Fiddlers on the Thatch by Trisha Das and Madhur Das

An inspirational story of the children of Gandhi Ashram School, Kalimpong, and how learning western classical music has acted as a catalyst for change, opening up new horizons in their otherwise impoverished and humdrum lives.

National Film Awards, India (Awards)
Syracuse, USA
Thiruvananthapuram, India

Trisha Das has directed and written over 40 films and her work has been broadcast and screened at various fora, including the Discovery Channel, the Star Network, the Doordarshan channels and several international film festivals.

  • Script Writer: Trisha Das
  • Cinematographer: Aseem Mishra
  • Sound Recordist: Vaidyanathan
  • Editor: Harish Chander
  • Narrators: Munish Bhardwaj, Ambika Varma, Chetan Vohra, Trisha Das
  • Project Partner: Doordarshan

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