Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 kia ora Ashley, Maori blessings. and others who have commented on the degradation of women in India and elsewhere. on the subject of Indian films on the subject of the Devi, of Shakti, and portraits of Indian women and culture, can you recommend a list of films? films that show the richness of culture, music, and woman's wisdom ... not the shallowness of contemporary consumerism and patriarchal violence. arohanui, enfolding love, Millennium Twain --- On Fri, 31/10/08, Ashley <herjazz wrote: Re: Devi and Indian culture I do like Indian films. I do not see them as necessarily being any worse in the women department than US films. If anything they tend to show female characters with more dignity in the more serious films. There has also been a wave of feminist values being portrayed in Indian films in the last ten years. " Lajja " is a particular film that comes to mind as it tackles the very subject matter that you are speaking of. " Veer-Zaara " is another, although more subtle. Let's not forget that there are many movies in India based on Ma Shakti and her various forms. A lot of these films tend to show female devotees being saved from bad marriages and other situations of male abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 list of movies - Jai Santoshi maa (old and new) old available on you tube - Ashapura Madhwali tv serials Jai maa vaishno devi Jai Ma Durga Dhyanjyoti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 haku Dhani, Ashley, Chumash for " hello " . will have a look on YouTube tonight and see what I find. this is a decade long wish come true, to find guidance towards this film HER-itage. looking forward to sharing my cultural broadening here in central coast california (califa). kiwanon ( " I go know " ) Millennium --- On Sat, 1/11/08, Ashley <herjazz> wrote: There are a LOT of films on the subject of Devi/Shakti. Most of these films show the Goddess as being closely tied to her female devotee (who is usually an orphan and thus considers the Goddess to be her only Mother). Usually some tragedy befalls the devotee (often, ironically caused by a man) and the Goddess must come to her aid. The plots are usually pretty simple. The most well known of these films is a Hindi film by the name of " Jai Santoshi Maa. " But I do not consider it to be the best example. Others: Ammoru (Telugu, but is dubbed in other languages) Rajakaaliamman (also known as Tu Hi Durga, Tu Hi Kaali in Hindi) Kottai Mariamman (Tamil but has dubbed versions) Om Jai Dakineshwari Kaali (Hindi) Adhiparasakthi (Tamil) To name a few. Portrayal of women in more mainstream Indian movies: Mother India Lajja Amrapali Cheeni Kum Chak De India Veer-Zaara To name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 am at YouTube now, watching five-minute clips: Jai Mata Di - Mein To Aarti Utharoon Re Santoshi Mata Ki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ihPVjPc-0 Aarti - Mahalaxmi - Om Jai Laxmi Mata Jai Mata Di - Desh Devi - Maa Ashapura Madhwali http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1E1xuTA-J0 Climax from " Ammoru " (1995) in Tamil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwTL06oT7LY Song from " Sree Raja Rajeswari " (2003) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jboCn7IYWBY will have to look at google, or elsewhere, to see if I can find entire movies. are there any movies, of the Goddess wisdom, of woman's wisdom, that are well done -- either in dance video or storyline -- and that anyone would recommend? in HER returning, Millennium -- In DiosasAncianos2012, SoverAnia Twain <yonibluestar> wrote: haku Dhani, Ashley, Chumash for " hello " . will have a look on YouTube tonight and see what I find. this is a decade long wish come true, to find guidance towards this film HER-itage. looking forward to sharing my cultural broadening here in central coast california (califa). kiwanon ( " I go know " ) Millennium -- On Sat, 1/11/08, Ashley <herjazz> wrote: There are a LOT of films on the subject of Devi/Shakti. Most of these films show the Goddess as being closely tied to her female devotee (who is usually an orphan and thus considers the Goddess to be her only Mother). Usually some tragedy befalls the devotee (often, ironically caused by a man) and the Goddess must come to her aid. The plots are usually pretty simple. The most well known of these films is a Hindi film by the name of " Jai Santoshi Maa. " But I do not consider it to be the best example. Others: Ammoru (Telugu, but is dubbed in other languages) Rajakaaliamman (also known as Tu Hi Durga, Tu Hi Kaali in Hindi) Kottai Mariamman (Tamil but has dubbed versions) Om Jai Dakineshwari Kaali (Hindi) Adhiparasakthi (Tamil) To name a few. Portrayal of women in more mainstream Indian movies: Mother India Lajja Amrapali Cheeni Kum Chak De India Veer-Zaara To name a few. -- On Sat, 1/11/08, Dhani <miztrance> wrote: list of movies - Jai Santoshi maa (old and new) old available on you tube - Ashapura Madhwali tv serials Jai maa vaishno devi Jai Ma Durga Dhyanjyoti -- In , SoverAnia Twain <yonibluestar@ ...> wrote: > > kia ora Ashley, > > Maori blessings. > > and others who have commented on the degradation of > women in India and elsewhere. > > on the subject of Indian films on the subject of the Devi, > of Shakti, and portraits of Indian women and culture, > can you recommend a list of films? > > films that show the richness of culture, music, and > woman's wisdom ... not the shallowness of contemporary > consumerism and patriarchal violence. > > arohanui, enfolding love, > > > Millennium Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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