Living Stories: Storytelling Traditions of India | (26 min; 2011; English and with subtitles)
Director: Neela Venkataraman
The film takes us on a journey to different parts of India, to explore the different kinds of storytelling arts in India – from Pandvani, a storytelling art in Chhattisgarh to Kathakali in Kerala
Unfolding the Pata Story | (54 min; 2014; Bengali with English subtitles)
Director: Supriyo Sen
The film celebrates the unique life and dynamic spirit of the Patua community - of Rupban, Rani, Dukhushyam and other traditional scroll painter, who have fought all odds to redefine their position as social commentators in the global world.
Janambhumi Charaoli (Leaving my Motherland) | (12 min; 2021; English subtitles)
Director: Parasher Baruah
A short documentary on the songs of the Adivasi community working in the tea gardens of Assam. The film explores the history of migration and displacement through their songs. The film examines popular songs like Choi Mini Assam Jabo and how they identify themselves in a home where they are forever outsiders
Divinity Cloth – Mata ni Pachedi ( 7 min)
Director: Partha Protim Baruah
This short film is an introduction to the making of Mata ni Pachedi, an impressive form of textile art that serves the purpose of a shrine for the marginalized and excluded.
Of Bards and Beggars (30 min; 2003; English subtitles)
Directors: Shweta Kishore, Yask Desai
Of Bards and Beggars documents in detail a musical ritual called Pabuji Jaagran, an all-night epic recitation by Rajasthani folk musicians. This story centres around a folk deity called Pabuji, a protector of livestock. The Pabuji legend is widely popular in Western Rajasthan among a shepherd community from the Rebari (Raika) caste. An oral tradition passed from generation to generation by word of mouth, the entire Pabuji epic would take 36 hours to recite.
The film will be accessible from 10 am on 12th August 2021 until 7 pm on 14th August 2021
