Title

Cityscapes - Shillong

Description

Cityscapes' is a six part series on six cities of India representing the diverse nature and histories of cities in India. 'Shillong' shows the influences of the British in its architecture, lifestyle and language, and the attempts of its indigenous people, the Khasis, to revive Khasi traditions. Shillong is the place where the British moved to after they found Cherapunji too wet. They called it 'Scotland of the East'. A multicultural city, Shillong is home to people from both India and Europe. The films attempts to explore the culture of Khasis through interviews, snapshots of indigenous people, reconstruction of legends, traditional dances, architecture, bazaars and documentary footage.

director

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Tag

Culture, Dance, Events

producer

Sujay Bhattacharya

distributor

Amit Raj, Sanjeev Chettri

Language

English

Location

Meghalaya

Extent

00:27:00

Date

1999

Rights

Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India

Date Created

26-May-12

Publisher

Indian Diplomacy