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Ministry of Culture

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Ministry of Culture English

The video is a recording of the National Painting Camp held at the Government College of Art and Craft, Agartala on 11th March, 2010. The camp was organized by the …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The video is an excerpt of a performance from the Thumri Rang music festival which was organized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in Kolkata in 2008. The performance is by …


Ministry of Culture Bengali

The video is a presentation on the Dhenkir gaan of Bengal. In Bengal, amongst many communities, exists a tradition of work songs. Dhenkir gaan is a genre of work songs …


Ministry of Culture Bengali

The video is a documentation of Krishna Jatra. The Krishna Jatra is a folk theatre form of Bengal. It is considered to be one of the oldest forms of theatre. …


Ministry of Culture English

This video is about the tradition of Tanjore paintings - an art form where more than three generations have been involved. It explains the guru-shishya parampara or the traditional relationship …


Ministry of Culture Hindi

The video is a recording of a live performance of a participating artist during the New Media Camp at Ahmedabad in 2010. The performance includes a single channel projection on …


Ministry of Culture English

An Immortal Destiny- Raja Rajendralal Mitra- this video deals with the great oriental scholar and pioneer of popular science Raja Rajendralal Mitra. His life and works , Contribution on arts …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is an excerpt from a performance in Keibul Lamjao. The dance drama is a presentation of the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal. The dance drama is based …


Ministry of Culture English

The video features recordings of wind instruments of India recorded and archived by the Sangeet Natak Akademi. These wind instruments come from all parts of India. Some classical wind instruments …


Ministry of Culture English

The video is a documentary on the theatre actor, director and playwright Sombhu Mitra (1915-1997). He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Bengali theatre. He founded the …