The Light for the Rest of the Walk (2024) by Nareshkumar Hegde Dodmari [Video]

“What will you build?”

According to the 2019 survey by the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the National Drug Dependence Treatment Center (NDDTC), it is estimated that in India, around 7.21 crore people are affected by drugs. According to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), drug-related cases increased to 12818 in 2013 from 10796 in 2012. Tthe drug consumers in the country are estimated to be about 8,50,000 injectable drug users, with 18 lakh adults, and 4,60,000 children. As per a 2004 research report, 87.5 lakh used cannabis, 20 lakhs used opiates and 6 lakh consumed sedatives or hypnotics. Nareshkumar Hegde Dodmari attempts to address the issue through a family drama taking place in a coastal village in the country.

Sandeep’s life is complicated. As he returns from the college he is studying in Bangalore, he finds his parents rebuilding the house they live in, while making preparations for the wedding of his sister, who is …