Films & Publications

At ABHIRA, we undertake films, publications, and creative research projects that explore culture, heritage, literature, and society. Through documentaries, visual storytelling, scholarly publications, and digital archives, these initiatives aim to preserve cultural memory, promote public engagement with knowledge, and make research accessible to wider audiences. Here, each project combines academic rigour with creative expression to inform, inspire, and engage.

Short Films

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Back to the Past

A visual reconstruction of museum artefacts and the worlds in which they once existed with A.I.

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Varanasi

A cinematic exploration of faith, ritual, memory, and everyday life along the sacred riverfronts of Varanasi.

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Lok Bhavan

A contemplative study of architecture, atmosphere, and historical presence through the spaces of Lok Bhavan.

Publications

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Celebrating Tagore

A collection of research, reflections, and lesser-known stories from the life, works, and creative world of Rabindranath Tagore.

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Indian Knowledge Systems Publication Series

Books, Research & Public Scholarship
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sacred-of-ecology

A series of books and research projects that explore India’s knowledge traditions through texts, ideas, and contemporary interpretations, including studies on the Vedas, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, Chanakya, and ecology.

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