Raj Gonds
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Series: Worlds Apart Series
Year Published: 1982
Creator: British Broadcasting Corp TV
Format: 16mm
Sound: sound
Description: Explains that the Raj Gonds were once a rich and powerful people in Central India, but now live as a tribal group outside the mainstream of Indian life on land owned by landlords. Portrays their annual festival of Dandari in which they cover themselves in dust and ashes and take a bemused and self-deprecating look at their present low status, as landlords, Gods and bridegrooms are all made fun of.
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