For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions, which will artistically investigate into the notions of home, displacement and identity of a people and a place as seen in the collective memory of the inhabitants of a camp set for surrendered members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) in Assam Through engagements with memories, narratives, and everyday objects of community members, and resources from archives, the project intends to create a space for conversation that will facilitate a deeper understanding of narratives and positions within and outside the community. The outcome of this project will be a site-specific installation. The Project Coordinator's deliverables to IFA with the final report will be audio-visual documentation of the entire process and of the installation. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, materials, equipment hire, and printing and publicity.
For research to study the theatre practices of two Kolkata-based blind theatre groups – Blind Opera and Anyadesh. The project aims to understand how theatrical training, techniques and practices work as tools for blind pedagogy, healing and care. It will particularly enquire into the nature of the customised theatre practices adopted by the two groups that make them effective for blind individuals. The outcome of this project will be a monograph. The Grantee’s deliverable to IFA with the final reports will be the monograph and extensive audiovisual documentation generated during the course of fieldwork. Grant funds will pay for professional fees, equipment rental, travel, food and living costs, honorarium, books and stationery and an accountant’s fee.
