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Videos

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Ministry of Culture Hindi

We are living in a genomic world. The genomic technologies have created unprecedented opportunities for the manipulation of biological systems to make useful products and to understand fundamental life processes. …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The video is a presentation on the cultural programme of the Turi Barots held at Sanskruti Kunj in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Turi Barots are traditional genealogists and are native to …


Ministry of Culture English

This video highlights the lifestyle and the living traditions of the Nicobarese. These groups of islands lying to the south of the Andamans are home to the Nicobarese people. The …


Ministry of Culture Bengali

The video is a documentary on the bahurupis, folk performers of Bengal. The film looks at the bahurupis from the districts of Burdwan, Birbhum, Hugli and Murshidabad. The bahurupis are …


Ministry of Culture English

This folk dance is basically performed on the occasion of marriage by Gaur Madia of Abhujmar plateau of Bastar in Chhattisgarh and is called Gaur after Bison. It may appear …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a presentation from the archives of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. The recording is a rendition of Raga Suha by Amir Khan in a khayal performance with the …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The video is an audio recording of Hindustani classical music. The audio recording is from the archives of the Sangeet Natak Akademi which holds a rich collection of rare recordings …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The video is a Kathak performance by the legendary classical dancer, Sitara Devi. In the video She performs a dance piece, related to the festival of Holi, one of her …


Ministry of Culture Bengali

The video is a documentation on the natua, an ancient folk dance of Bengal. The film is based in Purulia and includes interviews with performers and researchers. It mainly focuses …


Ministry of Culture English

This is the tribal folk dance from Dindori, Madhya Pradesh.