Melting wok [electronic resource] / A Pushpa Enterprises film ; produced by Mohan Lal Dhandhania ; a Black Coffee production ; directed by Mainak Bhaumik.

Publication:

Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 2007.

Series:

Ethnographic video online.

Format/Description:

Video
1 streaming video (29 min.) : sd., col.

Subjects:

Chinese -- India -- Calcutta.
Cooking, Chinese -- India.
Chinese -- India.
Chinese -- India -- Cultural assimilation.
Chinese -- India -- History.

Form/Genre:

Ethnographic films.
Documentary films.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Mainak Bhaumik's film provides insight into India's often-overlooked Chinese population, examining the thriving Chinatown in Kolkata, Bengal. There, skilled Chinese immigrants have historically established themselves in business - especially tanneries and shoemaking - and created a unique Indo-Chinese cuisine."--Ethnographic video online.

Credits:

Cinematography, Tarak Ghosh ; editor, Pritwish Das ;

Notes:

Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed on Feb. 9, 2012).
Previously released on DVD.
Recorded in Calcutta, West Bengal.
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.

Contributor:

Pushpa Enterprises. , Producer
Bhaumik, Mainak. , Director
Dhandhania, Mohan Lal. , Producer
Black Coffee Productions. , Producer
Documentary Educational Resources (Firm) , Distributor

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

Connect to streaming video
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/565149