Acting like a thief a documentary
This story of a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. The members of the Budhan Theatre are tribal rebels who were notifies as "born criminals" by the British in 1871, and imprisoned in a labor camp in Ahmedabad. After Indian independence, they were de-notified, but the stigma o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Hindi |
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[Chharanagar, India]
Four Nine and a Half Pictures
2005, c2005
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| Series: | Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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| Collection: | Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This story of a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. The members of the Budhan Theatre are tribal rebels who were notifies as "born criminals" by the British in 1871, and imprisoned in a labor camp in Ahmedabad. After Indian independence, they were de-notified, but the stigma of being "born criminal" follows them to this day. This documentary reveals how theatre has transformed the lives of adults and children within the community |
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| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video (15 min.) |