The Effect of TV on Culture in India
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This Program focuses on the cultural effects of television broadcasting in India. It examines the rapid rise of satellite TV and cable channels and discusses their role in altering Indian perceptions about caste, class, and gender. Interviews with Indian academics and representatives from TV and film are combined with specific information on TV viewing habits in urban and rural locations in India.
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Documentary Video/ In English |
Turmoils of the Century
Part I and II
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Using archival footage never been seen in the West, this epic film traces the history of the past hundred years on the Indian subcontinent with all of its religious, ethnic and political turbulence. It opens with scenes of the Ganges from the first "moving pictures" ever shot in India in 1899. It captures the India of the Maharajas during the time of British rule. In those days, India was a rural country with thousands of castes, six principal religions and fourteen languages among its three hundred million inhabitants. The film chronicles Ghandi's independence movement, World War II with the subsequent British withdrawal, and the partitioning of India and Pakistan in 1947. It details the religious riots and pogroms that followed and continue to plague such areas as Kashmir, Punjab, Assam, and Sri Lanka. It follows the political fortunes and misfortunes of the Nehru and Bhutto families. In addition to detailing internal politics, the film shows the role of India and Pakistan with regard to the Soviet Union and China.
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Documentary Video/ In English |
Chitralekha Dance Academy Odissi Documentary
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Folk Dance of Orissa
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Documentary Video/ In English |
| In Custody |
Om Puri (Gandi, Wolf) stars as Deven, a poet who writes in the almost-absolete Indian language of Urdu. No one wants to read, hear or publish Urdu poems, so when a magazine editor asks Deven to interview Nur (Shashi Kapor), Urdu's greatest living poet, Deven jumps at the chance.
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Feature film, VHS |
Fire
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Fire is the first film to confront lesbianism in a culture adamantly denying such a love could ever exist.
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Feature film, DVD |
War and Peace
Part I and II |
Filmed over three tumultuous years inIndia, Pakistan, Japan and the United States, after the1998 nuclear test on the Indian subcontinent. WAR AND PEACE is divided into 6 chapters. It examines the militarization of India, its analyzes the human cost that is extracted from its citizens in the name of "Nation Security." From the plight of residents living near the nuclear test site and the effects of uranium mining on the local population. |
Documentary Video/ In English |
From Rags to Riches: The New India
Part I and II
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Documentary Video/ In English |
| Bollywood and Beyond Film Series(2001-02): An Interview with Shabana Azmi |
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Documentary Video/ In English |
| Hindu Nationalism-Symposium at MSU (2003) |
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Documentary Video/ In English |
India Council Symposium
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Documentary Video/ In English |
| Rajasthan |
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Documentary Video/ In English |
| Kashmir |
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Documentary Video/ In English |
| South India |
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Documentary Video/ In English |
Asian Studies Center Slides: Film Series Collection
Book1
Book2
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Book1
India: Art
India: Art
India: Art
India: Arts and Crafts
India: Painting and Sculpture
Book2
India: Art, Painting and Sculpture (cont'd)
India: Culture and Dance
India: Kishan Garhi Village
India: Kishan Garhi Village
India: Maps
India: People from Different States
India: Urban and Rural
India: Urban and Rural
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Slides |
