INDIA—PUNJAB

Duration: 15min

Year Published: 1940

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc

Format: 16mm

Sound: Silent

Description: In this land of seasonal rainfall agriculture depends upon irrigation. Oxen are seen working a tread-mill. An irrigation ditch. A farm. Water is pulled up from an ancient well. A man carries a large skin bag of water. Both water and fuel must be carefully conserved and are used sparingly. A native woman makes unleavened bread. Rice is cooked in hot embers wherever they happen to be sitting and is eaten with the fingers. A community pipe is enjoyed after dinner. Churning, laundrywork, mending and spinning are household activities. We follow a man and his wife on a trip to the nearest market town. The woman adorns herself with jewelry. A panorama of the foods found in the market place. Flies crawl over the bowls of grain. School is conducted in the open air.

Complete Record: Dewey number: 915.4 Producer note: Guide Format/cost: 16-si-$24 Distributors / rental: University System of Georgia, Division of General Extension $2; University of Illinois $1; Massachusetts Department of Education $1; State College of Washington; Ohio Department of Education

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946