Date: 26/12/2014
Time: 5:00 अपराह्न
Venue: IGNCA Auditorium, Media Centre, No. 3 Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi, New Delhi
Director : Beheroze Shroff, Duration : 53 minutes
Sidis, Indians of African descent came to India via different routes and from different countries of origin, from the 13th century onwards. Contemporary African descended communities in India mostly refer to themselves as Sidis. In Gujarat, Sidis trace their genealogy to ancestral saint Bava Gor whose name is chanted in Sidi songs and dances. Sidis maintain a distinctive culture. This film documents some aspects of the culture and traditions and diverse histories of migration of the Sidis of Gujarat.