Videos

Videos

Ministry of Culture

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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.


Ministry of Culture English

This video about life and works of Kalpana Chawla. The video begins with Kalpana Chawla who describes her life, education and training as a astronauts.


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a presentation on the Art Conclave- North East, an artists’ camp which was organized for seventeen artists from the North East by the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a documentary on the tribal dance forms of North Odisha. The film looks at the tribal dance form of Mayurbhanj Chhau. The dance is believed to have …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a recording of a lecture delivered by art historian Dr. Gabriela Krist at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. The lecture is on the Austrian painter and Jugendstil …


Ministry of Culture English

The video presents Bhoota Aradhana (Spirit Worship), a film by the noted filmmaker and theatre personality, B.V. Karanth. The first part of the film deals with the history of the …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a recording of D.K. Pattamal's performance. Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal (1919-2009) was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was born at Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu. Her love for Carnatic …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The video is a recording of the programme Artists on Art organized by the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi featuring a presentation by the artist Haku Shah and conversation with …


Ministry of Culture Bengali

The video is a presentation on the dhrupad gharana of Bishnupur in West Bengal. It is written and directed by Ashoke Viswanathan and includes interviews and performances from eminent researchers …