Thar : secrets of the desert / conceived by Anil Agarwal and Sunita Norain ; directed by Sanjay Kak ; produced by Cedac Communications for Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Agarwal, Anil, associated name.

Narain, Sunita, associated name.

Kak, Sanjay, director.

Cedac Communications, producer.

Centre for Science and Environment (New Delhi, India), producer.

Series:

Dobrobut nat͡siï. People and the environment.

Wealth of nations. People and the environment

Language:

English

Hindi

Subjects (All):

Indira Gandhi Nahar Project.

Desert ecology--Thar Desert (India and Pakistan).

Desert ecology.

Natural resources--India--Management.

Natural resources.

Environmental conditions.

Management.

India.

Natural resources--Pakistan--Management.

Rural development--India--Rajasthan.

Rural development.

India--Rajasthan.

Rural development--Pakistan.

Pakistan.

Thar Desert (India and Pakistan).

Rajasthan (India)--Environmental conditions.

Rajasthan (India).

Pakistan--Environmental conditions.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (52 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Secrets of the desert

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Centre for Science and Environment, [1995]

Language Note:

In English and Hindi with English subtitles.

System Details:

VHS - PAL.

analog

magnetic

VHS

PAL

Summary:

Consider the Indira Gandhi Canal, cutting through the Thar Desert from Ganganagar to Jaisalmer. Isn't it the perfect symbol of development? Yes, but it has brought malaria to the region. This video highlights this contradiction by looking at the times, and practices, when a rich culture and trade flourished in Rajasthan, the world's most populous desert. It shows how humans, animals and nature fused into a lifeworld that took care of needs without damaging the environment.

OCLC:

40130941