Rahitha Krishnadas | Beating Barriers
She was told the Chenda wasn't for girls. From challenging tradition to inspiring women across generations, her journey proves that talent knows no gender.
Rahitha Krishnadas | Beating Barriers
She was told the Chenda wasn't for girls. From challenging tradition to inspiring women across generations, her journey proves that talent knows no gender.
Anson Kurumbathuruth | Stepping Forward
He first knew Chavittu Nadakam as the sound of home. What began with songs drifting through the evenings became a lifelong calling. Anson Kurumbathuruth's story is one of carrying a living tradition into the future.
Nimi Ravindran | Sandbox of Possibilities
What happens when theatre moves beyond auditoriums and into everyday life? The Sandbox Collective has spent over two decades proving that art can be a powerful space for belonging, dialogue, and change.
Shilpa Mudbi | Songs That Remember
Filmmaker, theatre practitioner and cultural archivist Shilpa Mudbi has spent years listening to songs that rarely make it into history. Her journey reveals why preserving culture means protecting the communities that create it.
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Shilpa Sugunan | Designing Dreams
Art is not just what she does; it is who she is. Meet Shilpa, a designer by profession and an artist at heart, who dreams of making a name for herself one day.
Jasentha Joy | Pickles and Chuckles
Sit down with us for a chat with Jasentha chechi, a combination of unbeatable cooking skills, grit, and experience – and yes, a bundle of laughter.
Kadeeja Fidha | Leading with Curiosity
When the urge to question meets the eagerness to learn and act, exceptional changes are born. Meet Kadeeja, a concoction of empathy, curiosity, and determination.
Anjali Thudippu | Dialoguing with Dance
It takes resilience to push an artform’s boundaries and open it up for aspiring artists. Here, we meet Anjali Thudippu whose work embodies precisely this.
The Bauls & Millet Songs: Shilanjani Bhattacharyya's Journey
Shilanjani is a Germany and Netherlands-based academic, unfolding myths of indigenous societies and scribbling research notes in Bengali. Her research has involved travelling with Bengal’s Bauls and farming with Odisha’s Bodo Porojas. Here, we talk about folk music, culture, and her academics.
Ramya Sundararajan
Ramya Sundararajan is someone who turned around her entire career to be of service to society. An idealistic teacher with clear perspectives on social structures, Ramya is a pleasure to talk with. Read on to sneak a peek into her early life, work, and vision.
The Bauls
What if I told you that a spiritual society staunchly protests societal inequities through songs? A community leading a lifestyle deviant from mainstream society and sainthood alike. Read on to learn about the Bauls of Bengal through a conversation with Sumanta Das Baul and his family.
Nasmina Nasir
A resilient and focused woman whose efforts have spurred hundreds of children to dream, Nasmina talks to aikyam about her life, dreams, and iLab.
Art & Culture
Anjali Thudippu | Dialoguing with Dance
It takes resilience to push an artform’s boundaries and open it up for aspiring artists. Here, we meet Anjali Thudippu whose work embodies precisely this.
The Bauls & Millet Songs: Shilanjani Bhattacharyya's Journey
Shilanjani is a Germany and Netherlands-based academic, unfolding myths of indigenous societies and scribbling research notes in Bengali. Her research has involved travelling with Bengal’s Bauls and farming with Odisha’s Bodo Porojas. Here, we talk about folk music, culture, and her academics.
The Bauls
What if I told you that a spiritual society staunchly protests societal inequities through songs? A community leading a lifestyle deviant from mainstream society and sainthood alike. Read on to learn about the Bauls of Bengal through a conversation with Sumanta Das Baul and his family.
Education
Kadeeja Fidha | Leading with Curiosity
When the urge to question meets the eagerness to learn and act, exceptional changes are born. Meet Kadeeja, a concoction of empathy, curiosity, and determination.
Ramya Sundararajan
Ramya Sundararajan is someone who turned around her entire career to be of service to society. An idealistic teacher with clear perspectives on social structures, Ramya is a pleasure to talk with. Read on to sneak a peek into her early life, work, and vision.
Nasmina Nasir
A resilient and focused woman whose efforts have spurred hundreds of children to dream, Nasmina talks to aikyam about her life, dreams, and iLab.
Access To Justice
Design
Shilpa Sugunan | Designing Dreams
Art is not just what she does; it is who she is. Meet Shilpa, a designer by profession and an artist at heart, who dreams of making a name for herself one day.
Femina Fathima
Since her childhood, art has been a constant in Femina’s life. Read on to know how the young designer has been crafting a promising career from it