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Join us for a Film Screening and Discussion Leela in Kheriya
(53 min; 2016; with English subtitles)
Script and Direction: Molly Kaushal
Produced by Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts
For ages: 18 and above
Venue: Lecture Hall L D Museum
For registration please contact: Call: +91-9408536883 | WhatsApp: +91-7863040584
About the film
Leela in Kheriya is a feature length documentary film based on the Ramlila tradition of village Kheriya near Firozabad town known for its glass and bangle factories. Kheriya Ramlila is one of the finest examples of India’s composite culture. The film portrays the eternal human quest for self-realization through an exploration of personal life histories of actors and residents of Kheriya for whom the Ramlila stage becomes a site of healing and self-recovery.
About Dr. Molly Kaushal
Molly Kaushal is former Professor and Head Janapada Sampada Division at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts New Delhi (IGNCA). She is a folklorist by training and obtained her PhD from Moscow State University in Russian and Indian Folklore. Before joining Ahmedabad University she was the Mission Director for the National Mission on Cultural Mapping Ministry of Culture Government of India housed at the IGNCA. As project Head Living Traditions of the Ramayana and Mahabharata is an area where she has made significant contributions building up a massive audio-visual archive bringing out translations and publications and creating a platform for a dialogue between the artists and scholars.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, L.D. Institute of Indology Campus, Gujarat University Clock Tower, opp. L.D. Engineering Hostel, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009, India
