Daughters of the Polo God
2018 Indian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daughters of the Polo God is a 2018 Indian Meitei-English bilingual documentary film directed by Roopa Baruah and edited by Hemanti Sarkar.[1][2] It is based on the story of girls and horses empowering each other. It is about saving the endangered Meitei horse (Manipuri pony) and empowering women in the sport of polo (Meitei: Sagol Kangjei) simultaneously.[2][3]
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Directed by | Roopa Barua |
Based on | Women's empowerment and Saving endangered Meitei horse (Manipuri pony), together for the development of Polo (Meitei: Sagol Kangjei) |
Produced by | Roopa Barua |
Edited by | Hemanti Sarkar |
Music by | Sunayana Sarkar |
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Running time | 33 minutes |
Country | India |
Languages | Meitei (Manipuri) and English |
The film is about Meitei women moving forward in the male-dominated sportive society of polo sports. It also shows the development of their special relationship with their Meitei horses (Manipuri ponies). They are always trying at their best levels to be able to participate in the annual polo tournament.[4]
The film starts with Sagol Kangjei (Old Manipuri: Sakol Kangchei), the ancient form of form of polo as a wartime peace exercise in Antique Kangleipak (Ancient Manipur). It was a war game. That means the sport was placed during peacetime so warriors could practice their war skills. It ended up with the present day advancements of the Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association. It creates a cultural, ecological, historical and social relationship between the sport, the horses, and the ethnic groups of humans who live in that part of the world.[5]