Toda Stories

The pastoral Toda community of the Nilgiris.
Directed by Anjali Panjabi | 2005
Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra
Anjali Panjabi has assisted on feature films and worked in advertising and television. Her documentary A Few Things I know about Her on Mirabai and her living traditions won the Silver Conch at Mumbai and the National Award for Best Director.
Rajiv Mehrotra is the founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_M....
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PSBT was led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra.
Credits
Cinematographer: Mrinal Desai
Editor: Jabeen Merchant
Sound Designer: Madhu Apsara
Produced by PSBT, for and in partnership with Doordarshan India.
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[@noname-by3qz]

I wish all ancient tribal people would have everything they need and be left in peace. These are the elders of the world.

[@krishnarao9821]

Toda language sounds very peculiar, unlike other dravidian languages

[@murugananitha2326]

Really appreciate it very much

[@jdsoymarcos]

Blessed be the beings who posses compassion and love each other !

[@srsivasekhar]

A very good community people , should not get vanished, God bless them.

[@neeteshananth]

well said....nice people

[@mexxian007]

You and I used to be one of these communities.

[@TheBinoyVudi]

Their language sounds very European.

[@Azlite74]

"and then the British came".....