Acting like a thief a documentary
This story of a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. The members of the Budhan Theatre are tribal rebels who were notifies as "born criminals" by the British in 1871, and imprisoned in a labor camp in Ahmedabad. After Indian independence, they were de-notified, but the stigma o...
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| Language: | Hindi Gujarati |
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| Online Access: | Link to streaming video |
| Summary: | This story of a Chhara tribal theatre group in Ahmedabad, India. The members of the Budhan Theatre are tribal rebels who were notifies as "born criminals" by the British in 1871, and imprisoned in a labor camp in Ahmedabad. After Indian independence, they were de-notified, but the stigma of being "born criminal" follows them to this day. This documentary reveals how theatre has transformed the lives of adults and children within the community. |
| Item Description: | Ethnographic video online, volume 1 |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video (15 min). |
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[Chharanagar, India] : Watertown, Mass. :
Four Nine and a Half Pictures ; Documentary Educational Resources,
[2005]
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