CREW
ANANT RAINA – PROJECT COORDINATOR
Anant is a freelance filmmaker based in Delhi, working mainly in the non-fiction space for over 10 years. He has worked in various roles on programs for clients such as Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Columbia Sportswear, PVR Nest, Cartoon Network and PSBT. Apart from filmmaking he likes travel and photography.
He is also a novice capoerista and a certified open water diver.
anant.raina@gmail.com
Anant is a freelance filmmaker based in Delhi, working mainly in the non-fiction space for over 10 years. He has worked in various roles on programs for clients such as Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Columbia Sportswear, PVR Nest, Cartoon Network and PSBT. Apart from filmmaking he likes travel and photography.
He is also a novice capoerista and a certified open water diver.
anant.raina@gmail.com
DURGESH KANWAL
The ever-smiling Durgesh has been to seven Ethnos, three in 2014–India, Flanders and Germany, and four in 2016–India, Estonia, Flanders and Germany. He's won over many friends with his lovely smile and warm ways. He is a hard-working tabla player; he graduated top of his class at New Delhi's Kathak Kendra, earning the privilege of performing solo at the prestigious Kamani Auditorium. Now professional, he has ventured into teaching and performance, and also plays darbouka. His recent foray is making instrument and microphone stands, the first of which was a tabla stand branded mBeat. He has also recently made tongue drums in varying tonalities.
durgesh.kanwal@gmail.com
The ever-smiling Durgesh has been to seven Ethnos, three in 2014–India, Flanders and Germany, and four in 2016–India, Estonia, Flanders and Germany. He's won over many friends with his lovely smile and warm ways. He is a hard-working tabla player; he graduated top of his class at New Delhi's Kathak Kendra, earning the privilege of performing solo at the prestigious Kamani Auditorium. Now professional, he has ventured into teaching and performance, and also plays darbouka. His recent foray is making instrument and microphone stands, the first of which was a tabla stand branded mBeat. He has also recently made tongue drums in varying tonalities.
durgesh.kanwal@gmail.com
YASHDEEP KHARE
Yashdeep joined the Ethno team as a volunteer for the 2016 edition. A whiz at finance and merchandising, he is also an avid djembe player and soloist with the Sunshine Ensemble.
Hailing from Madhya Pradesh, his folks are now settled in the central Indian town of Bhopal.
yashdeepkhare@gmail.com
Yashdeep joined the Ethno team as a volunteer for the 2016 edition. A whiz at finance and merchandising, he is also an avid djembe player and soloist with the Sunshine Ensemble.
Hailing from Madhya Pradesh, his folks are now settled in the central Indian town of Bhopal.
yashdeepkhare@gmail.com
AKILA JAYARAMAN
Pics and a bio of Akila are coming soon! We look forward to having this strategy whiz on the team!!
Pics and a bio of Akila are coming soon! We look forward to having this strategy whiz on the team!!
STAFF
SHIVANI DASS (PHOTOGRAPHY)
Always a keen observer of life around her, Shivani has trained under accomplished photographers and also earned a degree from the prestigious Light and Life Academy (LLA) Ooty in 2009. Since then she has participated in two international foundry photography workshops and held her first solo exhibition in April 2010, Sanjeevani in a Spectrum. Her 2nd solo exhibition was held in 2013, entitled Violet Dreams. Her Book project I Often Think of Those I left Behind (2014) was on Chin refugees living in New Delhi. Her forte is food/travel/portraits & short documentaries. She is also a gifted djembé player.
shivani.dass@gmail.com
Always a keen observer of life around her, Shivani has trained under accomplished photographers and also earned a degree from the prestigious Light and Life Academy (LLA) Ooty in 2009. Since then she has participated in two international foundry photography workshops and held her first solo exhibition in April 2010, Sanjeevani in a Spectrum. Her 2nd solo exhibition was held in 2013, entitled Violet Dreams. Her Book project I Often Think of Those I left Behind (2014) was on Chin refugees living in New Delhi. Her forte is food/travel/portraits & short documentaries. She is also a gifted djembé player.
shivani.dass@gmail.com
AVISHEK DATTA (PHOTOGRAPHY)
Avishek Datta comes from the small town of Karimpur in the Nadia district of West Bengal. He graduated with a Masters degree in Physics and Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Calcutta. He works for the Govt. of India and joined office in January, 2011. Since his childhood days, he has admired photography, but took it up as a serious hobby from 2012.
He says, "I am a nature lover and thus, I love to all the things which is offered by our mother nature. Landscapes, macros and travel are my favourite genres of photography".
dmitri120786@gmail.com
Avishek Datta comes from the small town of Karimpur in the Nadia district of West Bengal. He graduated with a Masters degree in Physics and Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Calcutta. He works for the Govt. of India and joined office in January, 2011. Since his childhood days, he has admired photography, but took it up as a serious hobby from 2012.
He says, "I am a nature lover and thus, I love to all the things which is offered by our mother nature. Landscapes, macros and travel are my favourite genres of photography".
dmitri120786@gmail.com
ARTISTIC LEADERS
Pieter Lenaerts – Contrabass (Belgium)
Nenad Kovačić – Percussion (Croatia)
Gregor Schulenburg – Winds (Germany)
Anna Gustavsson – Melody (Sweden), and
Vasundhara Vidalur – Voice (India)
with guest AL
Glenn Louvet – Sitar and voice (France/India)
Nenad Kovačić – Percussion (Croatia)
Gregor Schulenburg – Winds (Germany)
Anna Gustavsson – Melody (Sweden), and
Vasundhara Vidalur – Voice (India)
with guest AL
Glenn Louvet – Sitar and voice (France/India)
