For research that will bring forth alternative narratives from the Darjeeling Himalayas through stories of people, their lived experiences, and cultural spaces. Looking beyond the dominant imagery and narratives that continue to reinforce colonial tropes, this project aims to explore the realities of people through extensive archival research, contemporary photography and oral narratives. The outcome of this project will be a photobook and two exhibitions of photographs by young contemporary photographers from the region in Kalimpong and Darjeeling. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA with the final reports will be the photobook and audiovisual documentation generated during the fieldwork. Grant funds will pay for professional fees, travel, food and living costs, equipment rental, honorarium, printing and stationery, books and references, space rental and an accountant’s fee.
