Day Participant Terms & Conditions

Anyone and everyone who is interested in the worlds of education and films, and all that is in between, can join the Chalshiksha Film festival as a participant. Presenters are participants, participants are presenters. Individuals, families, filmmakers and young people from all over India and other countries are welcome.

  1. Every individual has to register through the form on the website.
    • Even children aged 6 and above need pay through the website or other modes of payment]. Cash will not be accepted.
    • Children under the age of 5 can join the festival at no cost. But you must fill in a separate form to register all children attending the event (one form per child) Link to the children’s registration can be found on the same webpage.
  2. Registrations are non-transferable.
  3. All prices are inclusive of GST.
  4. School student with id card under 5 to 17 age group – Kindly note that the above residential fee for the age group of 5 to 17 years, is also applicable for all school and college students. The discounted fee will be applicable on producing respective school/college photo identity cards with age/DOB.
  5. Food will be provided (the cost is included in the full event participation fee. Both, vegetarian & non-vegetarian food will be served).
    • Entry for day participants will start at breakfast (8 am).
      • Breakfast:                        08.00 to 08.30 hrs.
      • Mid-morning Coffee:     10.30 to 11.00 hrs.
      • Lunch:                              13.00 to 13.30 hrs.
      • Evening Tea:                   16.00 to 16.30 hrs.
      • Dinner:                             20.00 to 20.30 hrs.
  6. All participants must carry valid government ID cards for age and registration verification.
  7. Cancellation & refund-
    • If you cancel before August 31st, 2022 – You will get a refund of 90%
    • If you cancel before September 11th, 2022 – You will get a refund of 50%
    • If you cancel before September 20th, 2022 – You will get a refund of 10%
    • All refunds will be processed post event (i.e. after September 25th, 2022)
  8. The Chalshiksha event will be covered by public & private media houses. By agreeing to the terms and conditions you are allowing the organisers to video and photograph your presence, views (as interview) and opinions which will be used by the same media houses and Chalshiksha organisers for documentation and future PR use.
  9. Chalshiksha aims to keep this event as low waste as possible. To this end, we request all participants to carry reusables as far as possible (some examples being, bringing your own shopping bags, cutlery, reusable straw etc). Please avoid bringing single use items, packaged snacks etc. If you do, please ensure that you take back all the waste with you to properly dispose of or recycle.
  10. Penalty & Fines: Participants and their accompanying family and friends or colleagues will be liable for any breakages, loss or damage caused to the premises of the venue. Breakages, loss or damage in shared rooms or common work areas are considered as the joint responsibility of the occupants of the same, and will be recovered as such, unless an individual accepts responsibility for such damage caused, even if it is accidental. The event organiser may impose a penalty or fine for other forms of misconduct such as contravening health & safety regulations.
  11. Smoking, Alcohol and Drugs of any kind are strictly not allowed anywhere on the premises.

The culture of Chalshiksha is created with respect for each being. 

Participants are expected to be mindful of the needs of those around them, to accept and respect one another as they agree, disagree, see each other’s points of view, as they exchange ideas and listen to one another…