Chandita Mukherjee

Content Description

This accession consists of papers belonging to Chandita Mukherjee. She was an Indian documentary filmmaker and executive director of Comet Media Foundation. Immediately after graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune in 1975, she began her career making educational films on science and technology in the country. She is prominent for producing films for the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment or SITE during the 1970s and directing the TV series 'Bharat Ki Chhap' on the history of science and technology in India. The papers include film festival catalogues, posters, publicity material, TV scripts and manuscripts, video cassettes, notebooks, booklets, and a certificate. It also includes a printed scarf, booklets, and brochures brought to the Archives by Feroze Chandra.

Condition Description

The material is in fairly good condition.

Accession Date

2024-12-05

Dispostion

All material processed as a new collection, MS-055 (Chandita Mukherjee Papers). All received material is retained for the collection, except for duplicates.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

The collection was sent in two sets: Chandita Mukherjee's partner, Feroze Chandra dropped off the first set to Anjali JR on 5th August 2024. The second set was packed by Sindhu Nagaraj and sent by Ravi KB from Feroze Chandra's residence in Mumbai on 19 August 2024 by Ravi KB.

Retention Rule

The Chandita Mukherjee papers capture science education and communication efforts in India from the 1970s onwards. This could interest those studying the intersection of science, film, and public effort.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.

Use Restrictions

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