For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will engage third to eighth-grade students of the Bharatiya Bidya Niketan Gurukul, in Kalimela, Malkangiri district, Odisha. This 15-month project titled Children's Art Museum: Celebrating Tribal Art through Young Creators offers a unique way for children to connect with and appreciate indigenous cultures of Koya, Paroja and Gadabas tribal communities. This project aims to establish a community art museum within the school campus. The outcome of the project will be a museum, and a publication. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report are copies of the publication, photographs and the video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for workshop, performance, exhibition, documentation and contract fees.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions which will be a 30-minute docufiction film titled Rediscovering Sita Bibaha. The film will discover the captivating history of Sita Bibaha, the first Odia film from the state of Odisha, and explore its forgotten legacy—its missing print, its profound influence on Odia cinema, and its role in shaping the cultural heritage of the region. It will reimagine the cultural backdrop of early 20th-century Odisha and brings it into a dialogue with the present day. The film will encompass - quest, exploration, discovery, documentation, and fictional interpretation. The Project Coordinator's deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the film. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, equipment hire, and materials.
For research towards developing curricula, teaching aids and reference materials for Mayurbhanj Chhau. Teachers, dancers, musicians and designers will come together for practical sessions to help systematise the expressive components of this dance form.
