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Videos

Ministry of Culture

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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 …


Ministry of Culture English

Dollu Kunitha is a traditional dance form of Karnataka. It is a popular folk dance associated with the worship of Sree Beeralingeshwara considered a form of Lord Shiva, originated in …


Ministry of Culture English

Karagam, a popular folk dance of Tamil Nadu. It is a folk dance with musical accompaniment, performed balancing a pot on the head. Traditionally, this dance was performed by the …


Ministry of Culture English

In this video, the artist is performing a folk dance at NCZCC.


Ministry of Culture Hindi

This video deals with the sound and its different element. Sound waves, sound wave length , frequency , intensity, history of sound, nature and properties of sound, ,sound sources, Doppler …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a documentary on the colourful motifs that adorn the motor vehicles on the Indian highways. The film looks at the social and cultural life of those transport …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

Charkula is a dance performed in the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh. In this dance, veiled women balancing large multi-tiered circular wooden pyramids on their heads dance to songs about …


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 …