Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu May 2005

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Media Collections:
India and South Asia

This guide is a browsing aid to selected titles in the video/DVD collections at Rutgers Libraries. The most up-to-date, accurate, and complete information regarding the libraries' holdings is available only through IRIS, our online catalog.

Age of hope, 1900

The dawn of the twentieth century was forged in hope and optimism. Here interviewees from Europe, Asia and the United States recount the part they played in the century's early history. Whether fighting on the barricades of the failed Russian Revolution of 1905 or campaigning for votes for women; recalling the Paris Exposition of 1900, or President McKinley's assassination or witnessing the sinking of the Titanic, all remember the changes they lived through and the clash of forces and ideas before World War I.

1 videocassette (56 min) : 1998

MEDIA 2-3839

Age of hope, 1900

The dawn of the twentieth century was forged in hope and optimism. Here interviewees from Europe, Asia and the United States recount the part they played in the century's early history. Whether fighting on the barricades of the failed Russian Revolution of 1905 or campaigning for votes for women; recalling the Paris Exposition of 1900, or President McKinley's assassination or witnessing the sinking of the Titanic, all remember the changes they lived through and the clash of forces and ideas before World War I.

1 videocassette (56 min) : 1998

MEDIA 2-5620

Bombay Bombayi

A romance occurs between a south Indian Hindu man and a Muslim woman. They marry against family wishes and move to Bombay. The time period of the film is set in the December 1992-January 1993 period when the "Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid" controversy had raised racial tensions in Bombay (and other parts of India).

1 videodisc (130 min.) 2000

MEDIA 10-231

Buddhism the great wheel of being

This program presents the tenets and history of the belief system founded on the teachings of Buddha as practiced in Sikkim, and Darjeeling, located in an adjoining district of West Bengal. A discussion of the Four Noble Truths, including the Eightfold Path, sheds light on the practice of Buddhism in these regions while ancient monuments testify to the enduring nature of the religion.

1 videocassette (52 min.) : 2000

MEDIA 2-5809

Calcutta

Documentary film of the minute details of individual lives and situations of poverty in the overpopulated and impoverished city of Calcutta.

1 videocassette (99 min.) : 199

MEDIA 2-2735

Ch`a Kuan The Teahouse

Traces the fortunes of the manager of a popular Beijing teahouse who witnesses the toll a restless and war-torn populace takes on his business and his beloved teahouse.

1 videocassette (129 min.) : 1982

MEDIA 2-2248

City of Djinns

Layer upon layer of archaeological ruins in India mirror its history of religious strife. Historian William Dalrymple guides viewers through the remains of edifices in the city of Delhi that played a role in religious confrontations.

1 videocassette (52 min.) : 1999

MEDIA 2-6017

Dadi's family

Presents an intimate portrait of several generations of women in a village family in India. Tells how they perceive their various roles, enjoy the benefits of family life, and cope with family crises. Attempts to promote international understanding and to break stereotypes of women.

1 videocassette (60 min.) : 1988

DANA. MEDIA 947 2-969

Daughters of the Golden Bengal women in the struggle against poverty

Depicts the growing movement of women in Bangladesh who, with the assistance of aid societies, run profitable cottage industries in their villages, often risking severe reprisals as they defy repressive social customs and religious doctrines in order to become financial contributors to their families and villages.

1 videocassette (29 min.) : 1995

MEDIA 2-5101

Destination Nepal

Presents the land and people of Nepal, focusing on their history, geography, economy, and culture, as understood by the Peace Corps representatives there.

1 videocassette (10 min.) : 1991?

MEDIA DANA 2-3137 711

Dhund

A love-triangle suspense film. The heroine (Aman) is married to a vicious, crippled tyrant who is killed in the beginning of the film. Aman and her secret lover (Khan) are the prime suspects. Their story is shown in flashbacks alternating with the progress of the police investigation. In the end, another man confesses to the crime: the old tyrant had raped the man's wife.

1 videocassette (120 min.) : 199

MEDIA 2-6216

Dil se--

Romantic drama set in an atmosphere of political turbulence; incorporates fantasy sequences of dance and song.

1 videodisc (165 min.) 2000

MEDIA 10-232

Disguised as paupers

A class of rich industrialists has emerged in Third World countries who disregard environmental treaties and secure international aid by claiming they are "poor" and need special dispensations.

