Documentary film, Footsteps of Afanasii Nikitin (2007)

Documentary film, Footsteps of Afanasii Nikitin (2007). The film is record of an expedition, organized by the Adventurers’ and Explorers’ Society, New Delhi, that was conceived of and led by Professor Hari Sankar Vasudevan, retracing the epic 15th-century journey of the first major Russian traveller to India, Afanasii Nikitin. This landmark expedition across Eurasia and India, conducted between November 2006 and March 2007, linked Nikitin’s journey with a contemporary history of India’s relationship with Russia and Eurasia. The travel and the film were supported by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.