Polo & Ponies - Shooting films about the Horse Cultures of North-East India

On today's episode Ute talks with Rupa Barua an Indian filmmaker who shot two documentaries about the special horse cultures of India's North-East. Rupa herself is not a horsewoman, however has found herself drawn to horses and has enjoyed herself tremendously shooting horses and their people. We discuss her debut documentary "Riders of the Mist" which tells the story of a famous bareback horse race in her hometown in Assam and another of her documentarys "Daughters of the Polo God" which is about girls playing polo in the Indian state of Assam which is considered the birthplace of modern polo. Both documentaries have won international prizes and have captured two horse cultures which are hardly known even in India. Rupa tells how she had the idea for her documentaries, how she got fascinated by horses and how she got involved with the Manipur polo girls. Enjoy this rare insight in two truly amazing horse cultures of India's elusive North-East!

Show Notes:

https://equestrianadventuresses.com/2021/03/08/horse-podcast-ep-106-polo-ponies-shooting-films-about-the-horse-cultures-of-north-east-india/