1 videocassette (58 min.) : 2001

MEDIA 2-6026

Distant thunder

An award-winning dramatization of World War II famine in India. As the government requisitions the civilian food supply for its armies, the common man starves. To eat he is reduced to an animal--a doctor must humble himself, a peasant turn to prostitution.

1 videocassette (100 min.) : 1974

MEDIA 2-2733

Diverted to Delhi

The toll-free telephone numbers used to place orders are often answered thousands of miles away by Indians trained to speak and think like Americans, or Brits or Australians. This film follows a group of university graduates through a rigorous 3-week course which they hope will prepare them for prestigious, well paying positions in these call centers.

1 videocassette (55 min.) 2002

MEDIA 2-6381

Doing time, doing Vipassana 1997

Discusses the impact of a Vipassana meditation program on the inmates of Tihar Prison in New Delhi, India's largest prison. The program was begun by Kiran Bedi, former Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi.

1 videocassette (52 min.) :

0964948435. DANA. MEDIA 985 2-3689

Drowned out

This film looks at the human cost of economic development.

1 videocassette 75 (min.) 2002

MEDIA 2-6451

Everything is relatives

Explores the life and career of William Halse Rivers, whose work with the islands of the Torres Straits north of Australia and the Todas of southern India revealed the centrality of family relationships to many societies, and whose attempts to bring scientific methods to the new field of anthroplolgy greatly influenced the work of his successors.

1 videocassette (52 min.) : 1990

MEDIA 2-2519

Eyes of stone

A film about rural women in Bhilwara, Rajasthan and their rituals of possession and exorcism: expressions of faith, rebellion and healing that thrive within the confines of a stringent patriarchal order.

1 videocassette (91 min.) : 1990

MEDIA 2-6291

Fearless stories from Asian women

A study of three women who are fighting for social justice, both in their homelands and in exile.

3 videocassettes (ca. 78 min.) 2003

MEDIA 2-6543 cassette 2

Fearless stories from Asian women

A study of three women who are fighting for social justice, both in their homelands and in exile.

3 videocassettes (ca. 78 min.) 2003

MEDIA 2-6542 cassette 1

Fearless stories from Asian women

A study of three women who are fighting for social justice, both in their homelands and in exile.

3 videocassettes (ca. 78 min.) 2003

MEDIA 2-6544 cassette 3

A fistful of rice

This program examines the complex causes and effects of protein energy malnutrition through the stories of people in Nepal who live with it on a daily basis. It also looks at ways of changing attitudes toward food and gender.

1 videocassette (28 min.) : 2001

MEDIA 2-5915

Footprint of the Buddha

R. Eyre visits Sri Lanka and India to discover the type of Buddhism practiced throughout Southeast Asia. Includes talks with monks, school children, novices, and housewives who describe their own religious experiences and discuss the high moral standards demanded by Buddhism.

1 videocassette (53 min.) : 1977

MEDIA D-265

Forest of bliss

"Forest of Bliss is a film whose subjects are the ancient city of Benares, India -- and the ceremonies, rituals, and industries associated with death"--Container.

1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.) : 1985

MEDIA 2-5603

Four families

A comparison of child rearing practices in India, France, Japan and Canada. Margaret Mead discusses how the upbringing of a child contributes to a distinctive national character, using as an example a year-old child in a family of a farmer of average means.

1 videocassette (60 min.) : 198

MEDIA 2-1996

Free trade slaves

Film discusses free trade zones and the accompanying human problems that have arisen with human rights, exploitation of workers and environmental degradation. Filmed on location in Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Mexico and Morocco.

1 videocassette (58 min.) 1999

MEDIA 2-6692

Freedom now, 1947

In 1947, 160 years of British rule came to an end as India became the world's largest democracy, inspiring the fight for freedom on another continent. This film talks with the people who witnessed and participated in the struggle for independence in India and Africa. While Mohandas Gandhi showed the world how the masses could successfully defy their imperial masters, his example spurred others on: European empires in Africa and Asia began to crumble, and in short order, Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, Mozambique, and dozens more would win their freedom.

1 videocassette (56 min) : 1998

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-3850 2-5627

Gandhi

Some called Gandhi an imposter, others proclaimed him one of the most loved leaders of men who ever lived. Heroes and Tyrants looks in awe at this remarkable man who single-handedly freed India from British rule and fasted till near death to keep peace within it. Containing extraordinary footage of Gandhi's Salt March to the sea, his famous London address, and his brutally candid interviews, Heroes and Tyrants brings you Gandhi's immortal message of non-violence and love.

