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Documentary, Film & Song DVDs/CDs available in the High Commission for Borrowing

Film/Documentary CD/DVDs available in the High Commission of India, Nicosia for Borrowing

S.No.TitleDirector
/Producer
DurationLanguageGenre/
Synopsis
Number of Copy
1.Benegal’s New CinemaIramGhufran58 MinutesEnglishDocumentary on Films
of ShyamBenegal
1
2.Indian Women
on Record
Vidya and
Parthiv Shah
48 MinutesEnglishBased on the world of
courtesan singers in India
during the late 19th and early
20th century.
1
3.Hope-30 MinutesEnglishPositive climate stories from India.1
4.The Power of 6DheerajPiplani31 MinutesEnglish

In the backdrop of the Mekong-
Ganga Cooperation Museum
of Asian Traditional Textiles in

Siem Reap,
Cambodia built in 2012.

1
5.In her Own Words – The Journey of Indian WomenAnnie Zaidi34 MinutesEnglishThe Film traces the historical
and social journeys of Indian
women’s lives towards freedom
and self definition.
1
6.India UnravelledNitin Das06 MinutesEnglishThis short film is a patchwork
of astounding imagery and
provides a glimpse of the
many wonders India has to offer.
1
7.It’s High Time !MEA25 MinutesEnglishPresents an incisive narrative
on the science and politics
behind global climate
change negotiations.
1
8.Medieval MarvelsManu Rewal26 MinutesEnglish
/Arabic
/French
/Portuguese
/Russian
/Spanish
On exquisite miniature paintings
and manuscripts of India from
15th to 17th century.
1
9.Photos of Eminent PersonalitiesMEA---1
10.The Women in Blue BeretsFarida Pacha48 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
On all-women police contingent
in the UN peacekeeping
operations in 2007 in Liberia
1
11.The Musalman – Preservation of a DreamIshan K Dutta11 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
Story of the office workers of
the only handwritten newspaper
“The Musalman” in Chennai
since 1927.
1
12.Magic Realism & AfterSuresh Kohli52 MinutesEnglishThe film seeks to document
the growing interest worldwide
in the Indian English novel
over the last three decades.
1
13.Beyond Chicken Tikka MasalaArun Kumar T.R.27 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The film narrates that there
are numerous regional cuisines
apart from chicken tikka masala
taking a place in the world cuisine.
1
14.The Quantum IndiansRaja Choudhury52 MinutesEnglish
(subtitled)
The film is a tribute to the three
great Indian scientists and
their work during the turn
of the 20th century.
1
15.Living Stories – Storytelling Traditions of IndiaNeelaVenkatraman27 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian/Arabic
The film is an exploration
of the storytelling traditions
of India, woven with the words
of authors, philosophers
and storytellers from around
the globe.
1
16.India by ChoiceYasmin Kidwai29 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
Arabic
The documentary explores
expatriates’ new fascination
for India and looks into the
journeys and experiences
some of them have had in
making India their home.
1
17.Nirvana & Beyond …. An Indian journeyJuhi Sinha9/24 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The film traces 5000 years
of India’s history and culture
and showcases the diversity
of its terrain, wildlife, religion
and people.
1
18.Mrinalini Sarabhai – The Artist and Her ArtYadavanChandran
&Mallika Sarabhai
51 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The film delves into the art of
the first choreographer to
use dance as contemporary
social commentary.
1
19.Humsaye – Two Nations, Two NeighboursAparna Srivastava
Reddy
24 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
Story of Afghanistan and India,
of two ancient cultures who are
bonded to each other.
1
20.Muslim Mystic Music of IndiaSharia Khan54 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The film explores the Islamic
music traditions in India.
1
21.India EmpoweredNewfields Advertising 23 MinutesEnglishThe film showcases India’s
|rapid economic growth over
the last two decades
accompanied by dramatic
transformation of the country’s
power sector.
1
22.Love Song of the WorldIshani K. Dutta29 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The film presents the Bauls
as a clan of mystic minstrels
in India, who use music as a
tool to express and spread
their philosophical thoughts.
3
23.On The Wings of CourageCapt.RajivOjha(Retd)23 MinutesEnglishThe film traces the roots of
conflicts in modern societies.
2
24.Urdu & Modern IndiaKamna Prasad24 MinutesEnglish
/Urdu
The film traces the journey of
Urdu in contemporary India as
it meets the challenges of a
society, a nation and culture
in the throes of transition.
3
25.India is a Visual JourneyMEA-EnglishThis aims at creating an archive
of soft power that is illustrative
of Indian culture, landscapes
and ethos with the potential to
influence the world.
3
26.A Perfect BlendAloke Banerjee
&Jaydip Mukherjee
12 MinutesEnglishThe film is a panorama of visual
text for tea lovers  around the
world showcasing the great
‘Indian’ tea culture.
2
27.Devi DurgaAnjan Das26 MinutesEnglishThe film focuses on the
festival of Durga Puja celebrated
in her honour by people.
2
