Friday, September 11th, 2009
Here are three clips from this splendid film about a Bombay street child. In the first we see the hero, young Krishna, working for a circus. He is sent on an errand by the owner. When he returns the circus has left without him. He travels to Bombay, joins a ...
Posted in bombay | 25 Comments »
Friday, September 11th, 2009
This is Dharavi, Mumbai's largest slum, and it's about to change forever.
Once a mangrove swamp on the edge of Mumbai, more than one million people now live in these five-hundred-and-fifty acres.
The residents of Dharavi are representative of India's larger poverty problem.
This Stanley Foundation video was filmed in April 2008.Duration : ...
Posted in mumbai | 25 Comments »
Friday, September 11th, 2009
If there is one industry thats doing brisk business even in these times of recession it is the Khadi industry. And believe it or not, they have our politicians to thank for it.Duration : 0:1:35
Posted in khadi | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Dusherra celeberations of Panipat city from IndiaDuration : 0:1:7
Posted in panipat | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Sep 2003
The colourful city of Mumbai was once home to a variety of thriving communities but globalisation has left its indelible mark.
The Laughing Club gathers every morning in Bombay to confront the problems of daily life by laughing until they are exhausted. Local prostitutes await the punters who have ...
Posted in mumbai | 25 Comments »
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
This is Bombay my love! .. 1956 (eng subtitles)Duration : 0:4:8
Posted in bombay | 25 Comments »
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Products of daily, day-to-day usage made out of recycled handloom fabrics. The recycled handloom fabric is woven manually on traditional looms using old wool or old and torn clothes. This form of recycling waste cloth and woolens is practiced in India in the villages of Yamunanagar, Haryana.
Voluntary Organisation - Jagriti ...
Posted in hand loom | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
In the first of a new series Al Jazeera's Divya Gopalan attempts to understand the real Mumbai by taking a culinary journey through its Street Food.Duration : 0:10:48
Posted in mumbai | 25 Comments »
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Handloom Textiles constitute a timeless facet of the rich cultural Heritage of India. As an economic activity, the handloom sector occupies a place second only to agriculture in providing livelihood to the people. It is estimated that handloom industry provides employment to 65 lakh workforce directly and indirectly and there ...
Posted in hand loom | No Comments »
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Sponsor: http://FreeStateProject.org/LibertyForum - When I keyword-searched news.google.com on 11/27/08 guess what I found? ZERO media discussion of India's draconian gun laws and their role in facilitating the November 26 terror attack on Mumbai. The mainstream media is still failing us, so I guess I'll have to do ...
Posted in mumbai | 25 Comments »