In search of Alha

Date: 08/12/2017
Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: IGNCA Auditorium, Media Centre, 3 Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi


The film explores passion for Alha Music, a dying oral tradition of the ballad of Alha-Udal, the common warriors who rose to fame with their velour and compassion for the poor. The geographic spread of the ballad spans through Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Director:  Balaka Ghosh
Duration:  63 minutes