Shreya hosted students from various semesters, ranging from 1 to 7, who participated in the reading of A Place in the Shade. The reading was followed by a discussion on traditional Indian architecture that helped them cope with tropical summers. The conversation also drew on their formative childhood memories. From traditional thinnais to running in circles around large banyan trees, to summer nights spent in the cool terrace breeze, they began to notice a pattern. They realized that the common, invisible thread tying their experiences together was the shaded spaces they instinctively returned to.
She also participated in the C20 Initiative by sharing images and information of Koramangala House, one of Charles Correa’s projects in Bangalore.
For her third task, she curated a Nagari film screening, which was hosted in collaboration with “The Journey Shared,” her college’s movie club. Sundari prompted discussions on Mumbai’s depleting mangroves, the disappearance of fish species once common in local markets, and the impact on fishermen’s livelihoods, while also raising concerns about how large infrastructural projects often benefit those already privileged. Fish and the Friend presented a more optimistic outlook, focusing on initiatives that educate school students about sustainability and responsibility, while also prompting questions about how such efforts might translate to rapidly urbanising contexts. A Work in Progress led to conversations around accountability in recycling construction waste and the systems that shape the industry.
The screening photos in this carousel were clicked by Shreya.
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