Media
The work and activities of the Godrej India Culture Lab have drawn the attention of the media ever since our inception. Here is a selection of some of the coverage we’ve received. If you’re from the press and would like to visit our lab, attend some of our events, or would like specific images of certain events, please mail us on indiaculturelab@godrejinds.com
The Asian Age
Flashes of the Partition
In all of history’s complexities, more often than not, it’s the bigger story that is remembered. But what happens to the smaller narratives, the stories and the experiences that fuse together to form the larger event? With the 71st Independence Day just around the corner, Godrej India Culture L...28 July 2017
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Melodies of protest
An evening of protest music and poetry outlined how Maharashtra’s Dalit movement has found its backbone in music and poetry through the years. At a cultural evening comprising songs and talks at the Godrej Culture Lab on July 14, these exponents of their crafts spoke about and demonstrated the ...16 July 2017
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Micro-narratives of change: These Indian women are telling stories that need to be heard
As a part of the Godrej India Culture Lab's #WeTheNation conference held in Mumbai recently, three case studies — of women path-blazers — were presented.9 July 2017
Read MoreThe Hindu
Stories that report on the margins, and aim for change
At a recent event at the Godrej India Culture Lab, We the Nation: Micro Narratives of Change, Mr. Stalin spoke about the team’s video series, India Unheard. “We wanted people who were part of the communities and who could live the stories that they were telling,” he said.8 July 2017
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P Sainath continues to illuminate stories from the India the mainstream press forgot
Everybody loves a good speaker. But not everybody loves a speaker who snaps you out of the good times and transports you to an unsettling space. Veteran development journalist P Sainath proudly admits that he falls in the latter category. He was speaking at Godrej India Culture Lab's We The Nat...2 July 2017
Read MoreThe Hindu
Why must we understand the mangroves
One of the longest and best-preserved mangrove forests within the city are near the Godrej headquarters in Vikhroli. Last week, ahead of World Environment Day, the Godrej India Culture Lab hosted a talk by wildlife photographer Anish Andheria, about how mangroves are one of the city’s major gre...8 June 2017
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Polyglot, culture vulture Parmesh Shahani
Polyglot, culture vulture and head of the experimental think tank Godrej India Culture Lab, Parmesh Shahani, believes in the power of cross-pollination and collaboration to help us rethink and reimagine a different, perhaps better, future.8 June 2017
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Pride at work
In a passionate keynote speech, author Parmesh Shahani said policies must be accompanied by the pillar of culture, which is at the heart of his experimental project, Godrej India Culture Lab. “When you open up with honesty, you allow funny things to happen, and that’s when diversity begins,” he...6 June 2017
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