Abhishek
Project Coordinator
Abhishek is the convener of Public Place and a video editor
Arvind Sakat
Voice Actor
Arvind is a social work professional with extensive experience in youth development, gender equity, research, and programme leadership, committed to advancing equality, inclusion, and social justice.
Ashish
Voice Actor
Ashish is an agricultural scientist and former Assistant Professor who, through PUKAR NGO’s Youth Fellowship, researched the lived experiences of loneliness among gay men and works to raise social awareness for positive change.
Divya Borade
Voice Actor
Divya is a website developer and programmer with a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology.
Kumo Rodricks
Website and Social Media
Kumo (they/them) is an interdisciplinary artist and facilitator whose practice unfolds through participatory research, counter-archiving, and challenging hierarchies in cultural systems. Their current work explores the redistribution of cultural resources, queer homemaking, and food archives.
Manali Borade
Voice Actor
Manali is a first-year Bachelor of Architecture student who volunteers regularly with The Public Place.
Nikhil Ghobale
Audio Editor
Nikhil is a filmmaker and video producer who merges visual storytelling with a deep, research-driven passion for Ancient History & Buddhist culture.
Pritesh
Voice Actor
Pritesh likes to think of himself as an Artist. He currently works in startups as a generalist, where he gets to do a little bit of everything — writing, marketing, and storytelling.
Priyanka Akkar
Voice Actor
Priyanka is a storyteller and urban researcher from Nashik, exploring cities through the lenses of caste and coloniality.
Rochana Vidya
Audio Production Director
Rochana Vidya is a theatre artist, freelance translator, and a voice-over artist with over eighteen years of experience across Marathi, Hindi, and Urdu theatre.
Shweta
Project Coordinator
Shweta is a social impact practitioner working at the intersection of mental health, the arts, and social justice, and an organiser with The Public Place.
Sneha Magar
Voice Actor
Sneha is a Social work professional and an Ambedkarite Feminist.
Sonali Irpache
Outreach
Sonali Irpache is a lawyer working on Indigenous and land rights, closely associated with the climate justice movement. She programs the world cinema series at The Public Place.
Soniya Pondcar
Voice Actor
Soniya Pondcar is a writer and multidisciplinary artist who works across publications, art commissions, and theatre.
Soumya
Project Director
Soumya Rachel is a writer, literary critic, and dramaturg based in Chicago and Delhi.
Vijay Doiphode
Voice Actor
Vijay is a sound engineer working across podcasts, films, and TVCs — and an aspiring voice actor.
Vishal Patel
Voice Actor
Vishal is a facilitator with the Youth Fellowship program at PUKAR, where he has researched several social and political issues. He has been involved with the arts and culture scene for over twelve years alongside working as a counsellor and sanitary inspector.