For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research to examine how colonial-era architecture of Jorhat survives, transforms or fades in contemporary urban life by tracing its “afterlife” through community memory, adaptive reuse and heritage practices. Through archival research, fieldwork, documentation of oral narratives the project will foster long-term community stewardship of Jorhat’s colonial heritage. The outcome of this project will be Heritage Walks and Memory Trails, Travelling Displays, Community Memory Archive, Storytelling Sessions and a Photo Essay. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables to IFA, along with the reports will be a web-based Community Memory Archive, recorded oral histories, images and communication materials from curated heritage walks, documentation of the storytelling sessions, a photo essay, and copies of the travelling display panel. This is a collaboration with the Vintage Hub in Jorhat, Assam. The Project funds will pay for productions, contract fees, hire of equipment, travel and living, website domain charges, publicity, documentation, consumables, and archive and library fees.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will seek to spatialise the narratives of the Women of Vaastukala Archive through a focused body of layered drawings and analytical diagrams. Tentatively titled Listening to Draw: Annotating the Women of Vastukala Archive, this project through listening of the oral history recording of a selected group of practitioners across generations, will develop a series of timeline diagrams and comparative typological plates. The outcomes of this project will be eight to ten analytical and narrative drawing plates as digital files, four to five large format physical prints for display, a printed research booklets and a digital publication. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables to IFA, along with the reports will be copies of the drawing plates, digital or physical copies of the prints, copies of the research booklet and soft-copies of the digital publication. This is a collaboration with the Women of Vaastukala Archive, an online oral history archive. The Project funds will pay for contract fees, printing, travel and living, subscription to software, archive and library fee, documentation and purchase of books.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research and creation of a documentary film on the unique equestrian tradition of the Mishing tribe of Jorhat, Assam exploring its generational continuity, communal significance and ecological contexts. In addition to the film, in order to share and disseminate the research findings, a brochure/ booklet will be designed. In Jorhat, horse racing is a tradition sustained since 1864 under the aegis of the Gymkhana Club. It stands as a unique example of a colonial inheritance being converted into a living indigenous equestrian tradition where wild feral horses are brought in, reared and trained for the race by the members of Mishing community. The film delves into this lesser-known aspect of a cultural tradition that is intrinsic to the history of Jorhat. The primary outcome of this project will be a 30-minute documentary, along with a booklet or brochure that narrativises the research. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables to IFA, along with the final reports will be the film and copies of the booklet/brochure. This is a collaboration with the Vintage Hub in Jorhat, Assam. The Project funds will pay for contract fees, production, travel and living and consumables
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate autoethnographic excavation, research through the archive of Conflictorium and the creation of a travelling museum. Tentatively titled Travelling with Confictorium, this project will unearth how “conflict” is understood as a movement, as a circulation across three sites: the city of Ahmedabad that inscribes into its people through spatial and sensorial habits; the museum that rearranges these inscriptions; and the participants who interpret, resist or transform through encounters with both. The outcome of this project will be three overlapping and interrelated phases leading to the creation of six workshops, co-created artifacts and responses that will make its way into the creation of a travelling museum. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be the proceedings from the workshops, the prototype of the travelling museum along with any outreach materials created for the dissemination of the travelling museum. This is a collaboration with the Conflictorium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Project funds will pay for production, contract fees, marketing and publicity, travel and living and stationery.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research and creation of an exhibition that foregrounds the lesser explored aspects of Kutch and Saurashtra, linking it with the politics and history of the larger state of Gujarat. By expanding the understanding of Rann of Kutch beyond its geographical uniqueness as a salt desert and salt marsh, this project inquiries about the inhabited and lively spaces of the desert, histories of the Vagher fishing and Fakirani jat pastoral communities and other histories, practices, material heritage in conversation with the collection and archives at Conflictorium. The primary outcome of this project will be an exhibition, a small series of public programmes – public workshops, sessions and talks – along with a booklet or zine that reflects on the processes and explorations of the project. