PANEL DISCUSSIONS
COSCO-NECT - Mental health within the arts
Online 2021
Was part of a panel discussion hosted by Citizens of stage, Bangalore surrounding mental health is the pandemic and the effect of it on artists. The panel included Brinda Jacob-Janvrin, Marcel Schwald, Nimi Ravindran, Paramita Saha and Diya Naidu.
A Different Invisible: LBT Voices and Perspectives on Marginalization and Harmful Interventions
Online 2020
Was part of a panel organized by The Humsafar Trust and it’s LGBTQIA+ community partners Umang, Yaariyan and Sanjivini. Was a panelist representing the artist community and mental health professionals. The panel included Maya Sharma, Amritananda Chakravorty, Raj Kanaujia and was moderated by Sonal Giani.
Polyamory: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Bangalore 2019
Moderated a panel discussion organized by Bangalore Polycules with panelists Kris, Rish, Basit and Suneel.
Technoactivism
Krakow 2017
Moderated by Frankie Decaisa Hutchinson, I was a panelists along with Umfang, Noncompliant, Jlin and founder of VTSS and FOQL at Unsound Festival in Poland
Conversation on Public Art
Bangalore 2016
Moderated a panel discussion including artists Poornima Sukumar, Ria Rajan and Akshaya Narasimhan at Church Street Social
WORKSHOPS
‘Being Body’
Nov 22
Facilitated a body workshop with Lena Heubusch around releasing traumas held in the body using movement based tools, Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Bengaluru, IN
‘Still Alive’
Dec ‘17
Facilitated a workshop with Felizitas Stilleke for art students from Sri Ravi Varma Art Institute in Mysore, India
Public Performance Workshop - Student Biennale
Nov ‘16
Facilitated a workshop with Josephine Simone for the Student Biennale, curated by Vivek Chockalingam at the KochiMuziris Biennale, India
Only Time Will Tell Workshop
Aug ‘15
Conducted workshop for corporate employees and artists at Walkin Studio in Bangalore, India
CURATORIAL
Courtyard Cafe
2019 - 2022
Culture manager and curator of a mutidiscliplinary arts and culinary experience venue in Bangalore, IN
powercut
2017 - 2019
A recurring multimedia arts event in Bangalore, India
Unravel
2014 - 2015
A monthly event showcasing folk, classical and comtemporary dance forms at alternate and unconventional venues. Hosted at The Humming Tree, Bangalore, India