My Journey of Lavani LIVE! from theory to practice
Sejal Yadav
30 December 2016
I had recently completed my M.Phil thesis the “Politics of performance: A case study of changing forms of Lavani in contemporary Maharashtra” from the Centre for Political Studies department at Jawaharlal Nehru University and was looking for ways in which I could engage with it in different ways. I wanted my work from the thesis to germinate and blossom into another powerful medium of expression and knowledge. That’s when I came by Godrej India Culture Lab and that’s where my journey with Lavani LIVE! began.
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Team Culture Lab
21 December 2016
As you wrap up for the holidays, have a look at our favourite blog posts from 2016.
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Team Culture Lab
21 December 2016
Here's a list of the six videos we liked most from 2016. Don't forget to share them with friends and family!
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Team Culture Lab
21 December 2016
The press was really kind to us in 2016. Here are a few curated pieces pieces that we thought you might like!
Continue Reading6 incredible visitors at the Lab in 2016
Team Culture Lab
21 December 2016
Here's a list of the six videos we liked most from 2016. Don't forget to share them with friends and family!
Continue ReadingThe Formless and The Functionless: Queering the Art of Conversation
Brian A Horton
12 November 2016
How do you curate a conversation? Specifically, how can one curate an adda? If an adda is simply an unstructured, casual conversation between friends[1], then it might seem strange to propose it as an event for a cultural lab housed within a corporate institution. The art of leisurely conversation with no real direction might fall silent in a space governed by monetized time, regimented schedules, and corporate austerity. As one of the shadier posts on our event page announcing the event read, “This seems really mainstream”.
Continue Reading“I am a big fan of discomfort, it questions our privilege”: When Mona came over
Sejal Yadav
23 October 2016
The day I completed my two power-packed months at the lab, was also the day we were rewarded with a memorable visit by Mona Eltahawy. An evening with the radical Egyptian-American feminist, journalist, political activist and the author of Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East needs Sexual Revolution, triggered both my scholarly excitement and curiosity.Breaking rigid formats and resisting regressive ideological positions is close to Mona’s form of political activism, and hence this adda session through its fluid engagement with feminism resonated meaningfully with us, and our friends whom we invited to chat with Mona.
Continue ReadingConnecTED in Viva Vikhroli!
Anish Gawande
20 October 2016
Interning at the Culture Lab, each day is an adventure. Today, however, was particularly interesting because we collaborated not just with an individual or two – but with over two dozen together! The Lab hosted twenty five incredible TED Fellows, including Lab Head and 2009 TED Fellow Parmesh Shahani, at our very own Viva Vikhroli. As they were busy plotting how to make the world a better place, I had the chance to catch my daily dose of inspiration.
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