Will storytelling survive? Deeptha Vivekanand

Deeptha has been telling stories for a decade, to audiences in schools, colleges, and corporate organisations. She is also a Storyteller-in-Residence in a private school. She lives in Chandigarh, but her roots stretch all the way to Chennai, in the south, where she was born and raised. Deeptha loves to tell stories about stories, strong women, and satire. She is a member of the Federation of Asian Storytellers (FEAST) and is currently the editor of the FEAST folktale anthology to be released later this year.

Reaching in vs reaching out: Rashi Vidyasagar

Rashi lives in Bangalore, India, with her spouse, dog, depression, and anxiety. She has a Master’s degree in Criminology and has worked extensively with survivors of sexual violence providing them with emotional first aid. She has helped several state governments of India set up, run and monitor programmes on Violence Against Women. She conducts trainings on feminist counseling, sexual counseling and working with the criminal justice systems. Rashi loves her tiny patch of garden, reading and writing. On a good mental health day, you might find her in her garden with her dog, a cup of coffee and a book.

Masks on; blindfolds off: Arundhati Ghosh

Arundhati joined IFA as its first fundraiser in 2001 (she LOVES fundraising, she says), and became its executive director in 2013. She has received several awards and fellowships from national and international organisations, sits on various boards and advisory panels, is a member of the core team that put together a capacity building programme for theatre practitioners across the country, and was a curator of the International Theatre Festival of Kerala 2020.She also has a degree in classical dance, writes poetry in Bangla, tends a balcony garden, and is experimenting with baking and can bribe you with fudge.