003 31Minutes http://goo.gl/ZacO1v
6 India In Space 1997 56Minutes http://goo.gl/NnWriS
7 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.I) 2000 26Minutes http://goo.gl/FRpASY
8 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.II) 2000 24Minutes http://goo.gl/R8iKdH
9 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.III) 2000 25Minutes http://goo.gl/wAMMB2
10 Indian Legends Part 1 2004 25Minutes http://goo.gl/4sZl6Y
11 IslamInIndia–AFusionofCultures(Part-I)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/5dbE5u
12 IslamInIndia-AFusionofCultures(Part-II)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/eRF8ob
13 Nisbat…Connection 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/VZCKBV
14 OfMelodiesDivine 1999 29Minutes http://goo.gl/jv1l1r
15 RoadtoAfghanistan 2006 30Minutes http://goo.gl/ftqdIA
16 Sewa:BankingonIndianWomen
2004 30Minutes http://goo.gl/bw6SI9
17 Steps and Strides part 1 to 10 2005 5MinutesEach part
http://goo.gl/W8sz00
18 TheMakingofANationPart1:A Prologue
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/p2xfFb
19 TheMakingofANationPart2:BirthofNationalism
1997 29Minutes http://goo.gl/jmqzbA
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinPushto
20 TheMakingofANationPart3:TheEconomicAgenda
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/SZxwz4
21 TheMakingofANationPart4:TheShapingofIndia’sForeignPolicy
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/laVV5j
22 TheMakingofANationPart5:DemocracyinAction
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/F17nTe
23 TheMakingofANationPart6:WomenandtheNation
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/GhLVQP
24 TheMakingofANationPart7:ASocietyinTransition
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/5BaiPG
25 TheMakingofANationPart8:CinemaandtheNation
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/c7fmHW
26 TheMakingofANationPart9:SecularismandtheNation
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/kzIK2F
27 TheMakingofANationPart10:Agenda for the Future
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/P9vIo0
28 TimelessFriendshipPart1 2004 28Minutes http://goo.gl/ukKz5X
29 TimelessFriendshipPart2 2004 28Minutes http://goo.gl/ULc7ej
30 TimelessFriendshipPart3 2004 28Minutes http://goo.gl/EtKSkB
31 WomenInPanchayatiRaj 1999 32Minutes http://goo.gl/Qi1blw
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1 1000 feet of hope 2011 25Minutes http://goo.gl/IqNsnE
2 ABrushwithLife 2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/WejPXi
3 A La Cart (Food in the Street of India)
2009 29Minutes http://goo.gl/YlSqIT
4 ANationCelebrates 1994 28Minutes http://goo.gl/UUV1rc
5 ARiver’sStory:TheQuestforBrahmaputra
1998 55Minutes http://goo.gl/Z0HYGR
6 AWorldofBeautyandGrace:Islamic Architecture of India
2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/IgNKve
7 AbidingGrace:GlimpsesoftheNorth East
1999 55Minutes http://goo.gl/JFFe6x
8 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart1
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/kpyDse
9 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart2
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/RxNXos
10 AnIndivisibleUnity:AfilmonIndianMuslimsPart3
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/Y1kdnj
11 Bandhan 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/8QcPcd
12 BeyondChickenTikkaMasala 2013 26 minutes http://goo.gl/dXuUxp
13 BridgesofFriendship 2002 26Minutes http://goo.gl/oQQryh
14 BridgingtheGapbetweenIndiaandBharat:MGNREGA
2011 52Minutes http://goo.gl/E6PwEa
15 CityScapes:Chandigarh 1998 30Minutes http://goo.gl/zC0Hmf
16 CityScapes:Mysore 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/Yz2PI6
17 Colours From India 2002 40Minutes http://goo.gl/JPNEd1
18 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart1
2009 22Minutes http://goo.gl/7PxS0a