28.A La Cart – Food in the Fast LaneSurabhi Foundation29 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The film is about food in
India and the street food
linked to India’s cultural
heritage and history.
2
29.Hello IndiaNutan Manmohan45 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The film explores how
creativity in mobile
communication can fuel
an information society
reduce disparity and
create a community
where everyone can get
empowered.
2
30.BandhanAnurradha Prasad26 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The film is about a typical
north Indian wedding in all
its grandeur.
2
31.Harmony FestSanjeev Sivan45 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The film is a celebration of an
overbearing spirit of uniformity
of expressions that’s common
to most festivals with Indian
origins.
2
32.MAHATMA – A Great Soul of the 20th CenturyMEA & Gandhi
Films Foundation
47 MinutesEnglishThe documentary depicts the
early life of Mahatma Gandhi
and his contribution in
the freedom fight for India.
5
33.Gandhi LivesArunaHar Prasad42 MinutesEnglish
/French
/Portuguese
/Spanish
/Russian
/Arabic
The documentary depicts
a wide ranging exploration
of Gandhi’s relevance in
modern India.
1
34.Wings of FireNarrated by Girish
Karnad
-EnglishThis biography is an
extraordinary story that
journeys the life of APJ
Abdul Kalam starting to
his childhood life to becoming
President of India.
1
35.Renewing IndiaMEA-English-1
36.Watering the GrassrootsVibhuKashyap-EnglishThe documentary is a journey of
a group of women, separated by
geography and culture. It depicts
the evolution and changing face
of microfinance in India.
2
37.Citizen of the World – Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan--English-1
38.Animare – A Digital StoryAaradhanaKohliKapur-EnglishThe documentary explore
India’s entry into the pulsating
arena of animation.
1
39.KalirippayattuKerala Tourism-EnglishMartial art of Kerala.2
40.Religious Linkages between Bhutan &LadakhMoving Picture
Company
-EnglishThe documentary depicts
similarities between Bhutan
and Ladakh
1
41.Through a Lens ClearlyRaghu Rai’s India-EnglishThe film is an attempt to
explore the unity and
diversity of India through the
eyes of a photographer Raghu Rai.
1
42.In the Season of Blue StormNaghma Iman-EnglishThe film explores the issues
which cause voiceless images
of women particular Muslim
women in the Indian society.
Four Indian Muslim women
rebut this by pursuing their
own choices.
1
43.Mast Qalandar – Sufi Journeys in IndiaRajeev Srivastava-EnglishThis documentary traces the
lives of three such sufi saints.
1
44.Ayurveda – The Mantra of NiramayaInvis Multimedia-EnglishInteractive cd-rom on the
ancient system of Indian medicine.
3
45.Cinema with a purposeAnuRadha-EnglishThis documentary reflects
the changing ethos and
social-political milieu of
regional cinema.
2
46.Incredible IndiaA Multimedia Presentation-EnglishVideo Clippings about Indian
arts, crafts, adventure sports,
shopping, fairs and festivals,
etc. etc.
14
47.The Shillong Chamber Choir and the little home schoolMEA-English-1
48.Indian Classical DanceRizvi-EnglishCD shows the seven Indian
classical dance forms.
1
49.Life in God’s own countryKerala Tourism-EnglishTourists places in Kerala3
50.India’s North EastAn Interactive
multimedia journey
-EnglishTraveller’s companion –
a guide to India’s North
East States.
1
51.A Short History of Indian SpicesMEA-EnglishDocumentary is based on
the history of Indian spices.
1
52.Cradle by the StreamRajesh S. Jala-English-1
53.Song of the SanctuaryMEA---1
54.Does Gandhi Matter ?MEA-English-1
55.A Tale of Two Cities – Mumbai & BombayMEA-English-1
56.Humsaye tow nations, two neighboursMEA-EnglishThe film looks at the enduring
people to people links,
exploring, in particular,
the lives of those Afghans
who have linked their destiny
to India.
1
57.The PathbreakersMEA-English-1
58.Beating Retreat – A Musical DreamMEA-English-1
59.Thrissur Pooram – Festival of FesticalsKerala Tourism-EnglishThe film on Thrissur Pooram
attempts to capture its irresistible
charm.
1
60.A World of Beauty and GraceBenoy K Behl31 MinutesEnglishIslamic monuments in India2
61.Its Cricket,No ?Gregory French and Sudhir Aggarwal30 MinutesEnglishThe documentary is on the
Indian Blind Cricket Team.
2
62.Moonsruck – India’s Place in the Race for spaceSujata Kulshreshtha24 MinutesEnglishThe film captures achievements
and challenges of the Indian
space mission.
1
63.Operation RaahatAS Films18 MinutesEnglishThis documentary is on the
unprecedented exercise to
rescue Indian and foreign
nations stranded in war-torn Yemen.
1
64.Neo-Alchemists – The Great Indian JugaadYasmin Kidwai29 MinutesEnglishThe documentary seeks
acknowledge and celebrate
India’s entrepreneurial spirit.
1
65.Black Pepper White Pepper – stories from trenchesIshaniK.Dutta52 MinutesEnglishThe documentary about the
Indian soldiers fought for the
British king in the first World War.
1
66.Adoor – A Journey in FramesRajiv Mehrotra
and Vipin Vijay
49 MinutesEnglishThe documentary makes an
attempt to look at how filmmaker AdoorGopalakrishnan, a film
maker dealt with human
conditions in his films.
1
67.Indian Deities Worshipped in JapanBenoy K. Behl52 MinutesEnglishThe documents depicts the
