Rahul Thomas| Theatre Saved Me
What happens when you walk away from a secure career to follow your calling? Rahul Thomas' journey reveals how theatre became far more than an art form: it became a path to being fully human.
What happens when you walk away from a secure career to follow your calling? Rahul Thomas' journey reveals how theatre became far more than an art form: it became a path to being fully human.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What if your greatest strength isn't what you study, but the people you connect with? Meet Mohamed Jasim C M, whose journey from engineering student to community space builder shows how the right people can change a life.
The path from a fiction lover to a teacher was filled with unimaginable twists and turns. Yet through years of community service, leadership in church initiatives and her work as a stitching faculty member at aikyam, Mary has quietly reinvented herself.
Here, we sit down to chat with Aparna for whom loving an artform to the point of constant, perpetual self-exploration is a way of life.
Britto Vincent never planned to become a Chavittunadakam artist. But an unexpected opportunity set him on a path that would make him a performer, writer and guardian of one of Keralaβs most treasured art forms.
When life put her dreams on hold, Shabana never imagined she would one day be known across her community for the difference she makes. Her journey is a story of second chances, self-belief, and finding purpose through service to others.
Greeshma never planned to become a social worker. What began as a practical career choice gradually became a journey of self-discovery, empathy, and purpose; one that transformed a shy student into a professional dedicated to creating social impact.
What if the stories hidden in old streets could shape the future of a city? For Adheena Ashfaque, a childhood surrounded by the living heritage of Mattancherry has grown into a mission to make Kochiβs history accessible, inclusive, and meaningful for everyone.
aikyam fellows inspire actions on important & urgent needs of the planet and underserved communities.