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    The open frame. Dark circles
    Dark circles Catalog Record Only     Documentary on the political turmoil in Assam, India.
    • Contributor: Barua, Anshuman - Prasar Bharti Corporation (India) - Public Service Broadcasting Trust (New Delhi, India) - Barua, Monmee Dastidar - Sharma, Naba - LC Gift Collection (Library of Congress) - Mehrotra, Rajiv - Doordarshan (Television Station : New Delhi, India)
    • Date: 2009
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    Open frame. Old man river
    Old man river Catalog Record Only     Documentary on the glory of Brahmaputra river.
    • Contributor: Public Service Broadcasting Trust (New Delhi, India) - Bora, Gautam
    • Date: 2012
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    Dāga
    Daag Catalog Record Only     Story of sibling rivalry between two brothers where the elder one is jealous and temperamental but loves his brother dearly. He loves a girl whom his younger brother also loves, and unaware of his elder brother's feelings they plan to marry. The elder brother attempts to murder him, but is unsuccessful. He kills himself out of overwhelming guilt.
    • Contributor: Baruwā, Munina - P.S. Enterprise (Firm) - Gārga, Jubina - LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2004
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    The open frame. The fight to dance
    Fight to dance Catalog Record Only     "an observational documentary following the struggle of Mumbai's dance bar community to overturn the Maharashtra state government's ban on dance bars in 2005"--Videodisc container.
    • Contributor: Prasar Bharti Corporation (India) - Public Service Broadcasting Trust (New Delhi, India) - Patel, Anish - Doordarshan (Television Station : New Delhi, India) - Mehrotra, Rajiv - LC Gift Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2006
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    Waiting for a storm Catalog Record Only The chars of the Brahmaputra are a curious geographical feature of the river - they are small, temporary land masses, almost like islands, that appear and disappear seasonally due to erosion. They are also places that many immigrant communities of Assam call home. They farm on the transient land masses and raise their families there as well. Waiting for a Storm explores this ephemeral...
    • Contributor: Mokashi, Prachi - Tata Institute of Social Sciences. School of Media and Cultural Studies
    • Date: 2014
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    Poetic fantasia : ankia naat. Catalog Record Only Folk dance drama of Assam, India.
    • Contributor: Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (India)
    • Date: 2002
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    Baraluitara barabaibhawa : Asamara paramparāgata bādyabiśesha
    Parallel title on disc: Barluitar Barbaibhav : grand riches of the mighty Brahmaputra : traditional musical instruments of Assam Catalog Record Only     Documentary on the traditional musical instruments of Assam, India.
    • Contributor: Baruwā, Riṇumaṇi - Barbaibhav Production (Jorhāt, India) - Śarmā, Candraśekhara - G̀agai, Nomala
    • Date: 2012
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    Words from the mist
    Dr. Indrani Goswami / directed by Jahnu Barua Catalog Record Only     Documentary on Māmaṇi Raẏachama Goswāmī, b. 1942-, Assamese author.
    • Contributor: Sahitya Akademi - Barua, Jahnu
    • Date: 2010
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    Anundoram Borooah : a forerunner of modern Assam Catalog Record Only Documentary on Anundoram Borooah, scholar in Sanskrit, from Assam India.
    • Contributor: Saha, Swapan - Anundoram Barooah Institute of Languages, Art & Culture - Kalitā, Dilīpa Kumāra - Dasgupta, Amalesh
    • Date: 2014
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    Cirāja
    Siraj Catalog Record Only     Assamese motion picture.
    • Contributor: Hazarika, Bhupen - LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2002
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    Hari bhakati : ṭokārī āru dihā nāma
    Jubina Gārgara Hari bhakati Catalog Record Only     A filmed collection of religious and devotional songs and dances on bhakti presented with choreographed performances.
    • Contributor: Vee Gee Audio (Firm) - Gārga, Jubina - Baruwā, Bimāna - LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress) - Śaikīẏā, Anupama - Śaikīẏā, Rūpama
    • Date: 2004
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    Lāja = Shame
    Shame | Laaz Catalog Record Only     Ila, the protagonist of the film "Laaz"(Shame) represents this society. In her extreme poverty she is fighting her best to complete her basic education. Here she is helped by her idealistic teachers as much as they can. But Ila could see the duel character of the religion where it takes the form of exploitation of the ignorance of the people of the society. The...
    • Contributor: Sarma, Tarali - Aaas Productions (Gauhati, India) - Barā, Mañju
    • Date: 2004
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    Folk tradition of Ram katha in North-East India Catalog Record Only Documentary captures different culture specific renditions of Ramakath in the northeast India.-- Edited summary from container.
