The Interdependent Artists of India

'Pratyayin' is a community that I'm quite excited about. I thought up this little community in 2010 after attending a conference on global interdependence in Berlin that talked about social, political, economic and cultural interdependence between the nations of the world. I began to think about how wonderful it would be to have an interdependent community of dancers. But it soon became clear to me that the community couldn't and shouldn't exclude other disciplines within art. The whole idea of this community, in my mind, was about inclusion. The intention was to build a strong collaborative community of artists who are excited by the idea of creating new and different works of art through the exchange of ideas and through collaborations, and who are keen on breaking boundaries, demolishing dichotomies and standing up to those who resist change and progress in the arts. With some enthusiasm and encouragement from fellow artists and friends, my interdependent community is becoming a reality. 

The community started out very small but it is growing. So far on board are - 

Abantee Dutta, Dancer/Researcher, Gati, New Delhi
Abhik B, Founder, 'Dear Imagination', Bombay

Abhishek Singh, Musician, Ranchi

Ananth Menon, Musician (Galeej Gurus/Parachute XVI), Bangalore

Anirudh Voleti, Artist Manager/Booking Agent/Tour Manager, New Delhi

Anupam Roy, Music Production (Grey Studios), New Delhi

Anusha Lall, Dancer/Founder, Gati Forum Trust, New Delhi

Aranyani Bhargav, Dancer (Bharatanatyam/Contemporary), New Delhi/Bangalore

Archana Kathpalia, Dhindora (PR Agency), Bangalore

Ashwini Bhat, Potter/Sculptor, Pondicherry

Avinash Subramaniam, Writer, Madras

Bina Shah, Architect, Bombay

Bertha Bermudez, Dancer (Contemporary), Amsterdam

Binoy Joseph, Creative Director, Radio City, Bangalore

Dhritiman Deb Pillai, Designer (Ek Saat Studio), New Delhi

Diya Sen, Dancer (Odissi), New Delhi

Ganesh Krishnaswamy, Musician (Parachute XVI/ Bevar Sea), Bangalore

Gurudarshan Somayaji, Drummer, Live Music Consultant, Bangalore

Hari Adivarekar, Photographer, Bangalore

Himani Khurana, Dancer/Choreographer, New Delhi
Jayaprakash Satyamurthy, Writer/ Musician (Bevar Sea), Bangalore

Jayashree Singh, Musician (Skinny Alley/PINKNOISE), Calcutta

Karthik Basker, Musician (The Bicycle Days), Bangalore

Mandakini Menon, Filmmaker/Illustrator, New Delhi/Bombay

Manish Pole, Director, Total Yoga, Pune

Manola Gayatri Kumaraswamy, Dancer (Contemporary/Odissi), Bangalore

Matthew Harris, Musician (Galeej Gurus), Bangalore

Mehneer Sudan, Dancer (Contemporary), Bombay/New Delhi

Mili Nair, Singer, Madras

Namrta Dhar, Theatre Actor/Playwright/Director, Bangalore

Nidhi Mariam Jacob, Artist/Painter/Graphic designer, Bangalore

Parikshit Rao, Photographer, Bombay

Pratik Prabhakar, Artist (Contemporary Mithila Art), Madhubani

Radha Pandey, Designer and Book Binder, New Delhi

Ranjana Dave, Dancer (Odissi), Bombay

Samira Gupta, Desginer Ek Saat Studio), New Delhi

Sandeep Rajan, Writer/Film maker, Madras
Sandeep Srivastav, Indus Live Arts/Musician (Green Ragas), New Delhi
Soraya Franco, Artistic Dancer/ Dance Therapist, New Delhi

Srikanth Panaman, Musician (Bevar Sea), Bangalore

Sujith Shanker, Theatre Actor, National School of Drama, New Delhi

Sunil Baindur, Graphic Designer/Painter, Bangalore

Tarit Pal, Musician, New Delhi

Thermal and a Quarter (Band), Bangalore

Viven Batavia, Performing Arts Photographer, Bangalore

Yashaswini Raghunathan, Film maker, Bangalore

Yasmin Sethi, Product Designer, New Delhi

I just wanted to splash out this bit of information onto my blog in case anyone wants to be involved in 'Pratyayin' either as a participant in collaborations, or by supporting our projects through funding. I can say more and more safely each day, that it'll be an exciting venture! :)

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