(1) The Story of India – Complete BBC series, with Michael Wood For over two millennia, India has been at the centre of world history. But how did India come to be? What is India? These are the big questions behind this intrepid journey around the contemporary subcontinent. In this landmark series, historian and...
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This incredible documentary covers the world politics of power, war, corporations, deception and exploitation. It visualizes the words of Arundhati Roy, specifically her famous Come September speech, where she spoke on such things as the war on terror, corporate globalization, justice and the growing civil unrest. It’s witty, moving, alarming and quite a lesson...
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Asian Film Season: Music in Movies What would movies be without music and songs? How does soundtrack layer and enhance a filmic narrative? How much does a film music reflect its context and culture? What is special about Bollywood song and dance? A special season of film screenings which explore the use of music...
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Guaranteed to inspire and enable even the most inexperienced or apprehensive chef, award-winning Indian chef and cookery writer Mridula Baljekar teaches you to concoct your favourite Indian dishes in this comprehensive step-by-step DVD. Guiding you through the tantalising smells, tastes and techniques used in the finest traditional Indian cuisine, Mridula covers a delectable array...
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‘Everyone wants to feel good, everyone wants to look good. A little while ago I discovered something that did both…Yoga. Yoga is a management system for life and it is the most holistic approach to life that I have come across. Yoga has had a spectacular impact on my life and I hope it...
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Having conquered China, comedian Paul Merton set his sights on India, bringing his own unique perspective to a vast and diverse country. Paul beats his own path around this enormous subcontinent, shunning the traditional tourist spots in favour of unexpected sights and surprising detours, to see ‘his India’. Wandering off the typical tourist trails,...
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Deepa Mehta is best known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998) (released in India as 1947: Earth), and Water (2005). This controversial director has bravely tackled some of the great taboos in Indian life, principally sexuality in Fire, the politics of nationalism in Earth, and the plight of widows in Water. When...
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Indian Hill Railways is multilayered and rich in human interest – quietly spellbinding, beautifully made and lovingly told, the lives of its cast of characters chugging along like the train This three-part series explores the changing relationship between the little trains that, for a century, have trundled from the Himalayas in the north, to...
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