1 videocassette (ca. 40 min.) : 1990

MEDIA 2-1482

The Ganges

This program tells the historical, geographical, and human story of the Ganges--the mother of rivers, of the Aryan civilization that shaped the bedrock of much that is Western, the birthplace of Hinduism, the holy of holies of nearly a billion people.

1 videocassette (45 min.) : 1991

MEDIA 2-1810

Girl for sale bartering for bodies in India

"McFadden reports on the sale of girls-- some as young as 11 years of age-- into sexual slavery and how one man's personal campaign has resulted in the rescue of nearly 200 victims. Hidden cameras record the deplorable conditions of life into which these children are sold, often out of desperation by their own families"--Container.

1 videodisc (14 min.) 2002

MEDIA 10-216

Great tales in Asian art

Ramayana -- Gita Govinda -- Korean Masked Dance Drama -- Tale of GenjiFour beloved stories of India, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan are told through the masterpieces of visual art.

1 videocassette (95 min.) : 1995

DANA 532

Hillary & Tenzing climbing to the roof of the world

Documents the first successful climb to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Includes actual footage of the climb.

1 videocassette (56 min.) : 1996

MEDIA 2-4269

Hinduism faith, festivals and rituals

In Kerala, situated in the southern tip of India, Hinduism is the principal belief. This program examines the multifaceted majority religion of India in this region. Devotional ceremonies and observances of Hinduism and sacred Hindu literature, such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, are explored, as are some of the region's ornate temples. The Hindu emphasis on right living, or dharma, is also discussed.

1 videocassette (51 min.) : 2000

MEDIA 2-5807

Home to Tibet

Focuses on the dangerous journey of Sonam Lama from his exiled residence in Massachusetts to Tibet, a place he has not seen in twelve years. Includes his meeting with the Dalai Lama, visits with friends exiled in India, and his reunion with his sister and others from his home village.

1 videocassette (55 min.) : 1995

MEDIA 2-3398

In search of Al Qaeda

Following the trail of Al Qaeda from the Afghan border areas into Pakistan's cities, and on to other Middle Eastern countries, Frontline examines the quest to bring the terrorist group to justice.

1 videocassette (60 min.) : 2002

DANA 1803

India after independence

This program covers the anxious years since India became independent in 1947: the rioting and bloodshed of the first few weeks of independence; Gandhi's assassination and its aftermath; India's invastion of Portuguese Goa and clash with Chinese forces along the northeast border; the death of Nehru; the war in Kashmir; the accession of Indira Gandhi; the creation of Bangladesh; violence by and against Sikhs; the events at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

1 videocassette (21 min.) : 1990

MEDIA 2-3258

India cabaret

Examines the rules and double standards of India's patriachal society. Focuses on a group of female strippers who work in a nightclub in the suburbs of Bombay and the customers who lead traditional family lives.

1 videocassette (60 min.) : 1985

MEDIA 2-5454

India the empire of the spirit

Looks at the Hindu religion, the basis of Indian culture. Explores the traditions that were born in the Indus Valley 5,000 years ago and shows how these traditions are still honored today.

1 videocassette (57 min.) : 1992

MEDIA 2-5863

Islam the five pillars of faith

Residing to the north of India, the population of Kashmir is primarily Muslim. This program studies the beliefs and practices of Islam in Kashmir. Topics such as the Koran, the Pillars of Islam, the influence of Sharia, and traditional Muslim festivals and holy sites are addressed. Background on the arrival of Islam in Kashmir and its spread throughout India creates a historical context for the religion's predominance in many regions.

1 videocassette (52 min.) : 2000

MEDIA 2-5808

It takes a child Craig Kielburger's story : a journey into child labor

"Craig Kielburger was 12-years-old when child labor activist Iqbal Massih was killed in Pakistan. That event changed Craig's life forever. He went on a seven-week trip to South Asia to find out everything he could about the lives of child laborers. What he learned has turned him into a passionate, articulate, and incredibly effective advocate on their behalf. With a group of his peers Craig has founded 'Free the Children,' a children's organization that now has 10,000 members in 20 countries."--Container.

