Rishika organised a Nagari film screening after the Monday Assembly at her college. The Monday assembly is one of the few moments when the entire school comes together: students, faculty, and non-teaching staff. It is usually an open space for conversations about what’s happening around them, where different viewpoints come in naturally. She felt that this was the right setting for a collective film screening and followed it with a discussion.
Through the Dappled Light became a key point, especially for fifth-year students who had recently visited Chandigarh. While the city is often seen as clean and well-planned, students noted how its streets feel controlled and lacking everyday life, missing informal activity and a sense of lived presence. The conversation expanded with Avnati, Navadi (Boat Rider), and Taal Betal, raising questions about who shapes the city and how certain livelihoods, especially those tied to water, are overlooked in formal planning. Students also reflected on representation, observing that films made by non-professionals felt more immediate and grounded, bringing forward voices often missing in dominant narratives.
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