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Ministry of Culture English

Divine Itinerancy is a documentary feature produced by the Lalit Kala Akademi as part of their project ‘Preservance and Digitising the Art Activities during Puja Festival in Kolkata’. The Durga …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a performance by Doreswamy Iyengar, the great veena maestro. Doreswamy Iyengar (1920-1997) was born into a family of musicians in Gaddavalli village, Karnataka. His father taught him …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The video is a presentation on the art of lacquer woodwork of Gujarat. Lac work is practised in the village of Nirona in Kutch. This craft originated at Sindh in …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a presentation on the community of Mewati Jogis of North-Western India. The Mevs or Mewatis are a Muslim community of North-Western India of the Mewat region. The …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The skeletal system is the body system composed of bones, cartilages, ligaments and other tissues that perform essential functions for the human body. Bone tissue, or osseous tissue, is a …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a documentation of the Behdienkhlam festival celebrated at Jowai in Meghalaya in the Jaintia hills. The video includes commentary by Mr. C.D. Pde on the festival. The …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The video is a recording of the opening performance of Saptakam, a classical dance programme organized by Sangeet Natak Akademi. Saptakam is conceived to bring out the complementarity that exists …


Ministry of Culture English

This video describes Rajaraja Chola's Brihadeshwara temple of Thanjavur. It speaks of the inner shrine of the temple with the massive Shivalinga. Paintings of Shiva, Rajaraja and the dancing girls …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The video is a presentation on the Maniyaro Raas, a traditional dance form of Gujarat. The Raas is a popular dance form of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. It has …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

Kashi is more than 3000 years old and is famous as the City of Temples. In Kashir Varanasi, there are temples at every step. Situated on the banks of the …