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  1. Singing Pictures: Women Painters of Naya (2006)

    Director
    Lina Fruzzetti; Akos Östör
    Subject
    Anthropology; Arts and Humanities
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £50.00

    For generations the Patua (Chitrakara) communities of West Bengal have been painters and singers of stories depicted in scrolls. The film follows the daily lives of Muslim Patua women from Naya villages near...

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  2. Seeds on Earth (2002)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL NTSC, 36 minutes), £50.00 +VAT +p&p

    Seed on Earth is a film about everyday life in rural Bengal (village of Janta, near Bishnupur town). It follows the daily schedule of two families and observes the complenentarity and difference of gender...

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  3. Faces of the Forest: The Santals of West Bengal (1994 Video)

    Director
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Producer
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the aboriginal community of the Santals, its social habits, religious ceremonies, and the day-to-day life of a village situated at the borders of West Bengal and Bihar. Rich in traditional songs,...

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  4. Waves of Joy: Anandalahari (1994 Video)

    Director
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Producer
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    The religious itinerant B‚ul poets and singers come from the Hindu and Muslim communities of Bengal. They communicate their faith and philosophy through songs, dances and instrumental music. The film was...

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  5. Painted Ballad of India (198 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Art; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the art of painting the eight-metre long horizontal scrolls in a desert village in Rajasthan, with a ballad singer telling the tale of the folk hero Pabuji. The moves to a hamlet of traditional...

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