Title

A River and its Valley

Description

The film traces the different cultures and lifestyles on the banks of 900 km long journey of the river Brahmaputra in India. The river starts its journey in the Tibetan Plateau as Tsang-Po, enters India flowing through the north-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and exists to Bangladesh flowing out into the Bay of Bengal as Padma. In India the river supports the living cultures and livelihoods of 30 million people of different ethnicity. The film presents a series of cultural practices that are dominated by the river. The film also explores several myths related to the river. The film uses the meandering river to explore the cultural, political and economic life of the people who live on the riverbanks.

director

Jahnu Barua

editor

Jahnu Barua

list of authors

Sanjoy Hazarika, Preeti Gill

Tag

Brahmaputra River, cultures, lifestyles

producer

Ministry of External Affairs

Creator

Sudheer Palasane

Language

Assame, Bengali

Location

Northeastern States of India,

Extent

00:13:28

Date

1998

Rights

Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India

Date Created

07-Jun-12

Publisher

Indian Diplomacy