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The Resource The Story of India : Beginnings, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (electronic resource video)
The Story of India : Beginnings, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (electronic resource video)
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The item The Story of India : Beginnings, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (electronic resource video) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item The Story of India : Beginnings, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (electronic resource video) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- This program looks at identity and the roots of India's famous "unity in diversity." Using all the tools available to the historical detective-archaeology, cultural anthropology, climatology, DNA research, and more-Michael Wood takes viewers to Kerala to witness surviving human sounds and rituals that predate spoken language; to a village in Tamil Nadu where everyone still bears the genetic imprint of the first Indians; to Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, key sites of the Indus Valley civilization; to the Ganges plain to consider the great Indian epic the Mahabharata; and to Mathura to observe the Festival of Holi
- Language
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- eng
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 streaming video file (56 min.)
- Note
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- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on December 12, 2009
- Contents
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- Introduction: The Story of India (1:43)
- Creation Myth (1:08)
- First Human Journey Out of Africa. (1:01)
- First Indians Leave Clues: Oral Traditions (2:53)
- Genetic Imprints (3:52)
- Mother Goddess and the Role of Religion (1:15)
- Identity Through Religion (0:36)
- Delhi (1:29)
- Origin of Civilization: Pakistan (1:15)
- Pakistan: Prehistory (1:59)
- River Indus (0:59)
- Harappa (1:00)
- Moenjo-daro: Largest City of the Ancient World (1:00)
- Death of Indus Cities and the Geological Creation of India (2:00)
- Monsoon (1:11)
- Indian Roots (1:07)
- Mystery of Sanskrit (0:57)
- Vedas: Sounds of the Bronze Age (1:20)
- Language Connection (2:18)
- Rigveda (2:23)
- In Search of Soma (4:25)
- Central Asia (1:16)
- Turkmenistan (2:15)
- History of Horse (1:53)
- Ancestral Language (1:36)
- Mahabharata: Longest Poem in the World (1:38)
- Story of Mahabharata (1:51)
- Historical Evidence Linked to Mahabharata (2:22)
- Hastinapur (2:23)
- Festival of Holi (2:59)
- Label
- The Story of India : Beginnings
- Title
- The Story of India
- Title remainder
- Beginnings
- Statement of responsibility
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Title variation
- Beginnings
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- This program looks at identity and the roots of India's famous "unity in diversity." Using all the tools available to the historical detective-archaeology, cultural anthropology, climatology, DNA research, and more-Michael Wood takes viewers to Kerala to witness surviving human sounds and rituals that predate spoken language; to a village in Tamil Nadu where everyone still bears the genetic imprint of the first Indians; to Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, key sites of the Indus Valley civilization; to the Ganges plain to consider the great Indian epic the Mahabharata; and to Mathura to observe the Festival of Holi
- Cataloging source
- AzPhAEM
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Intended audience
- 6 & up
- Language note
- Closed-captioned
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
- Films Media Group
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Runtime
- 56
- Series statement
- The Story of India, with Michael Wood
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Civilization, Ancient
- Physical geography
- India
- South Asia
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The Story of India : Beginnings, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (electronic resource video)
- Link
- https://mcpl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://avod.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=20017&xtid=41060
- Note
-
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on December 12, 2009
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
-
- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The Story of India (1:43) -- Creation Myth (1:08) -- First Human Journey Out of Africa. (1:01) -- First Indians Leave Clues: Oral Traditions (2:53) -- Genetic Imprints (3:52) -- Mother Goddess and the Role of Religion (1:15) -- Identity Through Religion (0:36) -- Delhi (1:29) -- Origin of Civilization: Pakistan (1:15) -- Pakistan: Prehistory (1:59) -- River Indus (0:59) -- Harappa (1:00) -- Moenjo-daro: Largest City of the Ancient World (1:00) -- Death of Indus Cities and the Geological Creation of India (2:00) -- Monsoon (1:11) -- Indian Roots (1:07) -- Mystery of Sanskrit (0:57) -- Vedas: Sounds of the Bronze Age (1:20) -- Language Connection (2:18) -- Rigveda (2:23) -- In Search of Soma (4:25) -- Central Asia (1:16) -- Turkmenistan (2:15) -- History of Horse (1:53) -- Ancestral Language (1:36) -- Mahabharata: Longest Poem in the World (1:38) -- Story of Mahabharata (1:51) -- Historical Evidence Linked to Mahabharata (2:22) -- Hastinapur (2:23) -- Festival of Holi (2:59)
- Control code
- 100041060
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 streaming video file (56 min.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Medium for sound
- other
- Other physical details
- sound, color, digital file.
- Publisher number
-
- 41059s
- 41060
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 100041060
- (Sirsi) 100041060
- 100041060
- (OCoLC)700415751
- System details
-
- System requirements: FOD playback platform
- Mode of access: Internet
- Video recording format
- other
- Label
- The Story of India : Beginnings, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (electronic resource video)
- Link
- https://mcpl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://avod.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=20017&xtid=41060
- Note
-
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on December 12, 2009
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
-
- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The Story of India (1:43) -- Creation Myth (1:08) -- First Human Journey Out of Africa. (1:01) -- First Indians Leave Clues: Oral Traditions (2:53) -- Genetic Imprints (3:52) -- Mother Goddess and the Role of Religion (1:15) -- Identity Through Religion (0:36) -- Delhi (1:29) -- Origin of Civilization: Pakistan (1:15) -- Pakistan: Prehistory (1:59) -- River Indus (0:59) -- Harappa (1:00) -- Moenjo-daro: Largest City of the Ancient World (1:00) -- Death of Indus Cities and the Geological Creation of India (2:00) -- Monsoon (1:11) -- Indian Roots (1:07) -- Mystery of Sanskrit (0:57) -- Vedas: Sounds of the Bronze Age (1:20) -- Language Connection (2:18) -- Rigveda (2:23) -- In Search of Soma (4:25) -- Central Asia (1:16) -- Turkmenistan (2:15) -- History of Horse (1:53) -- Ancestral Language (1:36) -- Mahabharata: Longest Poem in the World (1:38) -- Story of Mahabharata (1:51) -- Historical Evidence Linked to Mahabharata (2:22) -- Hastinapur (2:23) -- Festival of Holi (2:59)
- Control code
- 100041060
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 streaming video file (56 min.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Medium for sound
- other
- Other physical details
- sound, color, digital file.
- Publisher number
-
- 41059s
- 41060
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 100041060
- (Sirsi) 100041060
- 100041060
- (OCoLC)700415751
- System details
-
- System requirements: FOD playback platform
- Mode of access: Internet
- Video recording format
- other
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