1 videocassette (56 min., 2 sec.) : 1998

MEDIA 2-5152

Jainism ascetics and warriors

Abutting the border of Pakistan, the state of Rajasthan is the home of the Jains. This program profiles Jainism, which espouses salvation by conquering material existence through stict ascetic discipline. The imperative detachment from worldly existence necessary for liberation is explained, as is ahimsa, the doctrine of non-injury to any living thing.

1 videocassette (51 min.) : 2000

MEDIA 2-5806

Kalakshetra

Features Rukmini Devi, once India's leading dancer. She founded Kalakshetra, India's center for the performing arts. It now houses three schools for children, a Fine Arts Academy for India's best music and dance students and holds an annual festival.

1 videocassette (50 min.) : 1986

MUSIC 336

The Kalasha north west frontier, Pakistan : rites of spring

Looks at the lives of the Kalasha, who live in the high valleys of the Hindu Kush Mountains in the northwest frontier province of Pakistan, whose way of life is being threatened because they have mortgaged their land and walnut trees to Chitrali Muslims.

1 videocassette (52 min.) : 1991

MEDIA 2-3917

Kathakali dance-drama an introduction

"This introduction to Kathakali dance-drama gives a clear and fascinating overview of the basic principles of the Keralan art form. It includes footage and an explanation of: all the basic character and make-up types ; the performance context ; the process and technique of training ; the preliminaries of performance"--Container.

1 videocassette (26 min.) : 2000

DOUGLASS 232

Katowice a programme about the UNCHS (Habitat) Project on sustainable cities in the industrial heartland of the Upper Silesia, Poland ; A tale of four cities : a documentary about the Sustainable Cities Programme

A tale of four cities: The Sustainable Dar-Es-Salaam Project -- The Sustainable Chennai Project -- The Sustainable Katowice Project -- The Sustainable Shenyang ProjectKatowice: Children born into industrial centers of the world are confronted by environmental hazards. With participatory planning, it's possible to improve the industrial environments of the world. Focuses on the Upper Silesia region in Poland. A tale of four cities: Explores the daily consequences of a deteriorating urban environment. Examines how environmental degradation obstructs a city's contribution to development. Focuses on four cities that are very diverse and different from each other.

1 videocassette (57 min.) : 1993-1998

MEDIA 2-5135

Khandan the musical heritage of Shujaat Khan : a film

Shujaat Khan recounts here with stories, anecdotes and musical examples what is means to be a khandani musician (that is, born into a musician's lineage); the discipline involved in practice, the competitive environment of other family virtuosi, the learning opportunities with other musicians, and the sense of a historical inevitability that is the inherited conception of being born a khandani musician. With still images, concert and other footage, and the compellingly expressive mode of Shujaat Khan's extraordinary verbal and musical communication skills the viewer is transported to that very special world of the khandani artist, a world until now not easily available to outsiders.

1 videocassette (43 min.) : 1998

MUSIC 332

King for a day

A satire on globalization and its implications for the citizens of developing nations. Presented as the diary of a cynical Bangladeshi journalist who follows the arrangements for the arrival of President Bill Clinton in March 2000.

1 videocassette (34 min.) 2001

MEDIA 2-6464

Knowing her place

The complex experience of Vasundara Varadhan, an Indian-American woman, with cross-cultural conflict and "cultural schizophrenia" is revealed through close examination of four generations of her family.

1 videocassette (40 min.) : 1990

DANA 825

The Last outcasts

Doctors and scientists treating leprosy in the remote hilltop villages of Nepal fight superstition and the long-standing social stigmatization of leprosy.

1 videocassette (60 min.) : 1984

MEDIA 2-420

The Last wild virus

The World Health Organization, armed with needles, a vaccine and the people's will to live, eliminate smallpox from its east stronghold, Bangladesh, eradicating the disease from the earth.

1 videocassette (60 min.) : 1984

MEDIA 2-421

Latcho drom Bonne route

Aspects of contemporary Gypsy life are depicted in sequences retracing the Gypsies' historical wanderings from Rajasthan, India, through Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, France, and Spain. Music and dance, performed by Gypsies of each locale, are a prominent feature of the film.

1 videocassette (103 min.) : 1991

MUSIC 320

The Legacy of Malthus

Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, it takes on the international population "establishment", challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation alone is responsible for poverty and environmental destruction.

