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    Theyyam: the dancing colours of caste focus: north Malabar (Kerala)
    (Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2014) Haritha, V. V.; Pandya, Vishvajit; Mazumdar, Madhumita
    The objective of the project is to explore something which is unseen, exploring the changes in the social hierarchy by revolutions in Kerala. Theyyam, the ritual form of worship of North Malabar(district of Kannur and Kasargod) is taken as the medium of communication since it reflects the shifts and mobilities of elements in ritual, economical and ideological hierarchies in the society of North Kerala. During my field trip and research I could experience the culture and traditions in that region. It allowed me to see the arts and performance in a broader perspective and to understand how it is related to the tradition and life of the people.
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    Bhavai on Bhavai
    (Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2007) Ahalpara, Ami; Gupta, Anirban Dutta; De, Kuntal; Mazumdar, Madhumita; Pandya, Vishvajit
    The starting point for this project was the premise that folk arts are perishing and they need to be preserved. However while reading some of the leading researchers’ works, it was realized that there were counter views also. In the present days of modernization and globalization (where physical boundaries are diminishing at a faster pace), no tradition can remain in isolation preserving its purest form for a sufficiently long time. Changes as per the forces from within the society are inevitable. I took an example of one such folk tradition, called Bhavai, studied it from a researcher’s point of view and finally realized that though its original form and intent are more or less lost, some of its elements have survived. To communicate this idea, I chose the medium of film. The film called Bhavai on Bhavai poses the question, whether tradition is eventually lost or it transforms itself into other forms. It does not give a clear-cut answer to the main question, but finally leaves it to the viewers to judge it for themselves.