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Support material for film: City of Joy
The culture of the people of Calcutta you see in the film is based on the religion of Hinduism. Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. Unlike most other religions, Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings. In this posting I have supplied a range of sites that help explain what you are watching in the film in terms of lifestyle, values, beliefs and rituals. The City of Joy is not a fiction film. Calcutta lives today as you see in the film, with people struggling, suffering, loving and identifying with their culture in a joyous way.
The following sites gives inforhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifmation to aid your understanding of many of the scenes of the film, City of Joy. Pity Max did not have the opportunity to gain such an understanding before he dived into life in the slums of Calcutta with little understanding of the culture.
* Calcutta (Kolkata) rickshaw pullers.
Even today it is estimated that there are more than 18,000 rickshaws plying the streets of Kolkata, nearly 6,000 registered with the city government.
* A mission around railway stations in Calcutta
The Caste System in India.
* Child birth
* Hindu weddings
* Hindu marriage
* Hindu dowry
* Sati and child marriage
* Treatment of TB in Calcutta today
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