The Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies aims to engage with various policy issues using different approaches—thus pushing us to explore different forms of text and information. This includes going beyond traditional academic resources and learning from other media and sources of knowledge. With this in mind, we organise Atelier: Talking Policy Through Cinema, showcasing cinema from nationwide and abroad. These films—a mix of documentaries, short films, and feature films—explore themes ranging from policing and caste to food, politics, gender, water, and rural issues—pertinent to the centre’s research areas.
A discussion with panellists will follow each film. These conversations allow us to delve deeper into the policy themes, discuss alternate sources of knowledge, and interact with filmmakers and policymakers.
Read more about the previous editions of Atelier here: 2020, 2021, and 2022.
We are delighted to bring you the fourth edition of Atelier, scheduled on 25 and 26 March 2023 at the Auditorium, IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay.
Register here for Atelier 2023.
25 March 2023—Day 1
26 March 2023—Day 2
