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Sikkim Festival Hosts Writers, Filmmakers on Creative Protest
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 30 Oct 2026, 06:24 PM
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At the Sikkim Art and Literature Festival, writers and filmmakers gathered to explore how creative expressions can serve as protest.
The Sikkim Art and Literature Festival, held in the northeastern state of Sikkim, drew a diverse group of writers and filmmakers to its venue.
During the event, participants discussed how various artistic mediums—such as poetry, short stories, documentary filmmaking, and visual arts—can be employed as powerful tools of protest.
Speakers highlighted the capacity of narrative and imagery to raise awareness, challenge prevailing narratives, and inspire civic engagement.
The gathering underscored the enduring role of creative expression in shaping social and political discourse in contemporary India.
During the event, participants discussed how various artistic mediums—such as poetry, short stories, documentary filmmaking, and visual arts—can be employed as powerful tools of protest.
Speakers highlighted the capacity of narrative and imagery to raise awareness, challenge prevailing narratives, and inspire civic engagement.
The gathering underscored the enduring role of creative expression in shaping social and political discourse in contemporary India.