Sparsh Ahuja is an Indian-Australian peace activist and documentary filmmaker.[1] He founded Project Dastaan along with Sam Dalrymple and Saadia Gardezi.[2]
Sparsh Ahuja | |
Birth Place: | India |
Education: | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in philosophy, politics and economics |
Alma Mater: | University of Oxford |
Occupation: | Peace activist and documentary filmmaker |
Known For: | Project Dastaan |
Ahuja was born in India and grew up in Australia.[3] He graduated from University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in philosophy, politics and economics as a Fitz Randolph Scholar.
Ahuja founded Project Dastaan which is a peace initiative aimed at reintegrating refugees displaced by the Partition of India of 1947 with their ancestral homes.[4]
Ahuja is the director of Child of Empire, a VR docu-drama based on the 1947 partition. It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.[5]
Ahuja directed a documentary titled Birdsong: the dying whistled language of the Hmong people in northern Laos in 2023.[6] [7] It was awarded a special mention at Palm Springs International ShortFest and was shortlisted by International Documentary Association for the 39th IDA Documentary Awards.[8] [9] The documentary was shortlisted for a Gierson Award, and later acquired by The Guardian.[10]
Ahuja is an explorer with National Geographic.