bridge of culture to Japan
where Indian deities are worshipped.
1
68.Navroz: The New DayDivyaCowasji
&JallCowasji
7 MinutesEnglishThis documentary depicts as
to who Navroz is celebrated in
India by the Parsi and Irani
communities in India.
1
69.Jai HoUmesh Aggarwal30 MinutesEnglishThe film explores the evolution
of AR Haman’s style of music.
1
70.Living StoriesNeelaVenkatraman27 MinutesEnglishThis film is an exploration of
the storytelling traditions of
India, woven with the words
of authors.
2
71.Yoga : Aligning to the SourceRaja Choudhury26 MinutesEnglishThe film introduces audiences
to the vast subject of Yoga.
2
72.Connecting Hearts – India’s Pan Africa E-NetworkAnuRadha9 MinutesArabic,
English
& French
The film is about Government
of India’s Pan African E-Network
Project under  which it provides
tele-education and tele-medicine
services to 53 African countries.
2
73.Why Can’t I?Dr.LavlinThadani25 MinutesArabic,
English,
French,
Spanish,
Russian
& Portuguese
This documentary makes an
attempt to create awareness
and motivate people at the
grassroot level to give a
serious thought to the
importance to the education
of young girls.
2
74.BhinnSaaj – Note ExtraordinaireAmol Palekar-Hindi
/Marathi
(subtitles in English)
A documentary on GanasaraswatiPadmavibhushan
KiroriAmonkar
2
75.The Pathbreakers-IIISrenik and Sujata
Sett
24 MinutesEnglishThis edition focuses on
upliftment of sex workers in
Calcutta by an NGO.
2
76.A Bush with LifeSatish Gujral24 MinutesArabic,
English,
French,
Spanish,
Russian
& Portuguese
The film traces the progress
of Satish Gujral -a Painter,
a sculptor, and architect
and presents a motivating
account of human spirit.
2
77.Sound CheckNeelaVenkaraman48 MinutesEnglishSound Check looks at the
developing music culture
in contemporary India
and explores the exciting
variations of the Indian sound.
2
78.The Story of GitanjaliMalaya Bhattacharya30 MinutesArabic,
English,
French,
Spanish,
Russian,
Portuguese
& Bengali
This documentary  seeks
to highlight the fascinating
story of how Gitanjali went
on to win the noble prize
inliberature in 1913.
1
79.India A ProfileYasmin Kidwai10 MinutesEnglishThe documentary provides
the viewer with a window
through which to 1perceive
India at a glance.
1
80.Ocean of MelodyLaili Dutta28 MinutesEnglishThe documentary explains
the practical aspects of
swara and how their
interplay over time created
structures and formats in
the form of Ragas.
1
81.Handmade in IndiaMalati Rao26 MinutesEnglishDocumentary is on
craftsperson that create
the object of utility and beauty.
1
82.Grassroots to GlobalNeelaVenkatraman26 MinutesEnglishThe film is about power
of indigenous innovations
and innovators and takes
us on a journey of ideas
that are rooted within the
context of India.
1
83.Qissa-e-ParsiDivyaCowasji
and Shilp Gulati
30 MinutesEnglishThe film explores the
history of the Parsi
community in India.
1
84.Hindu NectarAkanksha Joshi49 MinutesEnglishThis cinematic journey
creates an experiential
rendering of a one of the
Earth’s oldest spiritual traditions.
1
85.A Place in the SunSurabhi Foundation-EnglishThe story of Indians in the
United States of America
1
86.DilkabaddiShailesh Singh-HindiThis Bollywood film shows
the journey of two modern
day couples in urban India.
1
87.Ragas of the DayMEA-HindiCollection of Hindustani
Classical Instrumental Music
2
88.Jai HindiDurgaJasraj--A salute to India by the eminent personalities of India2
89.Incredible IndiaNew TVC-EnglishTourism to India1
90.Faith RevisitedIshani K Dutta25 MinutesEnglishThe film focuses on the
facts of nature and her
various elements.
1
91.Dual MagicDual Magic-Hindi/
Instrumental
About different Ragas1
92.Bridging WorldsSurabhi Foundation-EnglishA Meeting of Minds : The
story of Indians in the United
Kingdom
1
93.Rabindranath TagoreMEA-EnglishA set of three DVDs –
Colours of Dreams, In the
land of Chinnaptro and The
story of Gitanjali
3
94.Yoga : Ancient Vision of LifeRahul Bansal / BenoyBehl-EnglishThe documentary takes us
to true meaning of Yoga.
1
95.History of YogaDeepika& Ramji109 MinutesHindi
/English
The film is a 6000 year
journey into the origin &
evolution of Yoga.
1
96.Natyanubhava (Pt-1 & 2)Sharada
Ramanathan
56 MinutesEnglishThis is an introductory
audio-visual narrative on
Indian classical dance.
1
97.Sulh-e-Kul (Peace to All)Zorawar Shukla50 MinutesEnglish
& Urdu
The documentary explores
the allure of the most
important Muslim site of
pilgrimage in South Asia,
Dargah Sharif in Ajmer in India.
1
98.India:The Spirit of FreedomAkshayTandon2 MinuteEnglishShort animated film of
India’s success since
independence.
1
99.Six Yards of GraceArtistcore23 MinutesArabic,
English,
French,
Spanish,
Russian
& Portuguese
The documentary unfolds
the story of the Indian
Saree and its rich history.
1
100.Mount Kailash – The Journey WithinCelebrities
Management
PvtLtdd
-English/HindiThe documentary depicts
the fabled journey to
Mount Kailash, the home
of Lord Shiva.
1
101.Journey of AyurvedaBappa Ray46 MinutesArabic,
English,
French,
Spanish,
|Russian
& Portuguese
The documentary travels
in time from tis origins
in India to its progress
into the 21st century.
1