19 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart2
2009 21Minutes http://goo.gl/7PxS0a
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinRussian
20 FaithRevisited 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/YMbg1W21 Fragrance of Love 1998 60Minutes http://goo.gl/tLiYd7
22 FootstepsofNikitin 2007 61Minutes http://goo.gl/Jz9Q4Q
23 GandhiLives 2013 52Minutes http://goo.gl/LfozEF
24 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart 1
1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/TIQwtx
25 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart 2
1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/My1O1b
26 GreenSignals:TheEnvironmentin India
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/MXkRGA
27 HarmonyFest 2013 45 minutes http://goo.gl/fEH90s
28 HerOwnSky 2000 27Minutes http://goo.gl/zGpzfN
29 Homing Pigeons 2003 31Minutes http://goo.gl/M8edzh
30 Humsaye-TwoNations,TwoNeighbours
2010 30Minutes http://goo.gl/Ul4DeM
31 India2.0:TowardsaNetworkedNation
2011 24 minutes http://goo.gl/RRcm5s
32 IndiabyChoice 2010 29Minutes http://goo.gl/JPTrCt
33 India In Space 1997 56Minutes http://goo.gl/aJkC1n
34 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.I) 2000 26Minutes http://goo.gl/ZUWG0h
35 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.II) 2000 24Minutes http://goo.gl/fww3xU
36 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.III) 2000 25Minutes http://goo.gl/EA8PQn
37 IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings
2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/WQd2NJ
38 Indian Legends Part 2 2004 29Minutes http://goo.gl/J46Dq8
39 Indian Nobel Laureates 1998 31Minutes http://goo.gl/UGRkYq
40 IntegralIndia:GuruLama 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
41 Integral India: A Perfect Harmony
2005 64Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
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480 481
42 Integral India: Apostle of Peace 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs843 IntegralIndia:TwinVillages 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
44 IntegralIndia:DivineMusic 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
45 IntegralIndia:GamefortheBrave
2005 3Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
46 IntegralIndia:PerfectStrokes 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
47 IntegralIndia:PrayersinStone 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
48 IntegralIndia:TheCosmopolitan Haven
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
49 IntegralIndia:TheLegendofSohniMahiwal
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
50 IntegralIndia:ThePashminaStory
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
51 IntegralIndia:TheGastronomicalJourney
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
52 Integral India: In Search of Shiva 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
53 Integral India: Sublime Art 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
54 IntegralIndia:ALastHarmony 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/hFeJs8
55 IntegralIndia:Dardpura…AVillage of Pain
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/9yzglW
56 Integral India: Invisible Lines 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/9yzglW
57 IntegralIndia:OfRightsandWrong
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/9yzglW
58 Integral India: Hamlavar Khabardar
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/9yzglW
59 IntegralIndia:IronButterflies 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/9yzglW
60 IntegralIndia:FourDaysin1947 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/9yzglW
61 Integral India: Peace for Development
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/9yzglW
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinRussian
