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Subject 1: (Interview). Subtitle: Arca Dikshit. Timecode In: 00:03:26. Timecode out: 00:12:11. Notes: Taj Mahal history. Subject 2: (Interview). Subtitle: Parma. Timecode In: 00:20:02. Timecode out: 00:51:33. Notes: Taj Mahal history. Subject 3: (Environmental Recording). Subtitle: Outside Taj Mahal ambi. Timecode In: 01:03:13. Timecode out: 01:14:57. Subject 4: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Train horn. Timecode In: 01:34:24. Timecode out: 01:34:32. Subject 5: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Train arriving. Timecode In: 01:34:59. Timecode out: 01:36:32. Subject 6: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Train horn. Timecode In: 01:36:49. Timecode out: 01:36:53. Subject 7: (Sound Effects). Subtitle: Train passing. Timecode In: 01:53:12. Timecode out: 01:59:44. Equipment Notes: Split Track Stereo using DPA 4060 up to 1:03:12; Decoded MS Stereo after 1:03:12. Show: Taj Mahal, Susan Stamberg DAT #: 3 Engineer: William McQuay Date: December 2-12, 2004 D= Arca Dikshit P = Parma S = Susan Stamberg Ambi Echoish hallway, children, footsteps 1:38 2:06 2:16 quieter room Susan speaking 3:24 S- tell me then the story of Shah Jahan and the taj mahal, why is this hear 3:27 by the mogul emperor Shah Jahan between 1631-1653 22 years to the memory of his loved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. 3:52 S and tell us what kind of person was she? Muntaz? Who was she? Her real name was Ajuwan Bagu Begum (aye yiyi ) S- and it meant ornament of the palace 410- actually it meant beautiful crown. 4:14 S-oohh 415 so that all the mogul emperor adopted different titles. What was saj jihans title? 422 the real name was san han was Kurom sabudim, sajan means king of the world. s- king of the world. So he was a very powerful man? Yep and why did he build this tomb? 445- he build this tomb to his loving wife. Mumtaz Mahal. Mumtaz Mahal actually she was very beautiful. You can see the real portrait of queen and emperor inside the taj. And she was born in 1592. 512 S- what did she look like? Describe her. You see, the museum. His features. 5:23 S-you can't describe? But she had very big eyes? Beautiful? D-Yes very big eyes and she was a Shi'a Muslim and Shah Jahan was a Sunni. 536 S-so Sunni married Shi'a and her father was muja asafram s- he was a very important man in the court? D-Very important man in the kingdom of jihangeers' court. He was the brother of Mujahan. 558 S- okay good please say your name for me again now? 6:08 Arca Dikshit S- are you doctor? Yes S-Okay and your titles please D-You simple introduce me, Arca Dikshit, a officer in Taj. Officer in charge of Taj. S- you are the numero uno? D- in this monument. I, for the archeological of India. 632 you are in charge of all this? That's a nice job. Tel me something. You are here everyday you see the taj, do you ever get tired of it? Ahhh, 647 D- I am here since 1975, and I have seen the taj in different times. I have been given a special name, the muse of the Taj. Musaftaj. In the morning time, you see half part of the taj is pink and half is white. 712 S- it has many moods D- a lot of the books are published my private writers, but my department has been given a book that is only for the Taj Mujem. One book from my department has a lesson monuments of Agra S- in the morning what is the color of it. D- morning the colors come from the sea so half part is pink and half part is white and in the evening time (you hear Susan sighing impatiently in the background) half is pink and half is orange and half is white. So those are the different moods of the full sun and beautiful view you can realize in the rainy season (Susan clarifies rainy season) 818 at that time the whiteness of the taj is ten times more than present. s- I think you have to come every day to really see the taj. And you are lucky you can do that. 834 S- now, really the three hundred and fift... (Notes truncated)
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- 5 May 2010 - Ben Brotman
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- 4 May 2010 - Ben Brotman
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- 5 May 2010 - Ben Brotman