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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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre – Vadodara, In collaboration with, Institute of Leadership & Governance (ILG), The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

Lecture Demonstration on “Contribution of Padmabhushan Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam in Revival of ‘108 Karanas of Natyashastra’ and its implementation in Bharatanatyam”

Resource person: Dr. Smruti Vaghela, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dance, Faculty of Performing Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.

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The film documents the community called Haenz (Hāṅgī) that is directly involved in vocations connected with water-bodies. They have typical ethnic characteristics and call themselves descendents of the Prophet Noah. Within this community there are divisions based on their typical vocation viz. Demba-Haenz, Gaer-Haenz, Gāda-Haenz, Kar-nāv-Haenz, and Maṭa­ -Haenz.

Director: Ayash Arif | Duraion: 1 Hour 19 Minutes

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Organised in collaboration with College of Arts and Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
 

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