Komal Chitnis is Archive and Programmes Head at Sarmaya. ...She holds a Master’s in Archaeology and Museum Studies. Komal has previously completed projects at Pune’s INTACH chapter, New Walk Museum in Leicester, and Oriental Museum at Durham University, and she worked at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum. She enjoys meme-ing, birding, and is keen on strategising and developing fresh, relatable ways to help people connect with art, history and culture.
As a Collections Manager, Amritha Nair is responsible for managing all aspects of the collection. ...Amritha has a Master's degree in Ancient Indian Culture and History from St. Xavier's College. Previously, she worked as a high school teacher and a documentation officer for the Himalayan heritage organisation HIMSHACO. More recently, she handled projects for Anupam Heritage Lab. Amritha is keenly interested in traditional Indian performing arts, indigenous cultures, mythology, and religious iconography.
As Library and Outreach Associate, Pooja Ashokkumar manages the Sarmaya library and supports outreach .... She has a keen interest in researching shadow puppets, photography and rare books that are part of the Sarmaya collection. She has previously worked as a Professor of History at Patkar-Varde College and HVPS College of Law in Mumbai. Her interests lie in exploring and learning more about indigenous folk forms, ancient art, architecture and philosophy, mythology and oral histories.
Kyra Ranjan is Content and Design Assistant at Sarmaya. Trained as a filmmaker from Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, ...Kyra has directed two short films and is proficient in creating video content. She also has a keen interest in translating static artwork into moving pieces through animation. At Sarmaya, Kyra is part of the media team and helps in ideating and creating content for its social media channels. She also works on creating long form content for Sarmaya’s YouTube channel.
Shardul works as a Research and Editorial Associate at Sarmaya. Trained in history at St. Xavier’s Mumbai (B.A.) and SOAS, University of London (M.A.), ...his responsibilities at Sarmaya span the areas of digital and content, collections, and events. His research interests lie in the history of science in (post)colonial India. Previously, he worked as an Editorial Associate for the public history project - Indian History Collective.
Sarah Barboze is a Collection and Outreach Assistant at Sarmaya. She graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, ...and holds a diploma in Museology and Conservation from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. With expertise in documentation and preventive conservation, Sarah's research focuses on understanding the role of museums in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage.
A Research and Outreach Assistant at Sarmaya, Pallavi is interested in exploring different facets of culture through an interdisciplinary approach. ... Having previously managed educational projects and outreach for Ritsumeikan APU, and at CSMVS, she assists in collection research, documentation, exhibitions, website content and managing outreach events at Sarmaya. Pallavi holds a Masters degree in Asia Pacific Studies from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan and a diploma in Museology and Conservation from CSMVS. Her interests include writing, learning languages, socio-cultural research, and photography.