THE LOTUS AND THE SWAN
[71 mins/ Hindi, English w. Eng. subs/ 2023/ Docu]
Director: Nirmal Chander
Producer: Delhi Blue Pottery Trust
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23rd October 2026 | 5:00 pm
Museo Camera, Gurugram
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About the Film: Hands destined to mould a thing of beauty". Thus wrote James Cousins, eminent writer, of a young Sikh potter he met in Japan in 1922. The film celebrates the life and legacy of Sardar Gurcharan Singh, the father of studio pottery in India. Daddyji, as he came to be fondly called, introduced the underpaid and undervalued craft of pottery to the imagination of the Indian masses with plates, jugs and teapots, ensuring that colour and beauty are accessible to everybody.
Press Reviews
Festivals: BRICS film festival 2024, Russia; IDSFFK, Kerala, 2023; DIFF, Dharamshala, 2023
About the Film: Hands destined to mould a thing of beauty". Thus wrote James Cousins, eminent writer, of a young Sikh potter he met in Japan in 1922. The film celebrates the life and legacy of Sardar Gurcharan Singh, the father of studio pottery in India. Daddyji, as he came to be fondly called, introduced the underpaid and undervalued craft of pottery to the imagination of the Indian masses with plates, jugs and teapots, ensuring that colour and beauty are accessible to everybody.
Press Reviews
Festivals: BRICS film festival 2024, Russia; IDSFFK, Kerala, 2023; DIFF, Dharamshala, 2023
About the Filmmaker: Nirmal Chander has worked in the field of non-fiction for last three decades as an editor, director and producer. He has directed more than 10 documentaries and has over thirty editing credits. His films have travelled to many international festivals, winning multiple awards. Some of his films have been telecast on BBC and Indian channels. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards from the President of India for excellence in cinema. His documentary, MOTI BAGH was an Oscar entry from India in 2019.
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