Bhakti

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Oral Histories: Bari Nadaswaram player S. Palaniappan on the Tyagarajaswamy Temple, Tiruvarur
     
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सुनी सुनाई 3:संत चोखामेला (Suni Sunai 3: 'Sant Chokhamela')
Guddu and Muniya (Rajesh Kumar and Nusrat) talk over the story of Sant Chokhamela of Maharashtra, a Dalit devotee of Vitthala.   Sahapedia is grateful to Bajaj Autos Pvt. Ltd. for the grant that made possible the production of these videos, to Gallery 1AQ for making their premises available for the…
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सुनी सुनाई 2: मेरी मदद करोगे? (Suni Sunai 2: 'Meri Madad Karoge?')
Guddu and Muniya (Rajesh Kumar and Nusrat) discuss the ethical questions raised by a story of a flood in a Madurai, as told in life-stories of Manikkavacakar, a ninth-century Saiva devotee from Tamil Nadu. Sahapedia is grateful to Bajaj Autos Pvt. Ltd. for the grant that made possible the…
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सुनी सुनाई 1: गुरु कौन (Suni Sunai 1: 'Guru Kaun')
Guddu and Muniya discuss why a guru is important, and what makes a true guru, in this adaptation of the dastangoi tradition performed by Rajesh Kumar and Nusrat, that draws on stories told in the Dadu Panth, and of Data Ganj Bakhsh. Sahapedia is grateful to Bajaj Autos Pvt. Ltd. for the grant that…
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सुनी सुनाई 4: तीर्थ यात्रा (Suni Sunai 4, 'Teerth Yatra')
On a visit to local temples with their classmates, Guddu and Muniya (Rajesh Kumar and Nusrat) hear the story of a king who renounced his kingdom to go and live a life of contemplation in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh. Srisailam is a wondrous place, but the spiritual journey is arduous...   Sahapedia is…
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सुनी सुनाई (Suni Sunai)
Rajesh Kumar and Nusrat Dastangoi (performers), Manish Tomer, Rajesh Kumar, Ankita Dubey (writers)
Stories about bhakti and tasawwuf (‘sufism’) are told in puranas, kirtans and malfuzat (conversations with Sufi pirs). Each teller adds something of her own. 'Suni Sunai' is a retelling of such stories inspired by the Hindustani tradition of dastangoi.    The stories here are taken from northern…
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Approaching the Divine: Temple Rituals in Tamil Nadu
Sriram Sabhapathy (photographs), Niharika Gupta (curation and captions, with contributions and research assistance from Piyush Kukrety)
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सुनी सुनाई (Suni Sunai)
पुराण, कीर्तन और मलफ़ूज़ात में भक्ति और सूफी धारा की कहानियां सुनने को मिलती है. हर कथाकार कुछ नई बात जोड़ता है. बजाज ऑटोस के सौजन्य  से सहपीडिया इन्हीं कहानियों को नए सिरे से प्रस्तुत कर रहा है. दास्तानगोई की हिंदुस्तानी परंपरा में पेश है,  सहयोग: दास्तानगोई कलेक्टिव   Stories about bhakti and…
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Imagining the Divine: Temple Stories and Tevaram Hymns
Sriram Sabhapathy (photographer), Niharika Gupta (curation and captions), Piyush Kukrety (research assistance)
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Travelling with God: A Day in the Life of a Varkari
Kamesh Bharadwaj (photographs), Kartikay Khetarpal (curation and captions)
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