62 Integral India: Accession 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/9yzglW63 IntegralIndia:HealingTouch 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/9yzglW
64 IslamInIndia–AFusionofCultures(Part-I)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/3JTrR4
65 IslamInIndia-AFusionofCultures(Part-II)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/oSwt7g
66 ITRevolutionInIndia 2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/OhchMN
67 JanaGanaMana 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/tW18kI
68 JourneyofAyurveda 2012 46Minutes http://goo.gl/y0i4ic
69 LandOfBuddha 2000 60Minutes http://goo.gl/3mD4ic
70 LifeEncodedBiotechnology:TheIndianEffort
2004 31Minutes http://goo.gl/KAFuTG
71 LivingStories:StorytellingtraditionsofIndia
2011 36Minutes http://goo.gl/AHgrmC
72 Love Song of the world 2010 26minutes http://goo.gl/Kj06ag
73 MadeinBollywood 2002 25Minutes http://goo.gl/d5uH1J
74 MedievalMarvels 2011 25Minutes http://goo.gl/f6ETHW
75 ModernSpacesIndianLight 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/gcmzje
76 MrinaliniSarabhai:TheArtistand Her Art
2013 51Minutes http://goo.gl/n0YXCL
77 Nectar In Stone 2005 56Minutes http://goo.gl/aPbh2D
78 Nisbat…Connection 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/Pzc5KP
79 No problem! 6 months with the BarefootGrandmamas
2013 56 minutes http://goo.gl/qYDepr
80 OctoberVignettesDelhi:CGW2010
2011 28 Minutes
http://goo.gl/fJF4cW
81 OfMelodiesDivine 1999 29Minutes http://goo.gl/Y7qnB0
82 PeaceKeepers 2005 28Minutes http://goo.gl/DNDTlX
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinRussian
482 483
83 PrideofIndia–ElaBhatt 2002 24Minutes http://goo.gl/rbCN3f84 PrideofIndia–KiranMazumdar
Shaw 2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/Wii1XG
85 PrideofIndia–MallikaSarabhai 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/goQKRj
86 PrideofIndia–NainaLalKidwai 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/YhU4SW
87 PrideofIndia–RituKumar 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/jycjBz
88 PrideofIndia–ShamaZaidi 2003 23Minutes http://goo.gl/U217FK
89 PrideofIndia–ShrutiSharma 2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/6rZz40
90 Rasa-TheFountainofLife 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/fyA72L
91 Rasamanjari 2001 50Minutes http://goo.gl/WH5i3m
92 Revealed:TheGoldenTemple 2011 48Minutes http://goo.gl/zqlSP3
93 RevisitingIndiaByRail 2005 60Minutes http://goo.gl/HIRXrp
94 RisingOvertheOceans 2003 25Minutes http://goo.gl/IRw9W6
95 Sama–MuslimMysticMusicofIndia
2013 52Minutes http://goo.gl/ODL2En
96 Sewa:BankingonIndianWomen
2004 30Minutes http://goo.gl/42N4Mv
97 Shunya–TheBeginningofKnowledge
2002 46Minutes http://goo.gl/ETehJ6
98 SixYardsofGrace:TheHandicraftedIndianSaree
2011 23Minutes http://goo.gl/xoZqmu
99 Steps and Strides Part 1 to 10 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/NLYMqo
100 TheBlueBerets 2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/hw4xwG
101 TheCarbonMerchants 2011 24Minutes http://goo.gl/KJfyjB
102 TheMakingofANationPart1:A Prologue
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/E4bKYS
103 TheMakingofANationPart10:Agenda for the Future
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/BgNrYU
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinRussian
104 TheMakingofANationPart2:BirthofNationalism
1997 29Minutes http://goo.gl/orYZuz
105 TheMakingofANationPart3:TheEconomicAgenda
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/FKjjUP
106 TheMakingofANationPart4:TheShapingofIndia’sForeignPolicy
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/KNQkxs
107 TheMakingofANationPart5:DemocracyinAction
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/5o8hcb
108 TheMakingofANationPart6:WomenandtheNation
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/kBfdis
109 TheMakingofANationPart7:ASocietyinTransition