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be the images from the exhibition, proceedings from the public programmes and copies of the booklet or the zines. This is a collaboration with the Conflictorium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, production, publication and hire of equipment.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research and creation of two volumes of graphic novel on the lesser-explored history of revolutionaries like Rashbehari Bose, Kanailal Dutta, Upendranath Bandyopadhyay and Motilal Roy along with other revolutionary figures in Chandannagar. It will also explore the tangible and intangible heritage and culture of the city that emerges out of the collection at the Chandernagore College Museum. The outcomes of the project will be a sample print of the two-volume graphic novel, digital copies of the graphic novels, a handout for the museum, and workshops around illustration and storytelling. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables along with the final reports will be the printed copies of the graphic novels, digital copies of the graphic novels, a copy of the handout, and audio-visual documentation of the workshops and other public programming. This is a collaboration with the Chandernagore College Museum, West Bengal. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, publication, workshop, hire of equipment, and Archives and library fee.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate archival research and ethnographic fieldwork towards production of creative interventions encapsulating the history of Chandannagar and the Chandernagore College Museum. The project will delve in to the history of the city, the impact of French rule, revolutionary histories and the various tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and how the Chandernagore College and the Museum stands as witness to all these transformations. The outcomes of the project will be the documentary film, onsite audio-guide in the museum, the 360-degree virtual tour for the website of the museum, the audio-visual podcast and video vlog for social media platforms and/or website. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables along with the final reports will be the copy of the documentary film in Bangla with French and English subtitles, files of the audio-guide, the files of the 360-degree virtual tour, the audio-visual recordings and the final cut of the podcast episodes, the vlog and any additional recordings. This is a collaboration with the Chandernagore College Museum, West Bengal. Project funds will pay for production, contract fees, hire of equipment, hire of venue, purchase of equipment and travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research and creation of a series of audio-visual documentation and accompanying handbook on ten selected objects from the collection of household artefacts at the Rani Abbakka Tulu Nadu Museum. The outcome of the project will be the documentation series about the history, usage, making process and material history of the ten selected objects, a handbook about the selected objects and workshops around culinary practices along with public programming. The Project Coordinator’s final deliverables along with the final reports will be the documentation series, copies of the handbook, and documentation of the culinary workshops and other public programmings. This is a collaboration with the Rani Abbaka Tulu Nadu Museum, Bantwal, Karnataka. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, printing, hire of equipment, hire of facility and materials.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA which will facilitate research and creation of a mini exhibition and allied interactive web experience focusing on five to six objects from the collection of Rani Abbakka Tulu Nadu Museum. The primary outcome of the project will be a physical exhibition and interactive web experience. Along with it the Project Coordinators will also create a printed booklet with activity sheets to accompany the exhibition, audio-visual outputs based on the web-experience and have guided tours and public programmes for local educators. The Project Coordinators’ deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be images from the exhibition, the web-based interface, the audio-visual outputs from the web experience, physical and/or digital copy of the booklet and audio-visual documentation of the public programmes. This is a collaboration with the Rani Abbaka Tulu Nadu Museum, Bantwal, Karnataka. Project funds will pay for contract fees, production, printing, travel and living and hire of equipment.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will facilitate research on the interconnectedness and interdisciplinary links in the materials (writings, photographs, oral history recordings) of select collections in the Archives at National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, Karnataka, to provide an accessible window into the history and practice of science and its potential to help us imagine inclusively meaningful futures. The outcomes of the project will be audiovisual presentations that will weave material from across the collection under selected themes; a digital pictorial book; screenings of archival footage; and curated film screenings exploring the themes of human and nature. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be the digital copy of the pictorial book, archival footage and images, and documentation of the audio visual presentations, film screenings and public programming. This is a collaboration with the Archives at National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, Karnataka. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, production, archives and museums fees and subscription to software.
