Solitude Farm (Organic farm), Auroville

I interned at Solitude Farm to learn and practice natural farming and sustainable living. For the year, I lived off the grid for a full year to experience and take part in the year-long crop rotation cycle. A variety of vegetables, fruits, grains, and seeds are being harvested from the farm. You eat what you grow here. This farm is inspired by the teachings of Masanobu Fukuoka, a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands.

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Srishti Lakhera

Srishti Lakhera is an ethnographic documentary filmmaker. Her decade-long career as a filmmaker and media trainer has seen many accolades. Her debut documentary feature, ‘Ek Tha Gaon’ Once Upon a Village, has won many awards, including the prestigious John Abraham Award and Best Film at the 69th National Film Awards. In 2019, she directed Ishq Dosti & All That, a short film produced for Public Service Broadcasting Trust. She has directed and produced films for international organisations, grassroots organisations, government bodies, and national and international television like Channel News Asia. In recent years, Srishti has found herself drawn towards accounts of digital anthropology, and she has started to use interactive storytelling tools.

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