{"id":351,"date":"2016-08-17T12:10:49","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T12:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/?p=351"},"modified":"2016-08-17T12:13:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T12:13:06","slug":"melody-life-video-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/melody-life-video-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"The melody of life &#8211; video installation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I visited \u2018Gadisar Lake\u2019 in jaisalmer, Rajasthan, with the backdrop of the jaisalmer Fort \u2018Sonar Kella\u2018 one locale was playing melodious folk music on his \u2018Ravanahatha&#8217;. In the quietness of death beside the cremation \u2018Chhatris\u2019 (Umbrellas), enchanted by his echoing folk melody, I picked one piece of burnt wood and started scribbling on the walls the forms of camels that most appealed to me. The music lead to drawing the icons of life of Jesalmer- the camels, the folk musician and his wife\u2026\u2026..<br \/>\nwatch the film online &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/anantamandal.in\/video\">http:\/\/anantamandal.in\/video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-during-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-353\" src=\"http:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-during-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan.jpg\" alt=\"ananta-mandal-during-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan\" width=\"1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-during-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-during-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-during-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-354\" src=\"http:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan.jpg\" alt=\"ananta-mandal-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan\" width=\"1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anantamandal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ananta-mandal-video-making-Jaisalmer-Rajasthan-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I visited \u2018Gadisar Lake\u2019 in jaisalmer, Rajasthan, with the backdrop of the jaisalmer Fort \u2018Sonar Kella\u2018 one locale was playing melodious folk music on his \u2018Ravanahatha&#8217;. 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