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The Film attempts to explore the role that the Maibis have played and are playing, their relevance and the threat to their very existence posed by the forces of ‘development’ and patriarchal mindsets.

Stage choreography by Debanjana Roy presented at ICCR, Kolkata at the Horizon series.
This is an edited portion from the full length production

In a family of three daughters, the father has passed away without leaving a male inheritor. The deceased father’s brothers now claim that the land and the house belong to them as per the tradition. The eldest daughter along with her two siblings try to reason with their uncles that there is a difference between acquired property and inherited property. Will they succeed in defending their home and thus their status?

The Sherdukpens have a beautiful custom of welcoming the guests. Traditionally they have links with the Assam valley. Even a few decades back, they would migrate to Doimara, a lowland hamlet close to the Assam border, in the winter.

Short documentary film on former CM Late Nar Bahadur Bhandari #iambhandari

Sagolgi Eigi Wari is an intimate journey that follows the trail of a society hit by armed conflict, caught up in ethnic politics and ignored by the larger mainstream consciousness.

The Film understands wild life rescue and rehabilitation in one of the prime wild life habitats of India – Kaziranga, Assam.

Shad Nongkrem is one of the most significant and intricate festivals observed by the Khasis. Every November, a spectacular five-day event takes place at Smit in Shillong. In this festival, young men and women dance while maintaining time to the Tangmuri's playing and the changing beats of the drums while wearing beautifully coloured silk garments and turbans. This day is designated as a time to thank the all-powerful goddess "Ka Blei Synshar" for the abundant harvest and the well-being of the populace.

Traffic congestion rules the roost in every part of the city crying for a solution that seems too distant a dream in the current messy scenario.

This film captured our adventurous trip to the Northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, which is located in the Himalayan region. Surrounded by massive beautiful mountains, the state has a peaceful atmosphere, breath-taking views, and a meditative and Zen-like aura.

Sangai, the Dancing Deer of Manipur, is based on Keibul Lamjao, a dance-drama choreographed by Chaaotombi Singh for the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal, a constituent unit of Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. The dance-drama was first presented outside Manipur in Nritya Natika, an all-India dance-drama festival in Delhi organized by Sangeet Natak Akademi in November, 1985. Keibul Lamjao attracted critical attention for its sensitive treatment of a contemporary Indian choreography. Sangai renders the dance-drama in film the means of the medium harnessed to choreographic ends. Much shorter than Keibul Lamjao, the film retains the essential stage freatures of the dance-drama. Sangai tells of the plight of a species decimated by loss of habitat. The narrative comes from a Manipuri legend of wide popular appeal. Kedang, a chieftain, leads a hunting expedition into the forest at the king's command. There he traps a Sangai to fulfil a wish of his betrothed, Tonu, but returns with the prize to find her gone, abducted by the king. Sangai employs the legend to bring home its message of conservation. Sangai (Cervus Eldi Eldi), are a regional race of the brow-antlered deer. Peculiar to Manipur, they are now reduced to a herd of a hundred in the sanctuary of Keibul Lamjao. The peril they face is the peril of all species driven towards extinction.

Planning to go to Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati? Here is a complete documentary on Kamakhya Temple. 'Goddess of Desires' is a documentary done by Amartya Saha on the (shaktipeeth) Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati . The documentary talks of the history, legends of the temple. It is a detailed visual treat showing you exactly how the temple premise is on this date and what you can expect to feel. Situated on the Neelachal Parva Kamrup is where Maa Kamakhya’s temple is located. Her devotees come across from all parts of India and the world to seek blessings of Maa Kamakhya. It is a celebration of female fertility. A Shaktipeeth where the yoni mudra of Sati is worshipped, worshipped as the source of all power. A force of the goddess that has the power to grant you all that your soul seeks…

In the backdrop of insurgency in Nagaland and the ongoing peace process, the Film looks at the life and work of Neidonuo Angami, a leader of the Naga Mothers Association, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2003 and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

A montage of video clips of Shillong shot in the 1990s by Wild Films India.

A Documentary on Old Sikkim by the Films Division