“For the last five years, I’ve only come to Govandi to report on crime or garbage,” admitted a reporter from a national newspaper during the Govandi Arts Festival 2023. “This is the first time I’m here to cover a story about art, and it’s one created by the youth themselves.” He went on to publish an article titled Govandi Arts Festival: Reimagining Inadequately Built Spaces Through Art and Creativity. It featured young artists who dared to tell their stories using their own voices and mediums. One might wonder why a place like Govandi, home to Mumbai’s largest resettlement population, burdened…
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As an artist, designer, and organiser, Natasha Sharma’s practice is rooted in urban development and social justice. She is the co-founder and curator of the Govandi Arts Festival and leads the arts and design projects at Community Design Agency. In recent times, she has won UNESCO's Going Together - For Youth Creativity and Wellbeing grant (2025), the Arts4Resilience - Knowledge Into Use award (2023), among others.
Learn more about her work here: https://natashasharma.co/about.