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Destination: Tourism
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Destination: Tourism

directed by Dafna Kory, fl. 2007; produced by Dafna Kory, fl. 2007 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2007), 20 mins,
Source: www.berkeleymedia.com
Bodh Gaya, the world's most popular destination of Buddhist pilgrimage, is located in one of India's poorest states. Visitors to this UNESCO World Heritage site are typically shocked by the extreme poverty there, and the Buddhist tradition of alms-giving motivates them to donate money. As a result, Bodh Gaya has d...
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Destination: Tourism

directed by Dafna Kory, fl. 2007; produced by Dafna Kory, fl. 2007 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2007), 20 mins,
Source: www.berkeleymedia.com
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Bodh Gaya, the world's most popular destination of Buddhist pilgrimage, is located in one of India's poorest states. Visitors to this UNESCO World Heritage site are typically shocked by the extreme poverty there, and the Buddhist tradition of alms-giving motivates them to donate money. As a result, Bodh Gaya has developed a sophisticated charity 'industry' which caters to and depends on tourists and tourism. This thought-provoking documentary exp... Bodh Gaya, the world's most popular destination of Buddhist pilgrimage, is located in one of India's poorest states. Visitors to this UNESCO World Heritage site are typically shocked by the extreme poverty there, and the Buddhist tradition of alms-giving motivates them to donate money. As a result, Bodh Gaya has developed a sophisticated charity 'industry' which caters to and depends on tourists and tourism. This thought-provoking documentary explores the complex, interconnected effects of tourism, globalization, culture, philanthropy, and religion in Bodh Gaya. Destination: Tourism provides a deeply perceptive and incisive ethnographic case study as well as a poignant illustration of the overwhelming challenges facing many of the world's poor as they struggle to eke out a living in a seasonal economy almost completely dependent on foreign tourists. As the film illuminates, the tourism economy's volatile nature provides only seasonal and temporary work for local residents: time in Bodh Gaya is measured by the coming and going of strangers. For four winter months there are tourists, and therefore work. The rest of the year is marked by desperate unemployment. In addition, dozens of foreign-owned and foreign-operated monasteries function like all-inclusive resorts, monopolizing tourism services. The monasteries also inflate real-estate values: when farmlands become monasteries, farmers must find a new livelihood. Survival has become a challenge for Bodh Gaya's residents. In the search for sustainable employment, entrepreneurial locals have established hundreds of charity schools for destitute children. These village schools are entirely funded by tourist donations and have become a not-to-be-missed point on the Bodh Gaya tourist itinerary. The mud-hut schools and their slate-and-chalk students have become a 'Kodak moment' for the visiting Buddhist pilgrims, and a means of livelihood for local residents. Destination: Tourism will generate thought and discussion in any course dealing with international development and globalization, as well as a variety of courses in cultural anthropology, Asian and Indian studies, tourist studies, and religious studies. It was produced by Dafna Kory. The DVD version of the film is fully authored by the filmmaker and includes menus and chapter headings. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dafna Kory, fl. 2007
Author / Creator
Dafna Kory, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Tourism industry, Poverty, Charity, Buddhism, Pilgrimage, Hindi
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Berkeley Media
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നാല് പെണ്ണുങ്ങള്‍
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നാല് പെണ്ണുങ്ങള്‍

directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 1941-; performed by Padmapriya, fl. 2004-2012, Nandita Das, 1969- and Geetu Mohandas, 1981- (India: Adoor Gopalakhrishnan Productions), 1 hour 41 mins
Based on the short story by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film version focuses on the lives of four women, each of whom is faced with a marital issue. The first story, 'The Prostitute,' features a young prostitute who has decided to give up her life on the streets to be wi...
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നാല് പെണ്ണുങ്ങള്‍

directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 1941-; performed by Padmapriya, fl. 2004-2012, Nandita Das, 1969- and Geetu Mohandas, 1981- (India: Adoor Gopalakhrishnan Productions), 1 hour 41 mins
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Based on the short story by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film version focuses on the lives of four women, each of whom is faced with a marital issue. The first story, 'The Prostitute,' features a young prostitute who has decided to give up her life on the streets to be with the love of her life. However, the couple's happiness is disrupted when they are caught sleeping on the pavement by the police who... Based on the short story by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film version focuses on the lives of four women, each of whom is faced with a marital issue. The first story, 'The Prostitute,' features a young prostitute who has decided to give up her life on the streets to be with the love of her life. However, the couple's happiness is disrupted when they are caught sleeping on the pavement by the police who assume they have been engaging in illegal sexual activity. Unable to prove they are married, the couple is threatened with imprisonment. The second story, The 'Virgin,' focuses on a woman whose parents marry her off to a shopkeeper. However, unable to bring himself to be intimate with his new wife, the husband sends the young woman back to her mother and father. The third story, 'The Housewife,' features a married middle-aged woman who is unable to have children of her own. A visiting classmate offers an idea to help solve her problem, but his solution implies dire consequences. The final story involves a woman for whom her parents cannot find a husband. When her younger sister is offered a marriage proposal, the parents are faced with having to break tradition by marrying their youngest daughter off before their eldest. Awards/Festivals: Golden Lotus Award, Best Director, National Film Awards, India, 2009; Seattle International Film Festival 2008. Show more Show less
Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Padmapriya, fl. 2004-2012, Nandita Das, 1969-, Geetu Mohandas, 1981-
Contributor
Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 1941-
Author / Creator
Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 1941-, Padmapriya, fl. 2004-2012, Nandita Das, 1969-, Geetu Mohandas, 1981-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Adoor Gopalakhrishnan Productions
Topic / Theme
Indian, Relationships, Sexuality, Children, Gender roles, Prostitution, Arranged marriages, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Used by permission of Adoor Gopalakhrishnan Productions.
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