Echoes of the Herd (2026)

Dipankar Jain | Feature Film |Pahadi, Gaddi, Hindi | 78 mins

In the remote Himalayas, a 13-year-old girl from a shepherd community dreams of studying beyond the eighth grade, but with no school in her village, education becomes a fight for survival.

Synopsis
In a remote Himalayan village, 13-year-old Saiba dreams of continuing her education, though schooling ends after eighth grade. Far away, her father Tara, an ageing Gaddi shepherd, leads his herd through dangerous mountain migrations. Bound by the same land yet separated by distance, their journeys reflect a quiet struggle between tradition, survival, and the courage to dream.