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 under Explorations which will embark on a research journey to locations in order to write a narrative feature film script, on the intersecting lives of a few fictional characters, set in the world of sand mining, around the riverbanks in Bengal’s Rarh region. The outcome of the project will be a research travel and an experimental feature film script, sound recordings, photographs and a photo essay. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the audio-visual documentation of the artistic process, a draft of the film script, and photographs. Project funds will pay for travel and living, museum, library and Archive fees, subscription of software services, consumables, film stock and stationery.
