E38: Arjun Bahl, Thanish Thomas - Thought-provoking street art can spark change
In 2014, Arjun Bahl and Thanish Thomas along with three of their co-founders, Hanif Kureshi, Giulia Ambrogi and Akshat Nauriyal, went to Shahpur Jat in New Delhi with a few artists and decided to paint the walls with art that was both vibrant and relayed a story or a message. With that, St+art India Foundation was formed and soon snowballed into a national movement that would propel street art in the country. The not-for-profit organisation’s idea to get art out of the galleries and away from elitist control was welcomed by scores of people as their reach grew to cover 25 cities, six art districts, 21 festivals and over 500 local and intentional artists. St+art India is not the first street art movement in India but no other cause grew to the national significance it has. So how did the founders manage to do that? Check out St+art India Foundation: https://www.instagram.com/startindia/ Check out Maharani Talks on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maharanitalks/ MUSIC: Lights by Sappheiros https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic
