The Moving Image and Assamese Culture: Joymoti, Jyotiprasad Agarwala, and Assamese Cinema

Neuausgabe 2014
ISBN: 978-0-19-809928-4
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Most studies on Indian cinema focus on Bollywood, largely ignoring regional cinema in India which has a long tradition; Assamese cinema, for example, dates to 1935. Exploring the inception of Assamese cinema in the context of Assam's history and culture and its progress up to present times, this book brings to light the doyens of Assamese literature like Lakshminath Bezbarua (1868-1938) and journals such as Orunodoi who/which tried, for the first time, to
give the Assamese people a sense of identity. Including rare photographs, newspaper articles, and interviews, the work takes into its purview the political history of the region and the socio-cultural milieu within which the first Assamese film Joymoti was made, providing interesting insights into the thought
and philosophy of Jyotiprasad Aggarwala (1903-1951), the pioneer of Assamese cinema.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharma, Bobbeeta

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse

Über Autor(innen)

Bobbeeta Sharma is an independent television producer and director. She is Chairperson, Assam State Film Finance and Development Corporation.