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/7EHjit
110 TheMakingofANationPart8:CinemaandtheNation
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/fJyxvt
111 TheMakingofANationPart9:SecularismandtheNation
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/8AQJQz
112 TheMusalman:Preservationofa Dream
2011 10Minutes http://goo.gl/zV0xQ7
113 ThePatientStone 2005 36Minutes http://goo.gl/wm8hNv
114 TheStoryofGitanjali:Songofferings
2008 30Minutes http://goo.gl/MzR5jY
115 TheTreasureintheSnow:AFilmonSikkim
2002 28Minutes http://goo.gl/ux2Tjd
116 TheWayofBuddha 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/iRLd2c
117 TheWomeninBlueBerets 2013 48Minutes http://goo.gl/ruS6Qf
118 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 1
2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/uMlqYu
119 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 2
2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/uMlqYu
120 Whycan’tI? 2011 24Minutes http://goo.gl/94qYki
121 WomenInPanchayatiRaj 1999 32Minutes http://goo.gl/1jbUOa
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1 1000 feet of hope 2011 25Minutes http://goo.gl/XZ0sqh
2 ABridgeOverTimeGangaMekongPart2
2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/3JDyPI
3 ABridgeOverTimeGangaMekongPart1
2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/3JDyPI
4 ABrushwithLife 2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/lRbW4E
5 A La Cart !!! 2009 29Minutes http://goo.gl/gzIrbR
6 ALand,StrangelyFamiliar 2013 50Minutes http://goo.gl/pXn65J
7 ANationCelebrates 1994 28Minutes http://goo.gl/52lLyQ
8 ARiver’sStory:TheQuestforBrahmaputra
1998 55Minutes http://goo.gl/IJXd2e
9 AWorldofBeautyandGrace:Islamic Architecture of India
2011 32Minutes http://goo.gl/oLYD2Q
10 AbidingGrace:GlimpsesoftheNorth East
1999 55Minutes http://goo.gl/E1Y0DS
11 Adoor:JourneyInFrames 1999 33Minutes http://goo.gl/GMeznY
12 Adventure Sports in India 2004 27Minutes http://goo.gl/hdSC5J
13 AnIndianSymphony 2011 26 minutes http://goo.gl/iETQNF
14 BeyondChickenTikkaMasala 2013 26 minutes http://goo.gl/j6s2D9
15 BridgesofFriendship 2002 26Minutes http://goo.gl/UHYdgH
16 BridgingtheGapbetweenIndiaandBharat:MGNREGA
2011 52Minutes http://goo.gl/utTgGX
17 Call of Hidden Paradise 2003 55Minutes http://goo.gl/GgKLA8
18 CityScapes:Chandigarh 1998 30Minutes http://goo.gl/IRrri6
19 CityScapes:Lucknow 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/JD53Kj
20 CityScapes:Mysore 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/uw1Ay1
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinSpanish
21 Design Classics of India 1987 32Minutes http://goo.gl/zh8naU22 Dharma:ThePathof
RighteousnessPart12009 22Minutes http://goo.gl/Tycyg7
23 Dharma:ThePathofRighteousnessPart2
2009 21Minutes http://goo.gl/Tycyg7
24 EchoesFromThePast 2000 30Minutes http://goo.gl/vYlfjf
25 Fabric of Love 2001 24Minutes http://goo.gl/NVaiCN
26 FaithRevisited 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/Jbc3jx
27 Fragrance of Love 1998 60Minutes http://goo.gl/3hq5DL
28 GandhiLives 2013 52Minutes http://goo.gl/EB9A9f
29 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart 1
1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/P2YEOT
30 GlimpsesofIndianPaintingsPart 2
1997 30Minutes http://goo.gl/xqldWy
31 GreenSignals:TheEnvironmentin India
2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/NLe2GB
32 HarmonyFest 2013 45 minutes http://goo.gl/ydbUKA
33 Hello India 2013 45Minutes http://goo.gl/1uBEm1
34 HerOwnSky 2000 27Minutes http://goo.gl/nGVmQv
35 Homing Pigeons 2003 31Minutes http://goo.gl/EVzeck
36 Humsaye–TwoNations,TwoNeighbours
2010 30Minutes http://goo.gl/icamb6
37 India’sTrystWithDestiny 1995 30Minutes http://goo.gl/FiPHx8
38 India2.0:TowardsaNetworkedNation
2011 24 minutes http://goo.gl/SYjk3Z
39 IndiabyChoice 2010 29Minutes http://goo.gl/uAQxBD
