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A LIFE IN DANCE   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : ANU SRINIVASAN ]
[ Theme : Arts & Crafts , Biography ]
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The film is an attempt to capture the essence of the life and work of renowned dancer and choreographer, Mrinalini Sarabhai.

   
BORN AGAIN   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : ARUN KHOPKAR ]
[ Theme : Arts & Crafts , Biography ]
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A film about the intricately designed puppets of the Marathi theatre legend, Vishnudas Bhave and how they were rediscovered and restored to life after 75 years.

   
BRICKMASTER  (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : PRIYA KRISHNASWAMY ]
[ Theme : Development , Biography ]
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A portrait of the British-born architect Laurie Baker who became the messiah of low cost, eco-friendly housing in India.

   
GIRL SONG   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : VASUDHA JOSHI ]
[ Theme : Biography , Contemporary Politics ]
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A look at the life of Anjum Katyal, a Kolkata blues singer, drawing on her poems and songs. In her interactions with her mother and her daughter, we see how a cultural identity proudly woven from many strands is increasingly under threat from narrow and exclusionist definitions of identity.


   
HEALERS FOR ALL REASONS  (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : VIJAY S. JODHA ]
[ Theme : Environment/ Wild Life , Biography ]
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The film dwells on how the likes of Rehmat 'Gopal Bapa' Khan, who rely on traditional and eco-friendly methods to heal animals, humans and even plants, are an embodiment of Gandhian philosophy and have respect for biodiversity and communal harmony at the grassroots in rural Gujarat.



   
HISTORY LIVE: DR KARAN SINGH  (29 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : SURESH KOHLI ]
[ Theme : Biography ]
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The Film seeks to provide glimpses into the life and thinking of a prince who preferred to be a part of the Indian democratic set up rather than regale in past glory - Dr Karan Singh - a person simultaneously known as an author, thinker, philosopher, diplomat, cultural ambassador, politician and a statesman.  


INFY. COM   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : PANKAJ RISHI KUMAR ]
[ Theme : Globalisation , Biography ]
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An account of the life of N.R. Narayana Murthy – an Indian success story.

   
MANUS MAAJHE NAAV -I AM HUMAN   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : AJAY RAINA ]
[ Theme : Development , Biography ]
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An inspirational account of Baba Amte, his life and work told spontaneously by the people he touched by his compassion.

   
MRINAL SEN REVISITED   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : CHIDANANDA DAS GUPTA ]
[ Theme : Media/ Film , Biography ]
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A film on the life and work of the master filmmaker.

   
NEE YAAR? (WHO ARE YOU?)  (60 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : R. V. RAMANI ]
[ Theme : Literature , Biography ]
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A film on the noted Tamil writer, Sundara Ramaswamy, who championed a vision where many cross translations from different Indian languages are possible and available.

   
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