About me

Event curator, producer, community organiser, DJ, and one of the main minds behind the South Asian Underground arts collective DAYTIMERS; a diasporic musical movement championing the sounds, stories & voices of South Asian creative communities.

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Projects

• Curated by DAYTIMERS, Mehfil is the intergenerational space fostering connections away from the dancefloorSpearheaded the launch of our DAYTIMERS Arts and Culture wing under the Mehfil brand. Inspired by traditional South Asian gatherings, their Mehfil event series forges connections beyond the club, uniting the community through poetry, spoken word, live music and more. I spoke to Crack Magazines' Sunayah Arshad about intention, the work and much needed intergenerational spaces that are more often not given cultural value in the creative industries.
• DAYTIMERS Festival at the Horniman Museum and GardensFestival Director and co-curator for the inaugural Daytimers Festival. The festival, in collaboration with Horniman Museum took over the whole garden site in South East London, with programming spanning live music, DJ sets, talks, poetry workshops, and food. Music will come from the likes of indo jazz singer and multi-instrumentalist Tara Lily, sitar led collective Jawari, Tru Thoughts co-owner Robert Luis and dubstep legend and System Music head V.I.V.E.K.
• Dance music collective Daytimers: ‘Brownness isn’t a hype – it’s who we are’Spoke to The Guardians' Ciaran Thapar about the story behind DAYTIMERS, the struggles faced by South Asian people navigating the creative industries, and our work in fighting to create our own utopia.

Work history

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Event CoordinatorFirst Word Records
May 2024London, United KingdomPart Time
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Radio Broadcaster/DJWorldwide FM
Mar 2022London, United KingdomFreelance

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Education

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MFA ActingLAMDA (London Academy of Musical & Dramatic Art)
Jul 2021London, United Kingdom
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BA HistoryUniversity of Nottingham
Jul 2017Nottingham, United Kingdom