Mahasweta Devi : witness, advocate, writer
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Mahasweta Devi : witness, advocate, writer
Documentary Educational Resources, c2007
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Witness, advocate, writer
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In English and Bengali ; with English subtitles
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Credits: Videography, Nandini Sikand ; editor, Shashwati Talukdar ; sound, Shashwati Talukdar ; executive producer, Henry Schwarz ; support provided by the Wexner Center Media Arts Program, the Ohio State University
The theatrical version of Budhan's story was written and performed by the Chhara Nagar Players and filmed at the "First National Conference on Denotified and Nomatic Tribes" in Bhopal (October 2000). The actors themselves Chhara Denotified Tribals from Gujarat
The Pithora paintings are from Nagin Rathwa's house in Tejgadh. They are by the master painter Man Singh Rathwa. Pithora paintings are the sacred art of the Bhil tribe of Gujarat and depict the marriage procession of the gods
Copyright: Talukdar, Schwart, Sikand
"2001"--Container, label
Running time on container and label: 27 min
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Issued in container (19 cm)
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Summary: "At the center of a half-century of tumultuous change, the lifetime of Mahasweta Devi has spanned the British period, Independence, and fifty years of post-colonial turmoil"--Container
