The son of a Turkish nobleman, Amir Khusro was born in Patiali village of Etah district (now in Uttar Pradesh). He was a poet, philosopher and musician whose contributions to music were as important as his contributions to language and literature.…
Pinguli is an old village on the Konkan coast, about 32 km north of Goa. Here, a unique Thakur community of sixty families has preserved for hundreds of years three different folk forms: Chitrakathi, marionettes and leather puppets. Chitrakathi arose…
A short TV filler rendering the raga Megh Malhar as sung by Ustad Amir Khan. The Megh Malhar evoking the rain gods is generally sung between 11.30 PM and 1.00 AM.
This short film brings out the varied aspects of the famous blind painter Shri Binode Behari Mukherji. Shri Binode Behari even after his blindness in the later part of his life has created beautiful paintings through his inner eye. Satyajit Ray has…
Nephew of Rabindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore was also a younger brother of the well known painter Abanindranath. He developed deep love for painting from very early age. Later he learnt the Japanese technique of light brushwork under Count…
A film on the painter M.F. Hussain who is shown illustrating the epic of Ramayana. Hussain has been working on this series for the past three years in the house of Badrivishal Pittie, his friend and patron in the city of Hyderabad..
Guru Chengannur Raman Pillai,the great exponent of Kathakali was born in Chengannur, a village in Kerala in 1884. He received his early training under Thakazi Kesava Panikkar and Ambalapouza KunjuKrishna Panikkar. Chengannur's figure and face were…
This is an educational and informative film on the subject of Indian classical dance "ODISSI" originated in Orissa many centuries ago and has now become most popular throughout the country and abroad.
