The dictionary definition of a quest is a “long or arduous search for something” which usually calls for the searcher to leave the comforts of their home to find something. Usually, this search doesn’t happen alone; there’s either a team of people (think The Secret Seven or Scooby Doo and…
In May 2021, I went to Ahmadabad for a 7-day long residency program. This was part of a sound-design fellowship called Transmitterance, by the organization Drishti which is based in Ahmedabad.
Including me, there were 5 of us who had gotten the fellowship. We were put up in a hotel…
Akhila and Devika have written a new article about their work with Aagaaz, looking at the varied possibilities of conducting process drama workshops for young children in the online medium. It is based on Sparks and Spooks, a workshop for 5–7 year olds, conducted by them in October 2020.
2020 में lockdown के वक़्त जब हमने बच्चों के साथ काम करने का सोचा तो हमारी सबसे बड़ी दिक्कत थी की हमारे पास उनके साथ काम करने के लिए कोई जगह नहीं थी। तब हमने बस पार्क में बच्चों से मेल — मिलाव शुरू किया ताकी बच्चों के साथ एक…
At first I had decided to call this piece of reflection “Preface” to spare myself the rigour of having to think of a name for this piece of reflection. As I was typing it out though, it occurred to me that it is indeed a preface, as I am only…
While having a casual conversation with Sanyukta, I shared with her my experience of being part of a group reading Paulo Freire’s book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. She caught on to this and remarked that Aagaaz’s Facilitator’s Collective could read this book. I asked her if I could be part…
That is the dictionary meaning of ‘clown’.
A ‘clowning workshop’ would therefore expect one to be a clown.
That is, an expectation to be physical (in the nature of doing somersaults and cartwheels), goof around and draw laughs. I was gearing up for a physically demanding but light hearted session…
ऊंची उड़ान अपने सवालों के संग
भरने चली अपने रंग
हमने lockdown में आगाज़ में Online Learning Sessions लेना शुरू किया जिसमे हमने अलग अलग चीज़ों पर बात करते हैं और कई सवाल पूछते हैं।
हम सीख रहे हैं की कैसे documention करते हैं, Zoom को कैसे use करते हैं…
Learnings of an Improv Comedian trying to host drama jams without being too dramatic
February 2020.
For the past two years my Sundays had a set pattern — Wake up late, go for Improv rehearsal in the afternoon and Improv Comedy show in the evening. …
The following is an excerpt from an article based on Aagaaz’s work that appeared in Learning Curve, a publication on education run by the Azim Premji University. The full article can be found here.
Why Duniya Sabki?
A citizen is anyone who inhabits a nation and enjoys its rights and…
