One clue to the stylistic approach of Surabhi Sharma’s new documentary Bidesia in Bambai is embedded within the film itself. During a Bhojpuri music performance in a corner of Mumbai, the sound ...

Sitting cross-legged in his village home, folk singer Gopal Maurya often opens with a story, bringing to life the loss and longing of millions of forgotten Indian indentured workers who laboured on ...

“Bidesia in Bambai”, a recent documentary by Surabhi Sharma, begins and ends with songs that use the motif of the mobile phone. If the former announces a wife’s desire for instant communication with ...

GB Pant Social Science Institute initiated Bidesia-project, an international exhibition and research project on the dynamics of migration, social development and cultural identity in the Bhojpuri ...

If you are a millennial urban reader, a memory or mention of Bhojpuri music might feel unrefined at the start. Sadly, the loud, brash, electronically manipulated sounds that make up for the commercial ...