Rock Garden Chandigarh: Finding Stories in a World Built from Waste

A filmmaker’s visual journey through Rock Garden, Chandigarh — exploring Nek Chand’s extraordinary world of discarded materials, sculpture, texture and everyday life.


A filmmaker’s visual journey through Rock Garden, Chandigarh — exploring Nek Chand’s extraordinary world of discarded materials, sculpture, texture and everyday life.

A documentary shoot brings home much more than footage. Raman Rishi Dwivedi reflects on the conversations, memories and unexpected moments that remain outside the frame — and how they eventually find their way into the edit.

After more than 30 years behind the camera, I find myself returning to the simplicity of observing real places, people and moments. A personal reflection on documentary filmmaking, letting images breathe, and discovering stories rather than forcing them.

Filmmaker Raman Rishi Dwivedi reflects on beginning his journey with Vanishing Folk Arts of Punjab, made for CCRT, and how returning to documentary storytelling has brought his creative journey full circle.