{"id":20998,"date":"2020-11-26T19:43:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T14:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=20998"},"modified":"2020-11-26T19:43:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T14:13:55","slug":"lok-virasat-is-a-festival-of-films-on-folk-art-and-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/lok-virasat-is-a-festival-of-films-on-folk-art-and-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Lok Virasat is a festival of films on folk art and painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lok Virasat is a festival of films on folk art and painting
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Mumbai, November 26, 2020<\/strong><\/div>\n

Films Division, as part of \u2018art-outreach\u2019 initiative, has been presenting select package of films on Indian art and heritage as online festivals during the last few months. After the overwhelming response to Raagotsav<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Nrityanjali<\/em>, festivals focusing on Indian classical music and dance respectively, an exclusive bouquet of documentary films on folk art and paintings –\u00a0Lok Virasat<\/em>\u00a0– is being showcased, between November 27\u201329, 2020 on FD website and You Tube channel.<\/p>\n

Lok Virasat will begin with\u00a0Bastar – Rhythm of Progress<\/strong>\u00a0(15 Mins \/ 1975 \/ Chandrashekhar Nair), a film depicting the life of tribals and their folk art which are increasingly getting the urban patronage. The other films being streamed include\u00a0The Kingdom of God<\/strong>\u00a0(69 Mins \/ 1987 \/ Ranbir Roy), on the great Indian heritage of art and culture with focus on various folk art traditions,\u00a0Bhavai – Fading Memories<\/strong>\u00a0(38 Mins \/2008 \/ V Packrirsamy), a film on Bhavai – a folk art of Gujarat,\u00a0Naman \u2013 Khele<\/strong>\u00a0(26 Mins \/ 2012 \/ Ashok Rane), a film on the ancient folk art performed in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra,\u00a0Sahi Jata, The Fusion Cult<\/strong>\u00a0(27 Mins \/ 2012 \/ Satyendra Mohanty), a film on the unique fusion of muscle and music in the form of folk art on the back-drop of the ancient Orissa town of Puri,\u00a0Therukoothu : Dancing For Life<\/strong>\u00a0(35 Mins \/ 2016 \/ Jimmy Luke), a film depicting \u00a0the age old Tamil folk art,\u00a0Echoes of the Past<\/strong>\u00a0(52 Mins \/ 2016 \/ Merajur Rahman Baruah), exploring the unique folk art form of Behrupiyas from historical perspective extending to the contemporary state,\u00a0Folk Paintings of Orissa<\/strong>\u00a0(9 Mins \/ 1976 \/ Bani Doota), a film on the varied and rich folk paintings of Orissa and the dedicated work of folk painters and\u00a0Kalighat Paintings<\/strong>\u00a0(16 Mins \/ 1981 \/ Punendu Pattrea), presenting\u00a0 a brief history of the unique Kalighat paintings.<\/p>\n

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Warli Paintings<\/strong>\u00a0(17 Mins \/ 1985 \/ V.K.Wankhede), a film about the traditional art evolved by the Warli tribals living in the Thane District in Maharashtra,\u00a0Madhubani Paintings<\/strong>\u00a0(14 Mins \/ 1971 \/ Debabrata Roy), a film on the famous painting of Madhubani,\u00a0Patachitra<\/strong>\u00a0(17 Mins \/ 1980 \/ Purnendu Pattrea), a film on the art of scroll painting practiced by village folks across India,\u00a0Pichwai<\/strong>\u00a0(26 Mins \/ 2012 \/ Pankaj Rishi Kumar), a film that traces the origin of Nathdwara School of painting complete the festival package.<\/p>\n

\"\"The documentaries will be streamed simultaneously on www.filmsdivision.org\/<\/a> Documentary of the Week and https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/FilmsDivision from 27th to 29th November, 2020.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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