| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 40 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2005. |
| Summary |
For generations, Patua (Chitrakar) communities of West Bengal, India have been painters and singers of stories depicted in scrolls. The Patuas tell the stories of Muslim saints (pirs and fakirs) as well as Hindu Gods and Goddesses, and offer devotion to saints at Muslim shrines. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Patua. |
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Art. |
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Cultural change and history. |
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Painting. |
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Myths and legends. |
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Religion. |
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Songs. |
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Visual artists. |
| Added Author |
Fruzzetti, Lina, producer, author.
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Östör, Ákos, producer, author.
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Sarkar, Aditi Nath, author, film director.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| In: |
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005 |
| Music No. |
1048924 Kanopy |
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