Central News East: 23.10.1989: Diwali

Summary

Bharat Patel reports from Leicester about the increasing commercialisation of the Hindu festival of Diwali.

Year:

1989

Duration:

0:02:12

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Library shots of children rehearsing a Diwali play and dancing. Views of shopper browsing gold jewellery in one of the shops on Melton Road in Leicester. Interview with Leicester jeweller Bipin Pala who said that customers were spending £100 on each gift for members of their family. Views of saris in a shop which are also a popular gift Interview with sari saleswoman Mukta Desai who said that customers buy thirty to forty saris at a time and she herself had over two hundred. Interview with sweet shop manager Manish Joshi who describes a customer spending over £100 in his shop. Close up shots of Diwali greeting cards which have become popular in the UK but are unknown in India.


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