In the Light of Time

Jahnavi Pradeep: Jahnavi Pradeep is an interdisciplinary creative based out of India. She is an alum of Mount Holyoke College (2023), where she double majored in English and Film Media Theater. After her undergraduate studies in the States, she returned to India as a fellow for Auroville Film Institute and University of Ladakh’s Open Space Documentary Arts Program (2025). Her artistic practice runs parallel to her personal search for roots and identity, finding direction through her experiments across writing, film, photography, archiving, and new media formats such as installations. Jahnavi’s projects have taken her to Karnataka, Ladakh, Pondicherry, and Tamil Nadu so far, reiterating her creative journey as an ongoing process of remembering and building connections across time and space. For example, In 'In the Light of Time' (2025), her encounters with Ladakh’s prehistoric rock art led her to pursue a second film project titled 'Excavating the Present' (2025) that looks at these archeological artifacts in connection with South India and her own familial ancestry. Looking forward, she hopes to continue to push the boundaries of the multimodal quality and educational potential of art and storytelling.

Amogh Chauhan: Amogh is a multidisciplinary creative from Solan, Himachal Pradesh. After pursuing a Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University (2023), his continuous personal engagements with art and media led him to filmmaking. In 2024 he attended a documentary workshop that was organized by Auroville Film Institute (AVFI) with filmmaker R.V Ramani. Here, he had space to think about the forms of expressions that came from documenting the personal. Suddenly, a door opened. He began thinking about the intersectionality of visual cultures, literature, technology, architecture and philosophy. These reflections translated into projects such as photo essays, animations, design work, and films. For example, in 2024 itself, his practice was further informed by experience when he traveled to Ladakh with AVFI. Here, the landscape and culture introduced certain sensibilities to his work. ‘In the Light of Time’ (2025) was a project born out of the intrigue on being the prehistoric rock art in Ladakh. In further explorations about rock art and ancestry, he is working on another project titled ‘Excavating the Present (2025).