Praveen Morchhale

Behind Veils

When the US-raised girl from India, Ana, attempts to start a Library in her ancestral hometown in central India, her commendable intentions ignite a storm in the village's politics and bureaucracy. Her journey, in absurd and satirical ways, unveils how books can be seen as dangerous for a prevailing system in India. Ana then stands for the Village Council elections to deal with this impasse and she encounters further absurdity in the political and social systems.

Behind Veils

When the US-raised girl from India, Ana, attempts to start a Library in her ancestral hometown in central India, her commendable intentions ignite a storm in the village's politics and bureaucracy. Her journey, in absurd and satirical ways, unveils how books can be seen as dangerous for a prevailing system in India. Ana then stands for the Village Council elections to deal with this impasse and she encounters further absurdity in the political and social systems.

Widow of Silence

In a conflict ridden Kashmir, a Muslim half-widow finds herself, her 11 year old daughter and ill mother-in-law in a crisis when she attempts to get her missing husband's death certificate

Widow of Silence

In a conflict ridden Kashmir, a Muslim half-widow finds herself, her 11 year old daughter and ill mother-in-law in a crisis when she attempts to get her missing husband's death certificate

Walking With the Wind

Tsering, a 10-year-old boy, lives somewhere in the Himalayas. Every day, he travels seven kilometres to reach his school. The journey becomes herculean when, having inadvertently broken one of his classmates’ chairs, he decides to bring it back to his village.

Barefoot to Goa

A parable on the moribund human bonds in a fast-paced world, which is a warning that poignantly highlights the futility of life and death.