Yaskha of Bandarpoonch | Young Creators Summer Programme 2025

When a Programme Became a World

In June 2025, the Young Creators Programme at Earthlab evolved into something far beyond a summer workshop.

Yaksha was a 15-day creators’ lab where children worked across design, technology, sound, and material — building an immersive, interactive world from the ground up.

This was not a series of sessions.

It was a continuous process of building, testing, and connecting ideas — across labs, across mediums, and across time.

Immersive Design — led by Ansh Kumar

From screen printing and flipbooks to animation and projection mapping using tools like MadMapper, TouchDesigner, and Tagtool—turning sketches into large-scale visual environments.

Interactive Tech — mentored by Sai Krishna Mulpuru

Building circuits, coding arcade games, and creating sensor-based interactions with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and custom controllers—making systems respond to touch, movement, and environment.

Sonic Storytelling — led by Yash Nath Jha & Prashant Nawani

Composing soundscapes, recording voices, writing riddles, and shaping narrative through music, rhythm, and sound design.

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Set Production — led by Pratiksha Chauhan

Constructing immersive environments using recycled materials—cardboard, newspapers, plaster, and fabric—learning structure, texture, and spatial storytelling.

How the Work Unfolded

The programme was structured across multiple labs, each offering a different way of thinking and making.

Where It Came Together

What made Yaksha distinct was integration.

Visuals responded to movement.

Sound was triggered by touch.

Code shaped interaction.

Material defined space.

A drawing became projection.

A sound became signal.

A structure became story.

The work moved across mediums — and began to hold.

The Final Showcase

At the end of 15 days, the work came together as a public showcase.

An immersive environment, built by the participants.

Visitors moved through the space.

They interacted with projections.

Triggered sound.

Engaged with physical structures.

What emerged was not a set of projects —

but a cohesive world.

What Yaksha Showed

Yaksha was not about isolated skills.

It was about how children work with ideas —

when given the tools, time, and space to build.

Not a workshop.

Not a camp.

A creators’ lab.

A world, built from the ground up.

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