THE LOST DAUGHTERS

TitleTHE LOST DAUGHTERS
BrandSANLAAP
Product / ServiceNON-PROFIT GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION
CategoryF05. Cultural Insight
EntrantWUNDERMAN THOMPSON Mumbai , INDIA
Idea Creation WUNDERMAN THOMPSON Mumbai, INDIA

Credits

Name Company Position
Senthil Kumar Wunderman Thompson Creative Director
Tista Sen Wunderman Thompson Creative Director
Ashish Pathak Wunderman Thompson Creative Director, Art Director
Chandni Kapur Wunderman Thompson Creative Director, Copywriter
Nuzhath Enayath Wunderman Thompson Copywriter
Aindrila Chatterjee Wunderman Thompson Art Director
Vijay Jacob Parakkal Wunderman Thompson Managing Partner
Tania Sinha Wunderman Thompson Account Management
Somrweeta Mukherjee Wunderman Thompson Account Management
Sulagna Mukhopadhyay Wunderman Thompson Project Management

Please tell us about the cultural insight that inspired the work

Durga Puja is one of the largest festivals in the world. It celebrates the homecoming of the Goddess Durga. Indians all over the world welcome the Goddess like their own daughter. The festival is celebrated in pavilion-like structures called ‘pandals’ where the idol of the Goddess Durga is worshipped for 10 days. The idol of the proverbial daughter is showered with love as millions of devotees gather in these pandals (pavilions) to catch a glimpse of the idol. The Lost Daughters campaign created a one-of-a-kind pandal (pavilion). A pandal without the idol of the Goddess. The empty pandal (pavilion) symbolized the hypocrisy in the India society that welcomed the Goddess like a daughter yet abandoned their own daughter. The ‘Lost Daughters’ were reunited with their families in this empty pandal (pavilion). The Lost Daughters activation reminded people of the social injustice that happens to their own daughters.