Dussehra by Akshay Ojha

What do festivals mean to the kids and what are the ways they celebrate it?

Dussehra is an Indian festival which celebrates the victory of good over evil. The 10-day long festival concludes with the burning of effigy of Ravana, a mythological character.

The kids of a slum in JJ Camp, Badarpur, South East Delhi made a 22 feet Ravana this Dussehra. This film shows the hard work and joy of kids in making of the effigy and the celebration.

When: September 2017

Where: Badarpur, New Delhi