Meet the Team
Founder/Artistic Director
Arun Sivag
Arun Sivag
Arun is a Bangalore-based musician and social entrepreneur. His performances have been featured at many prestigious venues and concerts across India and the world. Arun studied music at the University of Gothenburg, specializing in World Music (percussion). He has represented India as a cultural delegate in over 15 countries, delivering performances and awareness lectures curated to promote unorthodox means for global integration.
Co-Founder/ India Co-coordinator
Sangeetha Ravindranath
Sangeetha Ravindranath
Sangeetha Ravindranath is a multilingual playback singer who has delivered countless live performances across the globe. Her recording profile in the Industry is studded with masterful music directors and composers who featured Sangeetha’s voice in more than 100 songs since 2010. She had the honor to receive the prestigious Karnataka State Award for the ‘Best Singer 2017’. She is a versatile multi-lingual singer who performs in Kannada , Hindi , Tamil and Telugu. She has performed multiple tours in Germany , Sweden , Finland, Denmark , Dubai , Vietnam, Bahrain, Singapore and Malaysia. She continues to collaborate with various internationally acclaimed artists and also works towards promoting women and music on global platforms.
Creative Producer
Anunitya Achari
Anunitya Achari
A creative professional fascinated with all forms of art. Anu brings rich insights and experience from theater and dance forms deriving inspiration from Nature . Having worked with children as a theater, dance and life skills facilitator in a 2 decade long career. Anu’s passion drives her to deliver every curation with ease and simplicity. She has also worked as a content head , creative producer and brand strategist for creative firms and celebrities.
Editorial Director
Sumanto Mondal
Sumanto Mondal
Editorial Consultant and Independent Writer contributing to multiple platforms, international agencies and nonprofits. Sumanto specializes in translation, research/reporting, customized content, profiles and long-form writing. He is a former correspondent with the ‘Global Polling’ team at Reuters International News. He reported on Bangalore's local economies and culture for The Hindu and The Newsminute. Sumanto has worked in multiple development sector roles and also served nearly two years as an English and Social Science teacher in a school for Adivasi children in Odisha’s Koraput District.
Advisor
Aina Dalentoft
Aina Dalentoft
A teacher of Psychology, Aina also specializes in Sociology, Pedagogy and Special Education. She retired as an Advisor in Special Education within the school system for the Swedish government. Aina was a consultant and trainer for adults with visual impairment in Norway. She is the author of three books about attitudes and work around people with different abilities. She also produced two films about living a life with multiple physical and emotional challenges.
Advisor
Dr. Sreenivasmurthy
Dr. Sreenivasmurthy
V Sreenivasmurthy is a documentary filmmaker and visual-Anthropologist from Karnataka. Popularly known as Sirigandha Sreenivasmurthy, he grew up with a passion for traveling and this took him to places, exposing him to the wonderful people and landscapes of Karnataka. He joined Doordarshan Kendra as a news cameraman, posted in Srinagar of Jammu & Kashmir, New Delhi and Bangalore. He also worked at ISRO Ahmedabad. For the Sirigandha series, he traveled extensively into the forests, mountains and corners of rural Karnataka and captured the colorful cultures and unique rituals of various tribes and folk communities. With the telecast of hundreds of episodes, his dream of bringing tribal-folk art forms and rituals into limelight came true. He has produced & directed more than 2600 documentaries and is the recipient of many accolades and awards from Govt. organizations, Academies, Parishaths & other social & cultural organizations.
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Visual Researcher & Documentarian
Chiranth
Chiranth
Chiranth is a videographer and researcher with expertise in documentary filmmaking, digital content creation, and sports media. Born in Bangalore, India, he currently resides in Darwin, Australia, on Larrakia Country.
Chiranth's research focuses on culture, language, music, and natural history, utilizing videography as his primary tool. He has collaborated with various individuals and teams, including projects like Budakattu, specializing in Tribal and Folk Archival, and has contributed to award-winning digital content and documentary films.
As a member of the Globalkulture Organisation, Chiranth brings his passion for storytelling and cultural exploration to the team, helping to promote cross-cultural understanding and exchange.
International Outreach Director
Tritone Crisantemo
Tritone Crisantemo
Tritone is a plant music pioneer, recording artist and speaker for the awareness of humanitys intrinsic connection with nature.
As an outreach director for Global Kulture he fosters collaborations and builds support networks for initiatives that empower Indigenous communities to safeguard both their cultural heritage and the natural world.
As well as making sure that Global Kultures Tech always runs smoothly.
Advisor
'Ghatam' Giridhar Udupa
Synonymous with the ghatam, world-renowned percussionist Ghatam Giridhar Udupa is one of the most loved names in the field of music. With three decades of musical journey enriched by collaborations with eminent artists across the world, concert visits to more than fifty countries and numerous accolades and awards, Udupa today stands as a true global icon, an ambassador of world music, and a pioneering exponent of Carnatic Classical Music. Rooted firmly in the tradition of Carnatic Classical Music, Udupa has extensively widened the boundaries of his repertoire with a wide range of path breaking collaborations. He is also the founder and director of “The Udupa Foundation”, a registered charitable trust founded in 2015, with the aim of promoting music, performing arts and culture. He has performed at the most prestigious venues globally.
Advisor
Abe Thomas
A veteran of the global music industry Mr Thomas is the president of Thomas Music Corporation. He is also responsible for International Outreach for the Musicians Institute, Hollywood U.S.A..
What we do
Our motto at GlobalKulture focuses on ‘Education through Art’ - a vision that drives us to build an ‘Art-friendly’ society, where diverse art forms are accessible and well-preserved. The collective lays particular emphasis on endangered art forms such as Tribal and Folk performing arts which remain unknown to many today.
Why We Work
Globalkulture curates initiatives, projects and live-events focused on social justice for youth, protected groups and creative communities. We work with performing artists, institutions, academicians, archivists, multimedia creators and information experts. All our work is aimed at driving the creation of reasonable livelihoods for artists via scholastic engagement, enabling arts education to improve so that artists can live with independence and dignity.
1,50,000+
Youth reached through arts education
300+
Events & Concerts
7000+
Artist & Families supported during covid
25+
Partnering Countries
Collaborators
GlobalKulture Organisation®
Field Marshal Cariappa Rd, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560004