The Journey Within takes us into the world of the early rock-cut caves of western India. The sites covered include the Bhaja Caves, Pitalkhora Caves, Bedsa Caves, Kondavane Caves, and others. 
The Image of the Buddha concerns the making of images of the Buddha, particularly in the art schools of Mathura and Gandhara. 
Stupas of the Krishna Valley is about the Buddhist heritage of the Krishna Valley in Andhra Pradesh. The sites covered are Guntupalli, Jaggayapeta, Amravati, and others.
Masterpieces of Buddhist Art covers the second phase of Buddhist caves created in western India. The sites covered are the Ajanta Caves, Kanheri Caves, Kondivite Caves, Aurangabad Caves, and Ellora Caves.
Orissa, a Cradle of Buddhism covers the Buddhist sites of Orissa, including Dhauli, Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri, Udaigiri, Langudi Hill, Kaima, and the villages of Naupatna and Maniabandha, where active Buddhist worship that began in ancient times (3rd century bce) continues.
Phantom India: A Look at Castes
Wednesday January 30, 2013 @ 1:00 PM
Price: $10.00
1969, France, Louis Malle, 51 min.
Presented in association with The Criterion Collection
Free to Members
The massive 1969 documentary Phantom India is a seven-part portrait of India. It serves as an investigation into the country’s sociopolitical landscape, traditions, and people, as well as a furthering of Filmmaker Louis Malle’s self-discovery as a non-fiction filmmaker.
This fifth episode explores the rigid Indian caste system. Malle details the various levels of caste that actually - as he reminds his audience - break down into thousands of smaller subdivisions. The film visits women assigned different functions at the communal well, based on their respective castes, and also the social outcasts known as the Harijans (or untouchables) and a lower-rung caste of village washermen known as dhobis.
As Malle details the history of the caste system on the soundtrack, he travels with his crew to the Red Fort fabric factory in Delhi, and then to a Bombay shantytown, where a group of mourners celebrate a death with choruses of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" The episode wraps with a depiction of a local village sport and a trip to the Panchayat.
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