Film Circle screening of Mirasans of Punjab – Born to Sing

Date: 12/12/2014
Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: IGNCA Auditorium, Media Centre, No. 3 Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi, New Delhi


Director : Shikha Jhingan Duration : 49 minutes

The film nostalgically traverses the unique tradition of the Punjab, in which the Mirasans cry on death, bring laughter at birth and marriage and bridge communities. Today, children of Mirasans are struggling to survive with dwindling patronage and are moving out from family space to public space.