India: Ruins of the Raj
- Synopsis
- In the wake of cast violence, religious intolerance and politica feuding, BBC Dehli correspondent Mark Tully and former Indian Prime Minister Chandras Shekar examine the failure of Indian democracy to produce a stable party system and talk to Hindu fundamentalists and students on both sides of the caste divide. The programme suggests that underlying the immediate political crisis is a crisis of identity, indicating that India has relied too long on institutions bequeathed by the British Raj, and that it has been seduced by western consumerism.
- Series
- Assignment, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min.
- Year of production
- 1990
- Availability
- Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 11 Dec 1990.
- Subjects
- Politics & government
- Keywords
- India; Raj
Credits
- Producer
- Sam Collyns
- Contributor
- John Morrison
- Cast
Mark Tully
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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