What question did this study set out to answer?

To investigate feelings of isolation and community displacement in rapidly changing urban environments.

February 21, 2026Creative Arts in Education and Therapy0 citationsOpen Access

Na-Dhi: An Arts-based Inquiry and Response to Urban Alienation

NBNidhi Kiran Bhandari NGNanditha Gogate

Key Points

To investigate feelings of isolation and community displacement in rapidly changing urban environments.
Developed an outdoor peer-art practice called the na-dhi method.
Reflected on personal and collective experiences of home and belonging.
Engaged in discussions about alienation and public space access.
Highlighted the emotional impact of urban development on community connections.
Proposed the na-dhi method as a tool for fostering community engagement.
Revealed insights into the changing definitions of home in an urban context.

Abstract

Growing up in the South Asian city of Bengaluru and experiencing its rapid development left us feeling isolated, uprooted from community, and ourselves. We develop an outdoor peer-art practice: the na-dhi method to reflect on changing ideas of home. In the course of the study, we use the practice to reflect on larger conversations on alienation and the question of access to public spaces in an urban Indian context.

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Bhandari et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69994b88873532290d01faed https://doi.org/10.15212/caet/2025/11/20

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February 21, 2026Creative Arts in Education and Therapy0 citationsOpen Access

Na-Dhi: An Arts-based Inquiry and Response to Urban Alienation

NBNidhi Kiran Bhandari NGNanditha Gogate

Key Points

To investigate feelings of isolation and community displacement in rapidly changing urban environments.
Developed an outdoor peer-art practice called the na-dhi method.
Reflected on personal and collective experiences of home and belonging.
Engaged in discussions about alienation and public space access.
Highlighted the emotional impact of urban development on community connections.
Proposed the na-dhi method as a tool for fostering community engagement.
Revealed insights into the changing definitions of home in an urban context.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69994b88873532290d01faed https://doi.org/10.15212/caet/2025/11/20

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