The Village economy: a village in Tanjore

Australia, 1976

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Episode of Series “Our Asian neighbours: India”
Mr Raghavachari owns 20 acres of very productive paddy fields in the village of Thillaisthanam, Southern India. He employs many labourers who are not lucky enough to own their own land. He discusses the developments in the village rice industry, and the effects these have on the lives of the people.
Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary levels.

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Credits

producer

Bruce Moir

director

Bob Kingsbury

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:15:07:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1976

Appears in

Our Asian neighbours: India

Group of items

Our Asian neighbours: India

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012724

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Developing countries

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → India - Rural conditions

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rice - Harvesting

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → India - Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities - India

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rice - Planting

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic development

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → India - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Rural

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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