Filmmaker,
Editor.
An Image & Sound Practitioner,
exploring stories which are at the intersection of
Art, Technology and Humanities.
Latest Films
36 Stories
An Anthology of Stories about a State and its People
(Hindi, Chhattisgarhi, Sargujiya, Tibetan and English)
Marking 25 years of Chhattisgarh,
“Chhattisgarh Ki Chattis Kahaniyan” presents 36 stories which reflect on the making of a State through intimate, ground-level portraits of its people and places.
Bardos དགའ་བ་
An Anthology of Stories
around the Buddhist Wheel Of Life
(Tibetan, Nepali) 36 minutes
Three Boyhood Stories which show life as it drifts between the six realms of existence - Heaven, Hell, Humans, Animals, Hungry Ghosts and Jealous Gods - and through the liminal space between them - the Bardos.
A Sound Democracy
Music, Movement and a Mob
(Hindi, English) 68 minutes
“A Sound Democracy" explores the fusion of sound, identity, and the collective conscience, challenging us to reflect on the profound impact of the DJ soundsystem era on the delicate fabric of our democratic ideals.
Sounds of Cities
Everyday sounds of Kochi, Mumbai and Shillong
(English, 2019 ) 3 part series
What if we listened to the sounds of cities as the primary way of exploring them, instead of seeing them first with our eyes?
A recreation of 3 cities in India through their soundscapes.
Arnab and the Water Hyacinths
A History of Families, Nationhood,
and the Indian Television News Media
( W I P , 2 0 2 5 )
Arnab and the Water Hyacinths explores the sacred living room space of urban nuclear families in India, where the rise of polarising TV news anchors has fractured families, and has questioned the media’s grip on truth.
Gawa དགའ་བ་
An Anthology of Stories Celebrating Joy
(Tibetan, Nepali) 50 minutes
Four stories exploring personal themes and intimate experiences, written and performed by pre monastic students - based on the essence of ‘Gawa’ or ‘Mudita’ - one of the four immeasurables prescribed by Tibetan Buddhism.
The Riders of Dantewada
The Horse Riders of Bastar
(Hindi, English) 25 minutes
In conflict ridden Bastar, children from affected families come together at a school in Dantewada, find an unlikely connect with horses and exceed expectations at being some of the best horse riders the region has ever seen .
Searching for Narmada
A tabla mastro in a new flow, with a new instrument
(English) 28 minutes
A tabla maestro picks up the Surbahar and reminisces on what it is to be a learner and a student as it takes him back to his roots, and the origins of a river near his place of root.
Here, Runs a River
A Journey to the Beginnings of a River
(English) 27 minutes
A journey with an anthropologist to the source of the Sabarmati river, which reflects upon the state of a river. What makes a river? Where does it truly begin, and what does it mean to the various different lives it touches on its journey?
My practice follows enquiries
on lived reality,
through the lens of
sound, visuals and time.
This is an active library of my work in Research & Filmmaking
