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

Publication Info. [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 35 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
digital
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Note Title from title frames.
Event Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1981.
Summary 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.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject Sahiba, Shrimati Sri Rajni Brijraj Kunverba.
Northern Indian.
Politics.
Sexuality.
Gender status.
Women.
Cultural participation.
Added Author Sandall, Roger, producer, author.
Jhala, Jayasinhji, author, film director.
Sahiba, Shrimati Sri Rajni Brijraj Kunverba, contributor.
Kanopy (Firm)
In: Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1981
Music No. 1049162 Kanopy