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  1. Kaliyattam (1998 Film)

    aka: Play of God, The

    Director
    Jayaraaj
    Producer
    K. Radhakrishnan
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    No archive copy found (2006).

    Feature film based on Othello. Set against the background of the Theyyam festival in North Kerala. Kannan Perumalayn and Thamara, the daughter of the village head, fall in love and elope, Thamara defying her...

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  2. Rui Ka Bojh (1997 Film)

    aka: The Weight of Cotton

    Director
    Subhash Agrawal

    Feature film with a plot inspired by King Lear. A self-respecting wise old man decides to divide his property among his family. He settles down with his youngest son and soon realises that without his wealth...

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  3. Narmada Diary, A (1996 Video)

    Director
    Simantini Dhuru; Anand Patwardhan
    Producer
    Simantini Dhuru; Anand Patwardhan
    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

    The story of the Adivasi people whose land is to be submerged by the Indian government’s massive Narmada Sardar dam project.

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  4. Science for Survival (1995 Video)

    Director
    Ani King-Underwood
    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

    In India ecologist Vandana Shiva argues that the introduction of high-yield crops does not taken into account women’s knowledge of seeds, fostering a type fo development that ignores people’s needs....

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  5. Heritage of India: Buddhism in Andhra Pradesh (5 Parts) (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Religious studies; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20, 24, 20, 18, 16 min.

    Series using archaeological and historical source materials to present in a drama-documentary format a thematic exposition of social, economic, cultural and political aspects of Buddhism, focusing on the...

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  6. Leaving Bakul Bagan (1993 Video)

    Director
    Sandeep Bhusan Ray
    Subject
    Anthropology; Sociology
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 44 min., 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shot over a period of four months in 1992 in the cinema-verité style, the film examines the experiences of Bakul Bagan Saborna, a 21-year-old Bengali girl and cousin of the film-maker, leaving her large,...

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  7. Tribals of Chhotanagpur, The (8 Parts) (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 x 17-20 min each.

    A series showing the tribals of Chhotanagpur, India. Gives an insight into social, cultural and economic aspects of the tribals and critically examines the impact of modernity on their traditional way of...

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  8. When Hamlet Went to Mizoram (1990 Film)

    Director
    Pankaj Butalia
    Subject
    Drama

    Documentary. Mizoram is a small state on the Northeastern border of India, where, J.F. Laldailova, an officer in the British army, introduced the people of Mizoram to Shakespeare, translating his works into...

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  9. Hamlet: Prince of Denmark (1989 Film)

    Director
    S. Nathan
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    No archive copy or distributor known (5/2009).

    Feature film with Kabir Ahamed as Hamlet. No further details known (5/2009)

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  10. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988 Film)

    Director
    Mansoor Khan
    Producer
    Nasir Hussain

    Feature film. A teen romance combining a Romeo and Juliet theme with a pop musical. Dhanraj Singh spent years in prison for killing the man responsible for his sister’s suicide. His family, and the family...

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