Audio& Instrumental  CDs

S.NoTitleComposed by/ ProducerLanguageGenre/Synopsis Number of Copy
1.Maestro’s Choice - FluteHari Prasad ChaurasiaHindiRaga and Tabla3
2.Millennium
(Vol 1 to 8)
RPGHindiGhazals8
3.Millennium
(Vol 2-3 & Vol 5-8)
RPGHindiIndian Classical6
4.Legends – Mukesh the Soulful voice (Vol-3)RPGHindiOld songs by Mukesh1
5.Legends – Manna Dey the Maestro (Vol 5)RPGHindiOld songs by Manna Dey1
6.Kaash – HariharanMagna SoundHindiSongs by Hariharan1
7.Shubha Mudgal – Ali More Angana-do-HindiSongs by Shubha Mudgal1
8.UdatAbirGulal – Girija Devi-do-HindiSongs by Girija Devi1
9.Glimpses of Indian Music (Vol.1)BMGHindiGives complete idea of all aspects of Indian Music1
10.SankirtanPT Ajay PohankarInstrumentalInstrumental Classical Ragas2
11.Song of NatureMagnaSoundInstrumentalMusical rendition of nature1
12.Greeks & Indians 2
Master Musicians
PetrolukasHalkias
Ross Daly
InstrumentalRagas1
13.Golden Raaga Collection-IITimes MusicHindiSongs1 set
14.Songs of Nature – Twilight TunesMegnasoundHindi/InstrumentalA set of 6 musical rendition of nature CDs1 set
15.Audio Book of Devi – Vol 1-4Bulbul SharmaHindi/InstrumentalA set of four CDs on mythology, religion and philosophy1 set
16.Audio Book of Vishnu – Vol 1-3Nanditha KrishnaHindi/InstrumentalA set of three CDs on mythology, religion and philosophy1 set
17.Audio Book of PrayersRenuka NarayananHindi/InstrumentalA set of four CDs on multifaith rendition for every day1 set
18.The DE-STRESS SeriesTimes MusicHindi/InstrumentalA set of 4 audio CDs contain Raagas1 set


 

 
 
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