The Film chronicles the unique life of Rupban, Rani, Dukhushyam and other traditional scroll painters (Patuas), who have fought against poverty, social taboos and religious domination in order to achieve a sustainable living.

Director: Shri Supriyo Sen | Duration: 52 minutes

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The documentary is about the beautiful architectural detailing of hundred years old heritage township of Rajnagar, Madhubani in Bihar

Director : Ms. Gargi Manish | Duration: 23 minutes

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The film revolves around the importance of our mother tongue. Using Hindi language as a tool to symbolise all other mother tongues in India, this film is just an attempt to highlight the plight of the under usage and relevance of our mother tongues.

Director: Shri Pallav Goel | Duration: 20 minutes

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By Dr Sonal Mansingh, MP, Rajyasabha, Trustee , IGNCA, New Delhi.

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Pandavani is the narrative tradition of the co unities like Pardhan, Gaund and Devar, spread across Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. This tradition has sustained and has disseminated from the oral tradition of Mahabharata for ages. A single performer or storyteller leads the narration of some episodes from the Mahabharata after invoking their respective deities. The documentary highlights various nuances of the tradition, focusing on two main styles – Vedamati and Kapalika. The former one was initiated by Jhaduram Devangan and his legendary family of Pandavani performers. The Kapalika style is livelier than Vedamati. Tijanbai, Mirra Sahu and Shanti Devi are famous Kapalika style singers.

Director: Shri Manohar Aashi | Duration: 58 min, 34 seconds

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The Kumauni Ramlila performance is counted as possibly the longest opera in the world. This tradition of many years has developed and flourished with the continuous and regular efforts of the Lok Samaj. The specialty of this presentation is to be used in a variety of traditional North Indian repertoire and classical music.

Director: Shri Himanshu Joshi | Duration: 46 minutes

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A community that has the claim of being the earliest inhabitants of the region and finds mention in Megasthenes’ book as well as Hiuen Tsang’s travelogue, has now been pushed to the edge and is an ecologically and biologically endangered tribe. They go on hunting-expeditions, practice share-cropping as well as shifting cultivation, live in mud houses, collect firewood from forest and practice herbal medicine. Though poverty, under development and lack of education have deprived them of the benefits of modernization, they celebrate Magahī Parab (festival) with ecstatic joy and vivacious song and dance.

Director: Ms. Sangeeta Dutta; Duration: 57 minutes, 10 seconds

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The film celebrates the 100 years of the evolution of recording system in India. On the very first published vinyl, one could listen to Gauhar Jan’s vocal music, which was recorded in 1902. The film traces the times when the gramophone records were celebrated as a status symbol and contributed significantly towards the promotion of classical music.

Director: Shri Sharad Dutt; Duration: 58 minutes

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A daughter’s journey distilling the nectar of the stories and songs she heard as a child – weaving ancient texts in the fabric of modern life, rediscovering the land of her childhood, absorbed from her mother. The film creates an experiential rendering of one of the earth’s oldest spiritual traditions.

Director: Ms. Akanksha Joshi; Duration: 49 minutes

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Leela in Kheriya is a feature length documentary film based on the Ramlila tradition of village Kheriya near Firozabad town, known for its glass and bangle factories. Kheriya Ramlila is one of the finest examples of India’s composite culture. The film portrays the eternal human quest for self-realization through an exploration of personal life histories of actors and residents of Kheriya, for whom the Ramlila stage becomes a site of healing and self-recovery.

Director: Prof. Molly Kaushal; Duration: 53 minutes

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Gilli Danda is a film adaptation of the story written by Munshi Premchand, published by the same name. The film is proposed for screening in July, the birthday month of Premchand. It is a story of a young boy who unknowingly grows into a victim and a participant of segregation and casteism in India. The story revolves around the Indian sport of Gilli Danda and highlights the inclusivity and ease of playing the home grown sport

Director: Shri Narendra Singh | Duration: 47 minutes

The film is the journey of legendary artist Gulab Bai (d. 1996), who was perhaps the first female actress to join the male-dominated Nauṭaṅkī show. Gulab will be remembered for her untiring efforts for rejuvenating the waning eclectic tradition of folk theatre, with fresh ideas, themes, innovative stylistic improvisations and linguistic nuances. She was honoured with Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, among other awards in recognition of her significant contribution.

Director: Shri Krishna Raghav | Duration: 1 hour, 12 minutes

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The Kesar Saga is an ancient Tibetan epic narrated in the entire Tibetan belt extending to Mongolia, Central Asia and china. In its Ladakhi version, Kesar saga, has come down through the centuries orally, with story-teller reciting the epic during the long cold winter nights. The story revolves around the exploits of a superhuman hero, ‘Kesar’ and his efforts to establish a peace and order in the world. The film rediscovers many story-tellers and reproduces the melodious renderings.

Director : Ms. Iffat Fatima | Duration : 74 minutes

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As the country’s landscape gets filled with malls and hypermarkets, what is happening to the large melas and haats that used to thrive in rural India and smaller towns? Some of them, like Pushkar, have managed to transform themselves into hyper tourist experiences, transforming their core nature. Others, like Sonepur, remain unknown to most Indians outside Bihar. Yet, these are growing in size and engaging a larger number of visitors each year. The film looks at the experience of the Mela through the eyes of visitors, some who have been coming for years and others who have returned and are surprised at what it has to offer.

Director: Shri Sudhesh Unniraman | Duration: 52 minutes

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‘Nagaland’ is a vibrant hill state located in the extreme North East of India. It offers rich incomparable cultural heritage of traditional people. The film mainly describes the various tribes of Nagalnd out of which ‘Konyak’ is the largest tribe and found mainly in ‘Mon’ district of state. All communities adhere to the dresses and tattoos particular to their own tribe and entity.

Director: Shri Sujit Chakraborty ; Duration: 57 minutes

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Some roots grow upwards- the theatre of Ratan Thiyam
An exploration of Ratan Thiyam’s path breaking work in the theatre of Roots Movement which draws deeply upon the traditions and the arts of his home state Manipur- and its comment on contemporary society.

Director : Ms. Kavita Joshi, Ms. Malati Rao
Duration : 55 minutes

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A film based on Shamshaad Begum Directed by Rajeev Shrivastav

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