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A Zenana: Scenes and Recollections / by Roger Sandall and Jayasinhji Jhala.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 1049162 | KanopyPublisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014Description: 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 35 min.) : digital, .flv file, soundContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
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  • computer
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  • online resource
Subject(s): Online resources: In: Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1981Abstract: In India, the most secluded section of the palace was the zenana, or women's quarters. Here, until recently, palace women lived behind protective walls and brass doors firmly shut at night. This film is an account of women's life in the Dhrangadra, in northern India, the seat of power of the Jhala Rajputs from the 11th century A.D. until 1947.
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Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1981.

In India, the most secluded section of the palace was the zenana, or women's quarters. Here, until recently, palace women lived behind protective walls and brass doors firmly shut at night. This film is an account of women's life in the Dhrangadra, in northern India, the seat of power of the Jhala Rajputs from the 11th century A.D. until 1947.

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