Undala

Duration: 960

Year Published: 1967

Creator: University Park

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Documents the varied rhythms and phases of human movement and life during undala, the hot, windy months preceding the monsoons, in a small Hindu village bordering the Thar Desert in northwest India. For farmers, it is a time of leisure and repair; for women, endless waterbearing; and for craftsmen, a time of little change in their daily routine. No narration. Original musical score of Hindustani classical and folk styles. , P: Preservation Material ORP(B): Original Reversal Positive Picture B Roll AC: Acetate B: 800' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Color Sound 960 Center for Mass Communication of Columbia University Press

Complete Record: Documents the varied rhythms and phases of human movement and life during undala, the hot, windy months preceding the monsoons, in a small Hindu village bordering the Thar Desert in northwest India. For farmers, it is a time of leisure and repair; for women, endless waterbearing; and for craftsmen, a time of little change in their daily routine. No narration. Original musical score of Hindustani classical and folk styles. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.