    • Contributor: LC Gift Collection (Library of Congress) - Ray, Bappa - Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
    • Date: 200?
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    Aparupā
    Aparoopa Catalog Record Only     Aparoopa's parents arranged her marriage when she was about to go to university. She finds that her status is of a showpiece in her tea planter husband's big bungalow. At such a moment, Aparoopa's college friend Rana, an army officer, returns home for six weeks. For Aparoopa the return of Rana becomes a break in prison wall.
    • Contributor: Barua, Jahnu - Hazarika, Bhupen - Times Music, India
    • Date: 1995
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    Ākāśitarāra kathāre-- a tale told thousand times
    Akashitoraar kathare-- Catalog Record Only     The story of Aakashitora is of those millions of women throughout the world. She is highly educated, talented and ambitious. But the moment she married Raghab Choudhury, an IAS officer, at once her life changed completely. From a vivacious, talented, ambitious young girl she became a mere possesion of Mr. Raghab Choudhury, the husband. Raghab could not understand why Aakashitora, now Mrs. Raghab Choudhury...
    • Contributor: Sarma, Tarali - Aaas Productions (Gauhati, India) - Barā, Mañju
    • Date: 2003
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    Kakā deutāra ghara jom̐wāi
    Kokadewtar ghar jowain Catalog Record Only     A romance film of love, coincidence and synchronicity.
    • Contributor: Haripriẏā, Sumana - Caudhurī, Pārtha Pratima - Cakrabartī, Rāṇājit̲a - LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress) - Śarmā, Prabhāta - Balaji Video (Firm)
    • Date: 2004
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    Lākhaṭakiẏāta golāma = Closed-door-and-stuff-inside-the-magazine syndrome
    Film, Saurav Kumar Chaliya | Closed-door-and-stuff-inside-the-magazine syndrome Catalog Record Only     Documentary film on the life and works of Saurabha Kumāra Calihā, b. 1933, Assamese author.
    • Contributor: Sahitya Akademi - Majida, Ālaṭāpha
    • Date: 2008
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    Brajendra Kumar Brahma : ripple of silence Catalog Record Only Documentary on the life and works of Brajendra Kumara Brahma, Assameese and Bodo author.
    • Contributor: Sahitya Akademi - Bora, Gautam
    • Date: 2018
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    Little city, blues Catalog Record Only The film is an introspection of the phenomenon of subaltern urbanisation within the context of Guwahati, a growing city. Through four individuals the film traces the transformation which is independent of the metropolis and is autonomous in its interactions with other settlements-both local and global.
    • Contributor: Mazumdar, Pranom Datta - Public Service Broadcasting Trust (New Delhi, India) - Mehrotra, Rajiv
    • Date: 2015
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    Saiyyada Abdula Malika
    Sayed Abdul Malik / directed by Dara Ahmed Catalog Record Only     Docu-drama on the life and literary journey of Abdul Malik, 1919-2001, Assamese author.
    • Contributor: Sahitya Akademi - Āhameda, Dara
    • Date: 2010
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    Bhramyamaan : theatre without a break
    Bhramyamāna : Catalog Record Only     This film encapsulates all aspects of Assamese mobile theatre. Its sbust existence in society, its rather unintended success in defining a theatrical culture on its own, its meaningful role in the grass roots economy of the state and of course its connect, or lack of it, with the theatrical tradition of the country.
    • Contributor: Dutta Baruah, Asomee - India. Films Division
    • Date: 2012
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    Open frame. The Macabre dance
    Macabre dance Catalog Record Only     Documentary on witch hunting in Assam, India.
    • Contributor: Public Service Broadcasting Trust (New Delhi, India) - Baruah, Merajur Rahman
    • Date: 2012
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    Rhythm of joy : bihu dance. Catalog Record Only On Bihu, Assamese folk harvest festival heralding the new year.
    • Contributor: Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (India)
    • Date: 2002
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    Ghara saṃsāra
    Ghar sansar Catalog Record Only     Story of a difficult love story between a man and a woman. The man looses his job and is unable to support the family, while the woman survived on her meagre earnings. The man suspected his wife was having an affair, so he left and established himself elsewhere. The shared love for their daughter finally united them.
    • Contributor: Baruwā, Munina - Balaji Video (Firm) - LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress) - Ṭhākura, Śiwa Prasāda - Basanta-Maṇika (Musical Group)
    • Date: 2004
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    Story of 32 toys
    32 Putalom hi kathaem | Batrica putalāra sādhu | Sṭorī ôpha 32 ṭôisaja Catalog Record Only     Film on traditional puppetry of Assam.
    • Contributor: Das, Hemanta - India. Films Division
    • Date: 2010