40 India In Space 1997 56Minutes http://goo.gl/S8Negi
41 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.I) 2000 26Minutes http://goo.gl/w9NTcW
DocumentaryfilmsavailableinSpanish
486 487
42 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.II) 2000 24Minutes http://goo.gl/If70zU43 India:TheCyberFrontiers(Pt.III) 2000 25Minutes http://goo.gl/fYKweL
44 IndianDemocracySpreadsitsWings
2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/IOtNlZ
45 Indian Legends Part 1 2004 25Minutes http://goo.gl/hy3UYy
46 Indian Legends Part 2 2004 29Minutes http://goo.gl/4vsW09
47 Indian Nobel Laureates 1998 31Minutes http://goo.gl/BT58BU
48 IndianRootofTibetanBuddhism
2014 50Minutes http://goo.gl/PFqUs5
49 IntegralIndia:GuruLama 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
50 Integral India: A Perfect Harmony
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
51 Integral India: Apostle of Peace 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
52 IntegralIndia:TwinVillages 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
53 IntegralIndia:DivineMusic 2005 3Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
54 IntegralIndia:GamefortheBrave
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
55 IntegralIndia:PerfectStrokes 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
56 IntegralIndia:PrayersinStone 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
57 IntegralIndia:TheCosmopolitan Haven
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
58 IntegralIndia:TheLegendofSohniMahiwal
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
59 IntegralIndia:ThePashminaStory
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
60 IntegralIndia:TheGastronomicalJourney
2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
61 Integral India: In Search of Shiva 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
62 Integral India: Sublime Art 2005 4Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD0
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63 IntegralIndia:ALastHarmony 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/ablWD064 IntegralIndia:Dardpura…A
Village of Pain 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/Mz8Hm4
65 Integral India: Invisible Lines 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/Mz8Hm4
66 IntegralIndia:OfRightsandWrong
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/Mz8Hm4
67 Integral India: Hamlavar Khabardar
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/Mz8Hm4
68 IntegralIndia:IronButterflies 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/Mz8Hm4
69 IntegralIndia:FourDaysin1947 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/Mz8Hm4
70 Integral India: Peace for Development
2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/Mz8Hm4
71 Integral India: Accession 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/Mz8Hm4
72 IntegralIndia:HealingTouch 2005 6Minutes http://goo.gl/Mz8Hm4
73 IslamInIndia–AFusionofCultures(Part-I)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/L5I9eD
74 IslamInIndia-AFusionofCultures(Part-II)
1994 30Minutes http://goo.gl/p9t2WA
75 ITRevolutionInIndia 2005 30Minutes http://goo.gl/nVPmYT
76 JanaGanaMana 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/VrKi2l
77 JourneyofAyurveda 2012 46Minutes http://goo.gl/HXbvxx
78 KashmirinIndianPoetry 2005 51Minutes http://goo.gl/hHZ8Ep
79 Kashmir:TheLandofDivineLove
2004 50Minutes http://goo.gl/2UxBWi
80 Ladakh-ACradleofBuddhism 2006 9Minutes http://goo.gl/f1Bu1f
81 LandOfBuddha 2000 60Minutes http://goo.gl/UmyYJ1
82 LifeEncodedBiotechnology:TheIndianEffort
2004 31Minutes http://goo.gl/lWGU9l
83 LivingStories:StorytellingtraditionsofIndia
2011 36Minutes http://goo.gl/u9NkrH
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488 489
84 Love Song of the world 2010 26minutes http://goo.gl/cgDMHe85 MadeinBollywood 2002 25Minutes http://goo.gl/A50R3u