1 videocassette (50 min.) : 1994

MEDIA 2-5156

Life support

As the number of elderly people continues to climb dramatically around the world, modern medicine increasingly struggles with the realities of chronic diseases and death. As bioscience looks for improved treatments for the debilitating diseases of old age and even attempts to find the genetic markers for old age itself, how can medicine respond to the need for care and the ethical issues involved in extending life? "Life Support" looks at how the role of medicine at the end of life is being tested in three cultures: Sun City, Arizona; Clifton, Ireland; and Benares, India.

1 videocassette (57 min.) : 1993

MEDIA 2-3970

Lines in the dust

Discusses revolutionary programs in Northern Ghana and India, where gender roles are challenged and illiterate adults are educated.

1 videocassette (28 min.) : 2001

MEDIA 2-5923

Mahabharat

Tells the story of the descendants of King Bharata, two families who lived in northern India, perhaps about 1200 B.C. The Pandava brothers lose their kingdom to their Kaurava cousins and engage in a mighty struggle to win it back. Many lives are lost in the conflict. The story illustrates the futility of war. Some of the heroes are taken from history, and some represent human ideals and gods.

24 videocassettes (ca. 4360 min.) : 198

MEDIA. 2-2929 cassette to 2-2952 cassette 24

A Migrant's heart

An English actor who's parents came from India and then migrated to East Africa and finally England returns to visit New Delhi, India, to seek his roots, and to work through ethnic identity problems which can result when one is caught between two worlds.

1 videocassette (27 min.) : 1996

MEDIA 2-5759

Mirch Masala Spices

Set in the 1940's, this film explores an Indian community's reaction to an oppressed, impoverished woman's plight involving British colony tax collectors.

1 videocassette (98 min.) : 1990

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-2662 2-5059

Mother Teresa a life of devotion

For over 50 years, Mother Teresa dedicated herself to the "poorest of the poor." She earned countless accolades and awards--yet as her fame grew, she remained unchanged, giving all she had to help the least fortunate.

1 videocassette (50 min.) : 1997

DANA 1223

Mother Teresa in the name of God's poor

A biographical film about Mother Teresa, an extraordinary woman who dedicated her life to the dying and destitute and transformed the world with her courage, faith and love.

1 videocassette (93 min.) : 1997

DANA 1081

Never again? genocide since the Holocaust

"After the atrocities of World War II, the cry of conscience was 'Never again!' As this program demonstrates, that bitterly learned injunction went unheeded throughout much of the world."--Container.

1 videocassette (57 min.) : 2002

MEDIA 2-5848

Pakistan frontline staring into the nuclear abyss

"Daring reporters venture up to the Pakistan military's highest base on the Siachen glacier in the disputed border between India and Pakistan, experiencing the fighting first-hand, and talking with both villagers and politicians.".

1 videocassette (28 min.) : 2001

MEDIA 2-83

Parampara Indian classical dance forms

A unique introduction to Indian classical dance forms--Bharatnatyam, Manipuri, Kathakali, Odissi, Kathak, Kuchipudi--from different regions of India and featuring the leading dancers and teachers in each dance form.

1 videocassette (110 min.) : 1985

DOUGLASS 142

Patently obvious

In the Indian state of Gujarat, Professor Anil Gupta travels from village to village seeking out grassroots inventors and helping them document their work and protect it with patents. Gupta's work not only helps these traditional knowledge keepers earn more money, but also allows them to earn respect and interest from the next generation.

1 videocassette (28 min.) : 2001

MEDIA 2-5916

A Peace Corps mosaic

Cassette 1. Destination: Sri Lanka -- Destination: Honduras -- Destination: Poland -- Destination: Lethos -- Destination: Kyrgyzstan -- cassette 2. Destination: Cameroon - Destination: Lithuania -- Destination: Nepal -- Destination: Paraguay -- Destination: SenegalA visit to each destination includes interviews with Peace Corps volunteers and local people. Promotes the study of geography and demonstrates the value of volunteer service to diverse cultures.

2 videocassettes (200 min.) : 1996

DANA. DANA. MEDIA. MEDIA 612 cassette 1 612 cassette 2 2-3013 cassette 1 2-3014 cassette 2

R.K. Narayan India's Chekhov

"The stories of R.K. Narayan embody the indescribable charm of learning about a new country by living among the locals. In this classic interview, Narayan introduces Malgudi, the fictional setting for his novels. Amid images of Mysore-his beloved hometown and model for Malguide- he shares the details of his life, his approach to writing, and his friendship with Graham Greene."--Container.

