Manish

The biggest joy of recent times was to dive into the world of these 11 children and be a small part of making the container that expressed their dreams. It’s been over a month since I finished the performance with them. Initially after I left, I’d get daily calls from many of them. Then weekly calls from some of them. Once one of them called me and told me stories of how kids get kidnapped in India. She expressed fear and concern initially. And then went on to tell me to be safe and not let myself get kidnapped xD. It’s been a while since they’ve called. We’ve all gotten busy with our lives. But I hope they know how much of them continues to live in me and I’m eternally grateful to have crossed paths with these innocent playful souls. I just saw a video of them doing a second show of this performance and I couldn’t be prouder!!!

Thank you @sankalp.vinyasa for trusting me with this process and inviting me to do this. You’re creating such wonderful gifts for the world! Thank you @stella.milou for recommending me, I love how all of this has unfolded. Thank you @aayushikapooranaam and @ashwarya.sh.09 for being the best people to do this with. I’m missing our daily rehearsals and our constantly search for the balance between structure and playfulness while working with these kids. Thank you @sanjana_foundation tor the inspiring work you do. Thank you @omkhamino and @marcmccay for the love and friendship you offered in this process. @vinyasa.earth is such a special place, I’m hoping these kids unite all of us again!

Let’s do Project Kalakar in Mumbai!