Over 2,200 school and college students have so far visited the second edition of Azim Premji University's annual climate festival --Mountains of Life -- a celebration of mountains, brought to life through an ensemble of art installations, photographs captured by young interns, music, movies, artefacts, interactive workshops and more.
The festival,being held at the Bhopal campus of the University,will be open to the public until December 9, and entry is free.
The festival brings together students, artists, non-governmental organizations, teachers, young professionals and community members and provides a platform for local communities to share their experiences of living and working in the mountains. In all, over 4,000 students and members of the public are expected to visit the exhibition by Monday evening when curtains are drawn on the annual event.
As part of the festival, the University selected a cohort of student interns who travelled across the country, documenting a wide range of stories, from tales of co-existence between humans and nature in Savandurga and Chamundi Hill to the journey of the Nyishi community of Arunachal Pradesh trying to strike a balance between tradition and modernity.
The six-dayfestivaloffers an immersive and enriching experience. Itprovides diverse perspectives from urban dwellers and indigenous communities and explores the idea of mountains with school and college students from different parts of the country.
