Curators

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2019

CURATOR

Prahlad Sukhtankar is a restaurateur, sommelier, and culinary curator deeply rooted in Goa’s evolving food landscape. An alumnus of Les Roches and César Ritz, and a certified sommelier from the International Sommelier Guild, Prahlad is the founder of The Black Sheep Bistro Panjim and Aguada and co-founder of Melt Pizzabar. His work blends sustainability, storytelling, and regional pride. As a returning curator at the Serendipity Arts Festival, he brings a fresh, mindful lens to India’s diverse culinary traditions, focusing this year on The Salt Routes of India—a journey through the heritage, history, and cultural importance of salt.

VIDYA SHIVDAS

2019

CURATOR

Rahul Akerkar’s culinary practice is about mixing his passion for life, food and science, and he has succeeded in blending these key ingredients into a career as one of Mumbai’s leading restaurant moguls. Regarded as the pioneer of the independent chef-restaurateur-run eateries in Mumbai, he has shifted the focus on fine dining away from the five-star hotel domain. Akerkar co-founded deGustibus Hospitality with his wife, Malini, in 1996. They operate six restaurants in Mumbai, including the much-acclaimed Indigo, a bar, an event/banqueting space and a catering business. Akerkar’s newest restaurant, Qualia, opened in Mumbai in April 2019.

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2019

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Pramod Kumar KG is the co-founder of Eka Archiving Services, India’s first museum advisory firm that provides its services to a range of institutions/collectors and collections. He has worked with a vast range of artefacts that vary greatly in their materiality, besides helping with nuanced aspects of cultural and heritage management. Pramod is also the founder-director of the Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing at Jaipur. He instituted the Jaipur Literature Festival and is currently the co-director of Mountain Echoes, the Bhutan Literature Festival. He has curated shows extensively across India and internationally, and has lectured across the world including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), and School of Oriental and African Studies (London). He is a published author and has also made contributions to several edited volumes besides journals, magazines and other publications.