Hello, I am Lichi.
My passport says I'm Rishiraj.
Parents, relatives & neighbours call me Guddu/Goldie.
RISHIRAJ AGARWAL
M.Des, Film and Video Communication
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
I'm based out of Jaipur (Rajasthan), working in the domain of moving image/film and video production.
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I do Direction, Cinematography, Sound Recording, Photography, Editing and occasional Writing & Teaching.​
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I'm passionate towards documenting & reflecting socio-cultural realities, art & craft traditions and transformations by highlighting stories of perseverance, hope and sheer human willpower & strength.
I have over 10 years of experience in filmmaking, designing & photography, where I have worked on a variety of genres such as short fiction, advertisement, promotional documentary, fashion, experimental film, graphic design and mix media.
Why Lichi?
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The name Lichi has a personal nostalgia attached to it.
The story goes like during my childhood, when I was around 3-4 years old, I had a friend Mukund. He had a particular lisp, and used to call me 'Lichi'.
I used to hate it back then, but then later on we at home used to remember that and it became a thing to laugh about.
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Hence the association to the word Lichi, evokes to me a feeling of playfulness and child-like enunciation, which is the idea behind starting up this practice.
It is to preserve and cherish the child within all of us, and to see and understand this world without any prejudice & bias.