1 videocassette (52 min.) : 2000

DANA 1407

Rights of passage four stories of survival

Puberty is one of teh mnost vulnerable times in a girl's life. For young women around the world it is a time of transition, but in societies where women are not valued, puberty can be the beginning of a life of abuse and even early death. Filmed in Nicaragua, India, Jamaica and Burkina Faso, four adolescent girls speak for themselves about the personal cost of the coming of age transition.

1 videocassette (27 min.) : 1995?

MEDIA 2-3855

Rishte Relationships

Explores the practice of male sex preference in India and how this led to Lali Davi, a mother of five daughters, poisoning herself and two of her daughters.

1 videocassette (28 min.) : 1995

MEDIA 2-6097

Roja

An Indian police officer, expert in computers and cryptography, comes to a South Indian village in search of a bride. He marries the younger sister of his original intended. Immediately after the wedding he is posted to embattled Kashmir. Just as the newlyweds are getting acquainted and beginning to fall in love, he is kidnapped by Kashmiri separatists. Delicate negotiations ensue, with his wife pleading with officials to recover her husband.

1 videodisc 2000?

MEDIA 10-233

Saheri's choice

This program examines the custom of arranged marriages in India. It follows the story of one girl and her family as they confront the reality of an impending marriage that was arranged when the girl was barely six years old. An overview of the custom presents it as common among all castes, although many Indians view the practice in a negative light. Education, family wealth, and astrological compatibility are examined as important in determining with whom the marriages are arranged. In one case, the issue of dowry leads to the suicide of a young female marriage prospect. Severe penalties for breaking engagements are discussed, along with divorce negotiations should the marriage fail. This is a candid glimpse into contemporary Indian society.

1 videocassette (27 min.) : 1997

MEDIA 2-5100

Seeds of Tibet voices of children in exile

Children at the Tibetan Homes School, a Tibetan refuge school in Mussorie, northern India, tell the stories of their departure from Tibet. Also reflects on current political and social conditions in Tibet and how schools such as theirs help to preserve Tibetan culture.

1 videocassette (27 min.) : 1997

MEDIA 2-5016

Seraikella chhau masked dance of India : with Kedar Nath Sahoo

Master dancer and teacher, Kedar Nath Sahoo introduces the form of Indian dance known as Seraikella chhau and many of its techniques. We see selected examples of the dance, including exercises from the martial arts tradition, the incorporation of martial art exercises and movements into the dance, and various gaits and movements of animals, birds, insects and humans.

1 videocassette (ca. 39 min.) : 1980

DOUGLASS 136

Ships of shame

The focus of this video is on India, where thousands of workers are risking their lives breaking up the ships the West has discarded.

1 videocassette (54 min.) : 1999?

MEDIA 2-6021

Something like a war

Explores the issues surrounding birth control and family planning in India using interviews with women, doctors, and public officials.

1 videocassette (52 min.) : 1998

MEDIA 2-6104

Sound of wisdom a festival of sacred chant

"[E]leven Buddhist monks perform their Tantric rituals....They are joined in concerts and symposia by Western composers whose work is inspired by the sacred music of Tibet, Mongolia and India....[E]xplains the meaning behind the mysterious Tibetan ceremony and explores the universal ground of sacred music and its transformative power in human life"--Container.

1 videocassette (ca. 58 min.) : 1987

MUSIC 412

Sowing for need or sowing for greed? the promises of the Green Revolution

Examines the effects of the Green Revolution in Third World countries and finds many negative ones. Includes interviews with farmers and agricultural experts from many developing countries, including Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Indonesia.

1 videocassette (57 min.) 1990

MEDIA 2-6453

Spiritual India a guide to Jainism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism

This program provides an overview of four of India's prominent religions: Jainism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.

1 videocassette (50 min.) : 2000

MEDIA 2-5805

Stories my country told me with Eqbal Ahmad

Eqbal Ahmad, a leading authority on colonialism and nationalism, travels Pakistan's and India's Grand Trunk Road from Calcutta to Lahoue, commenting on the history and politics of the subcontinent. Having personally experienced, as a child, the partition into India and Pakistan, he speaks movingly of the evil effects of nationalism and sectarian hatred.

