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India river of life
Title
India [electronic resource (video)] : river of life / German United Distributors.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], c1998.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Sept. 19, 2005.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Summary
Containing nearly a sixth of the world's population, India is home to almost a billion people, more than half of whom live in rural villages. This program provides an overview of topics such as the caste system as it exists in the holy Hindu town of Varanasi and the massive pilgrimages to Allahabad, where millions of Hindus come to ritually bathe at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers. Also discussed are arranged marriages; local trades in Agra, site of the matchless Taj Mahal; Sikhism in the city of Amritsar; the Indian/Pakistani tug-of-war for Kashmir; and the plight of small farmers, driven from their holdings by powerful landowners.
Variant and related titles
River of life
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: German United Distributors, 1998
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Asia in Transition: Culture, Politics, and Economics
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Contents
Independence for India (2:36)
India's Sikhs (5:48)
India: Hindu Marriages (3:14)
Indian Village Life (6:34)
India's Grand Trunk Road (2:16)
Agra: The Taj Mahal and Industry (5:31)
India: A Hindu Pilgrimage (5:57)
Hindus and Religious Obligations (4:26)
Calcutta: A Place of Poverty (5:40)
India: Villages and Agriculture (5:00)
Videorecording number
10109s Infobase
10112 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
German United Distributors.
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