PechaKucha Nights Vol 12

Alisha Sadikot ||  Founder at The Inheritage Project || "Bombay is nothing if not interesting. I aim to get people to walk the city's streets and spaces, to really experience its layered histories."|| Alisha Sadikot works to instigate critical and creative public engagement with history, heritage and lived spaces in Mumbai. 

 

Shaikhspeare || Rapper and Founder at Bombay Lokal || "From being the voice of Nallasopara to rocking an entire city" || Aamir Shaikh aka “Shaikhspeare” is a renowned rap artist and a hip-hop activist. Recently, he also featured in the Zoya Akhtar directorial Bollywood movie “Gully Boy” as a battle rapper. 

 

Meenakshi Jain Gupta || Founder at Helper4U || From a pleading knock at her door to looking at domestic helpers from different lenses|| It all started for Meenakshi Jain when a migrant single mother of 2 came to her pleading in the desperate need of a domestic job. Which made her ask the question “We need people like you every day. Why then is finding a job so difficult for you?" Catch her and learn about her journey with Helper4U.  
 

Chetan Patil || Local Train Artiste || "I decided to give myself another shot at life when I was about to end it all, and that has made all the difference" || Chetan Patil proudly shares with people that he is local train singer. Being visually challenged is the most difficult task and yet he tried and succeeded. His journey from a failed suicide attempt to a successful leader’s life and everything in between.  

Hari Sankar || Founder at BeatMap & Director at Kommune || "How I found a home across a 100 strangers' living rooms in the city of Bombay" || In a city like Bombay, it is hard to open your home to complete strangers. Unless, of course, you're Hari Sankar, founder of Beatmap. Listen to the man who embodies the warmth of Bombay with his story.
 
Omkar Dhareshwar || Graffiti Artist and Founder at Wicked Broz || "Making dreams come true, one wall at a time" || A mechanical engineer turned entrepreneur, Omkar is the co-founder of Wicked Broz, India's first graffiti agency. Over the past 5 years, Omkar has managed the top names in the Indian graffiti scene. Today his list of collaborations include the likes of BBoy Flying Machine (3 Time Redbull BCone Champion), MC Altaf (Gully Boy Fame), Swadesi, Dharavi United.

Nakul Ghanekar || Dancer, Choreographer, Actor ||  "City of Dreams - A truth and a lie, my journey as an artiste" || Nakul has been a part of the industry for 20 years and has been dancing for 15 years. Follow his story from behind the curtains to the spotlight. Not only is he a dancer of national & international repute but also a popular face on Marathi television, cinema, and theatre. Catch his insights into the film industry!