"Foote, a geologist by training has just been celebrated in a documentary film made about him by Ramesh Yanthra entitled, The Father of Indian Pre-history" -  Read More

"Paintings and sculptures are meant for documenting our cultures. But around four years ago, I shifted to the audio-visual format — documentary films, because these days people turn to YouTube for everything!” says Ramesh Yanthra. His first film was about the Gudiyam caves, an important pre-historic place where Palaeolithic-age humans lived about two lakh years ago, about 70 km from Chennai "- Read More

In memory of the pioneer, filmmaker Ramesh Yanthra from Chennai has made a 25-minute documentary on Robert Foote’s life and his path-breaking work- Read More

"Paintings and sculptures are meant for documenting our cultures. But around four years ago, I shifted to the audio-visual format — documentary films, because these days people turn to YouTube for everything!” says Ramesh Yanthra. His first film was about the Gudiyam caves, an important pre-historic place where Palaeolithic-age humans lived about two lakh years ago, about 70 km from Chennai- Read More

Artist Ramesh Yanthra, who has made a short documentary on Foote, said that on May 30, 1863, Foote and his colleague William King came across a semi-hard, sharp-edged stone. "He felt that it was chiseled by hand and sent it to London for further inspection.Later, Foote realised that it was a prehistoric stone," Yanthra said- Read more

'இந்திய முன்வரலாற்றின் தந்தை' (The Father of Indian Prehistory) என்று அறியப்படும் ராபர்ட் ஃபூட் பற்றிய ஆவணப்படத்தை இயக்கியுள்ளார் ஆவணப்பட இயக்குநர் ரமேஷ் யந்திரா. பொதுவாக வெள்ளைக்காரர்கள் என்றாலே இந்தியாவைச் சுரண்ட வந்தவர்கள் என்கிற எண்ணத்தை மாற்றுகிறது இவரின் ஃபூட் பற்றிய ஆவணப்படம்- மேலும் படிக்க

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