1 videocassette (56 min.) : 2000

DANA 1408

Tex Beneke, Ralph Flanagan, Les & Larry Elgart, Vaughn Monroe

Tex Beneke and his Orchestra: At last ; Chattanooga choo choo ; Moonlight cocktails -- Ralph Flanagan and his Orchestra: Hot today ; Medley: With a song in my heart ; Where or when ; Penthouse serenade -- Les and Larry Elgart and their Orchestra: Heart of my heart (opening theme) ; Skyliner ; Harlem nocturne ; Cherokee ; So rare ; Blues in the night ; You made me love you ; Song of India ; It's delovely ; Begin the beguine ; Heart of my heart (closing theme) -- Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra: Let it snow ; Take it Jackson -- Racing with the moon ; Cape Cod clambake ; Ghost riders in the sky ; Ballerina, danceFilm segments on the orchestras of Tex Beneke, Ralph Flanagan, Les and Larry Elgart, and Vaughn Monroe, all done in 1965.

1 videocassette (53 min.) : 1984

JAZZ 135

Thomas L. Friedman reporting the other side of outsourcing

"What happens when the demands of the global economy with all of its excess baggage of Westernizing forces collide with the deeply held traditions of an age-old culture like India's? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas L. Friedman heads to the heart of the conflict and examines how this clash of cultures is affecting the everyday lives of Indian workers, many of them young people, who are caught in the middle. Learn how this noble, proud society is coping with a struggle unlike any it's ever faced: balancing the desire to benefit from the opportunities offered by the new world market with internal efforts to protect their cultural heritage from the eroding influence of American values."--Web site.

1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) 2004

MEDIA 10-341

A tribe of his own the journalism of P. Sainath ; written, produced and directed by Joe Moulins ; produced by Moulins Media

Looks at the work of journalist Palagummi Sainath and the article he wrote for The Times of India, detailing living conditions in the ten poorest districts of the country.

1 videocassette (50 min.) 2002

MEDIA 2-6462

Tribute to John Coltrane

Mr. P.C. -- After the rain; Naima -- India; ImpressionsFive jazz performers pay tribute to John Coltrane by playing some of his great compositions.

1 videocassette (57 min.) : 1987

JAZZ 77

Unbidden voices

A moving portrait of an Indian immigrant woman from Punjab, India, who works 12 hours a day in a Chicago restaurant. Emphasis is on exploitation of immigrant women, feminism, and contrasting cultures.

1 videocassette (32 min.) : 1989

MEDIA 2-3093

Unraveling the tragedy at Bhopal

This video presents an accounting of the investigation of the nature and cause of the 1984 Bhopal tragedy. It details the events encountered by the investigating teams, up to the discovery and confirmation that the tragedy was caused by human sabotage.

1 videocassette (17 min.) 1989

MEDIA 2-6357

We are not your monkeys

We are not your monkeys: Short film of song offering the dalit (lower caste) perspective on the Ramayana version of Indic history and the caste system. Occupation, millworker: Textile mills, once the foundation of Bombay's economy, now find it difficult to survive in a changing economic climate. This documentary examines the struggle by millworkers to reopen a mill in 1992 after a four-year lockout by management.

1 videocassette : 1998?

MEDIA 2-3696

When women unite the story of an uprising

Recreates a piece of history that took place in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India, between 1992 and 1995. Arrack, a type of country liquor, was being manufactured by the government and supplied to the villages through middlemen. Since arrack was easier to obtain than water, the village men were staying intoxicated and becoming more and more abusive to their families. The women of the villages in Nellore District rallied and got the government to stop the sale of arrack in the villages.

1 videocassette (80 min.) : 1996

MEDIA 2-3264

A woman's place short stories

Teach a woman how to fish and--: In Fiji, women are becoming involved in new sea farming projects, giving them a greater say in family and village affairs. Dry days in Dobbagunta: A literacy campaign in South India gave birth to an anti-liquor campaign. A healthy start: The Women's Health Project makes sure the concerns over women's health is heard. The alarm rings softly: Caribbean women use drama and regae to focus attention on the subject of domestic violence. The amahs of Hong Kong: Thousands of Filipino women are leaving their home and families to work as domestics in Hong Kong. Footprints of sorrow: An organization to conduct literacy classes and encourage political participation is formed by Guatemalan women widowed in the civil unrest.

1 videocassette (70 min.) 1995

MEDIA 2-6450

The women's bank of Bangladesh

Describes the Grameen Bank and the small-business loans it makes to women only. It follows the activities of women who have taken out loans and to business classes, and shows those who oppose the bank's efforts.

1 videocassette (47 min.) : 1996

MEDIA 2-5096