86 MedievalMarvels 2011 25Minutes http://goo.gl/gVknFu
87 ModernSpacesIndianLight 2011 26Minutes http://goo.gl/i0utFi
88 MrinaliniSarabhai:TheArtistand Her Art
2013 51Minutes http://goo.gl/Be4nCA
89 Nectar In Stone 2005 56Minutes http://goo.gl/wwe29w
90 Nisbat…Connection 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/6ZW06w
91 No problem! 6 months with the BarefootGrandmamas
2013 56 minutes http://goo.gl/I6FSAB
92 OctoberVignettesDelhi:CGW2010
2011 28Minutes http://goo.gl/VR4Toc
93 OfMelodiesDivine 1999 29Minutes http://goo.gl/epkyNe
94 PeaceKeepers 2005 28Minutes http://goo.gl/L7017p
95 PrideofIndia–ElaBhatt 2002 24Minutes http://goo.gl/puzdVF
96 PrideofIndia–MallikaSarabhai 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/zwIAe4
97 PrideofIndia–NainaLalKidwai 2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/8tn7sV
98 PrideofIndia–RituKumar 2003 24Minutes http://goo.gl/clWtAw
99 PrideofIndia–ShamaZaidi 2003 23Minutes http://goo.gl/NpFjWs
100 PrideofIndia–ShrutiSharma 2002 21Minutes http://goo.gl/01wUl5
101 Rasa-TheFountainofLife 2002 45Minutes http://goo.gl/3VOk7v
102 Rasamanjari 2001 50Minutes http://goo.gl/IYp03T
103 RebuildingThePlayground 2004 28Minutes http://goo.gl/OUq78o
104 Revealed:TheGoldenTemple 2011 48Minutes http://goo.gl/c3N4cq
105 RevisitingIndiaByRail 2005 60Minutes http://goo.gl/WV4SBX
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106 RisingOvertheOceans 2003 25Minutes http://goo.gl/2ATCKn107 RoohPunjabDi 2004 30Minutes http://goo.gl/uaWisA
108 RumiintheLandofKhusrau 2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/YccPd2
109 Sewa:BankingonIndianWomen
2004 30Minutes http://goo.gl/Az1QfP
110 SixYardsofGrace:TheHandicraftedIndianSaree
2011 23Minutes http://goo.gl/iAwdJE
111 SoulConnection 2003 54Minutes http://goo.gl/d0EJc4
112 Steps and Strides Part 1 to 10 2005 5Minutes http://goo.gl/JY0tjN
113 TheBlueBerets 2001 30Minutes http://goo.gl/BAsflQ
114 TheCarbonMerchants 2011 24Minutes http://goo.gl/QO2AL3
115 TheHealingTree 2001 27Minutes http://goo.gl/XebKkY
116 TheMakingofANationPart1:A Prologue
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/7QLlJJ
117 TheMakingofANationPart2:BirthofNationalism
1997 29Minutes http://goo.gl/8696jM
118 TheMakingofANationPart3:TheEconomicAgenda
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/rjPxCn
119 TheMakingofANationPart4:TheShapingofIndia’sForeignPolicy
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/4U6VIm
120 TheMakingofANationPart5:DemocracyinAction
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/yDzvBh
121 TheMakingofANationPart6:WomenandtheNation
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/fzvZbf
122 TheMakingofANationPart7:ASocietyinTransition
1997 25Minutes http://goo.gl/f3g3zm
123 TheMakingofANationPart8:CinemaandtheNation
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/04rptQ
124 TheMakingofANationPart9:SecularismandtheNation
1997 28Minutes http://goo.gl/RR8Wwg
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490 491
125 TheMakingofANationPart10:Agenda for the Future
1997 27Minutes http://goo.gl/L64Dlk
126 TheMusalman:Preservationofa Dream
2011 10Minutes http://goo.gl/c5vWp1
127 ThePatientStone 2005 36Minutes http://goo.gl/eCqyMw
128 TheSelfPortrait(MuslimWomen-India)
2004 36Minutes http://goo.gl/sX2dQC
129 TheStoryofGitanjali:Songofferings
2008 30Minutes http://goo.gl/8SyUR7
130 TheTreasureintheSnow:AFilmonSikkim
2002 28Minutes http://goo.gl/nGUeyD
131 TheWayofBuddha 1999 30Minutes http://goo.gl/nXZVtv
132 TheWomeninBlueBerets 2013 48Minutes http://goo.gl/MGOLWt
133 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 1
2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/uRksh4
134 Triveni:WhereRiversMeetPart 2
2002 23Minutes http://goo.gl/uRksh4
135 Vanashree:ThelivingTree 2001 22Minutes http://goo.gl/M88IlP
