To Let The World In, Volume 1 is the first part of a two-volume film project that looks at a significant period in the history of contemporary Indian art from the early 1980s to 2012.

'To Let The World In, Volume 1' is the first part of a two-volume film project that looks at a significant period in the history of contemporary Indian art from the early 1980s to the present day. The film features two generations of celebrated Indian artists who share recollections, reminiscences and concerns about their practice. This is the first film of its kind to be made in India, in a collaboration between an art historian and a film-maker who works with visual artists. The film is an invaluable document of a large chunk of Indian visual history.—Anonymous

To Let The World In, Volume 1 is the first part of a two-volume film project that looks at a significant period in the history of contemporary Indian art from the early 1980s to the time of making, in 2012, featuring the work of two generations of visual artists. The film chronicles the spirit and legacy of a movement that marked the return to narrativity and figuration in Indian art. The exhibition titled "Place for People", which was held in Delhi and Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1981, brought together a group of artists and a critic who sought to explore locality, class and politics in their practice. The film traces the artists' concerns reflected in their work, tracing it down to the present day. Among the inheritors of the legacy of this movement were younger artists who continued this dialogue and also became the interlocutors for the work started by the earlier generation. The artists featured in this volume are Arpita Singh, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Vivan Sundaram, Nilima Sheikh, Nalini Malani, Sudhir Patwardhan, Ranbir Kaleka, Pushpamala N., Anita Dube and Atul Dodiya along with art critic and curator Geeta Kapur. Their conversations see frequent visitations by the endearing spirit of Bhupen Khakhar, their friend and co-artist.—Avijit Mukul Kishore