Apr 24 2025 to Apr 24 2025 6:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

74 minutes | India | 2024 | Hindi, Kurukh with English Subtitles

An Adivasi woman begins interacting with AI while working in a data centre in remote Jharkhand.

After a divorce, Nehma returns to her ancestral village with her children. To support her family, she takes an unusual job as a ‘data labeler’. She trains algorithms to recognise & distinguish objects, approaching the task with the care of a parent teaching their child. As she works, Nehma uncovers human biases in AI systems, questioning if AI can truly ever adapt to an indigenous perspective.

Aranya Sahay’s layered Humans in the Loop, brings AI and Adivasi reality together while taking the viewer through a woman’s attempts to mend her strained relationship with her adolescent daughter.

The film screening will be followed by a conversation between the Director, Aranya Sahay, and Shrikant Karwa.

Credits:
Writer & Director | Aranya Sahay
Producers | Mathivanan Rajendran, Sarabhi Ravichandran & Shilpa Kumar
Cast | Sonal Madhushankar, Ridhima Singh, Geeta Guha, Anurag Lugun, Monika, Aranya Sahay
Director of Photography | Monica Tiwari, Harshit Saini
Editing | Swaroop Reghu, Aranya Sahay
Sound Design | Kalhan Raina
Music | Saransh ‘KHWAGBAH’ Sharma
Colorist | Uday Oswal, Toshik Saraf
Production Design | Shubham Solanki

Speakers

Aranya Sahay
Filmmaker
Aranya is an Indian filmmaker based out of Mumbai. He studied Direction at FTII, Pune. He went on to assist Imtiaz Ali and Patrick Graham as an Associate Director & Director’s Assistant.

He has directed five short films, of which Songs for Babasaheb and Chait have screened at Mumbai International Film Festival, Signs Film Festival and Jaffna Film Festival. In 2021, his film Saaya was selected as a Film Bazaar Recommends project. He was a participant and grant winner in the Museum of Imagined Futures Impact Fellowship Programme in 2023.

Shrikant Karwa
Entrepreneur
Shrikant Karwa has a background in AI ethics and digital public infrastructure, foundational identity systems, and governmental and philanthropic initiatives. He holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and operations research from Penn State and is currently pursuing his second masters in AI Ethics and Society from the University of Cambridge, UK.

Shrikant has been instrumental as a founding member to the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) at IIIT Bangalore University. This platform, supported by philanthropic giants like the Gates Foundation, Omidyar Network, NORAD and Tata Trust, aims to establish digital public infrastructure in developing countries. His strategic leadership has extended to fostering relationships with adopter countries and donors, notably leading initiatives in Morocco and Latin America.

Previously, Shrikant contributed significantly to the World Bank’s Identity for Development (ID4D) Group and played a pivotal role in the Unique Identification Authority of India (Aadhaar), where he was involved in policy formulation, field operations, and ecosystem development.

His dedication extends beyond formal roles, evident in his voluntary contributions to iSPIRT, focusing on advancing public technology development through innovative data collaboration frameworks.