We have been working with Mr Vinodkant Vadera, Madhavi, and Rupin Vadera to record their family's lived histories across different continents since the late 1800s. It has led to tracing the unrecorded histories of their tea estates, which are now an ancestral legacy to remember, revive, and retell stories about -

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We invite you to participate in this crowdsourced research initiative which aims to identify pastoral communities of Bengaluru, document their relationships with the city, trace their grazing routes, map their history, find their connections with other communities in farming and livestock breeding, and develop narratives about the evolving relationship between the land, animals, ...

We have been collaborating with Dr Sarah Melsens as her secondment for the postdoctoral research project that looks into "How workers on India’s building sites mediated 20th-century modernity", to identify the necessary frameworks and ethics for community engagement from one focus group to another, design exhibitions and pop-up installations, program workshops, and conceptualise social media interactions. Iterative and multilingual approaches to the engagements brought many unknown stories to life and highlighted critical issues for the study!  

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In collaboration with the Shreyas Foundation and the Museums team, we have been researching and interpreting archives from across places that weave the life and work experiences of Leena Sarabhai. A pioneer of alternative education, founder of Shreyas School, and an art and culture patron, Leenaben lived a life outside the limelight. This project puts the focus back on her accomplishments and inspirations. 

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To preserve the endangered archive in possession of the Pattani family in Bhavnagar with historical collections and narratives from the late 19th to the late 20th century, spanning over 3 generations, and make them accessible for public engagement and academic discourse; Pattani Archives encourages a culture for archiving historical narratives in the region ...

Queer India Archives places histories of LGBTHQIA+ Indians within India’s history. We believe it is time to make ourselves visible and celebrate our Pride with family and friends across and that we need to change the current LGBGHQIA+ Indian narratives in the mainstream globally with, in our own words, our everyday lived experiences.

This project focused on archiving, interpreting, and disseminating the narratives of practice at BIOME Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, over the last thirty years of their work in ecological architecture. The outcome is a 3-part publication and a digital archive (prototype) bringing diverse stories and resources together.

In collaboration with The Kishkinda Trust (TKT), we proposed to create a community-led archive in Hampi-Anegundi. The resource center would be a collection of studies and projects carried out in the region by TKT and other participating individuals and organisations. The intention was to create a space for participation and ownership of the local community members in preserving and promoting their local histories and cultural narratives.

Assistant to the Director of Collections and curator, Dr Irena Murray, for the summer exhibition and publication at the Royal Institute of British Architects (UK) in 2013. This exercise dealt with research and writing texts for selected projects designed by the architect. The exhibition was designed by David Adjaye.