136 Whycan’tI? 2011 24Minutes http://goo.gl/HdBxJf
137 WomenInPanchayatiRaj 1999 32Minutes http://goo.gl/5rPFop
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Sl. Name of the films
Producer/Director
Category Originallanguage
Sub-titlesavailable
English French Spanish Arabic German
1 27 Down Awtar Krishna Kaul
NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
2 3 Idiot RajkuamrHirani
Bollywood Hindi √
3 AchhootKanya FranzOsten NFDC Hindi √
4 Adi Shankarcharya
G.V.Iyer NFDC Sanskrit √ √ √ √ √
5 Agantuk SatyajitRay NFDC Bangla √ √ √ √ √
6 Antareen MrinalSen NFDC Bangla √ √ √ √ √
7 Antarjali Yatra (Mahayatra)
GautamGhose
NFDC Bangla √ √ √ √
8 Atyachar BhaskarChandavakar
NFDC Marathi √ √ √ √ √
9 Badshah Abbas-Mustan Bollywood Hindi √
10 BandhJharokhen
Prema Karanth
NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
11 Bandhan N.R.Acharya NFDC Hindi
12 Bidyapati DebakiBose NFDC Bangla √
13 Black SanjayLeelaBhanshali
Bollywood Hindi √
14 Border J.P.Dutta Bollywood Hindi √
15 Chalte Chalte AzizMirza Bollywood Hindi √
16 Dhadkan Dharmesh Dharshan
Bollywood Hindi √
17 Dharavi SdhirMishra NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
18 Diksha Arun Kaul NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
19 Doghi Sumitra Bhave,SunilSukthankar
NFDC Marathi √ √ √ √ √
20 EkDoctorkimaut
TapanSinha NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
21 EkGhar GirishKasaravalli
NFDC Hindi √ √ √
22 GadarEkPremKatha
Anil Sharma Bollywood Hindi √
23 Ganashatru SatyajitRay NFDC Bangla √ √ √ √ √
ListofFilmsfornon-commercialscreening rights in DVD format
492 493
Sl. Name of the films
Producer/Director
Category Original Sub-titlesavailable
English French Spanish Arabic German
24 Godan Dilip Chitre NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
25 Hum Saath Saath Hain
Sooraj Barjatiya
Bollywood Hindi √
26 Iqbaal Nagesh Kukunoor
Bollywood Hindi √
27 JaaneBhidoYaaro
Kundan Shah NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √
28 JhuktiTakkoaarGappo
RitwikGhatak NFDC Bangla √ √
29 Kasba Kumar Shahani
NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
30 Katha Don Ganpatravanchi
ArunKhopkar NFDC Marathi √ √ √ √ √
31 KoiMilGaya RakeshRoshan
Bollywood Hindi √
32 KomalGandhar RitwikGhatak NFDC Bangla √ √
33 Kunku V. Shantaram NFDC Marathi √
34 MainZindaHoon SudhirMishra NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √
35 Mammo ShayamBenegal
NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
36 MarhiDaDeeva Surinder Singh NFDC Punjabi √ √ √ √ √
37 Nagarik RitwikGhatak NFDC Bangla √ √
38 Naseem SaeedAkhtarMirza
NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
39 Paheli AmolPalekar Bollywood Hindi √
40 Pardes SubhashGhai Bollywood Hindi √
41 Party GovindNihlani NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
42 PhirMilenge Revathy Bollywood Hindi √
43 Pinjar Chandra PrakashDwivedi
Bollywood Hindi √
44 SantDyaneshwar Vishnupant GovindDamle,Sheikh
NFDC Marathi √
45 Sati Aparna Sen NFDC Bangla √ √
46 Sholay RameshSippy Bollywood Hindi √
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Sl. No.
Name of the films
Producer/Director
Category Original Sub-titlesavailable
English French Spanish Arabic German
47 Shool Eeshwar Nivas Bollywood Hindi √
48 Stri K.S. Sethumadhavan
NFDC Telugu √ √ √ √ √
49 Subarnarekha RitwikGhatak NFDC Bangla √ √
50 SurajkaSatvanGhoda
ShayamBenegal NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
51 Taal SubhashGhai Bollywood Hindi √
52 TaareZameenPar
Aamir Khan Bollywood Hindi √
53 Tarang Kumar Shahani NFDC Hindi √ √ √ √ √
54 TheMakingoftheMahatma
ShayamBenegal NFDC English √ √ √ √
55 TitashEktiNadir Nam
RitwikGhatak NFDC Bangla √ √
56 Yaadein SubhashGhai Bollywood Hindi √
57 Yugant Aparna Sen NFDC Bangla √ √ √ √ √
ListofFilmsfornon-commercialscreening rights in DVD format
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