THINK BIG, THINK SMALL | Bhasha Centre

A rigorous, 5-week course on creating live experiences

Think Big, Think Small is a training programme on the creation and execution of live events. Conceived of and conducted by Saatvika Kantamneni and Vivek Madan, there are two forms the programme takes.

The flagship programme is conducted in Bombay for a period of 5 weeks with 9-12 participants. It includes several guest lectures from leading figures in the firle of Arts Entrepreneurship and Management like Arundhati Ghosh, Rashmi Dhanwani, Meghana Bhogle, Rachna Panikker, Vivek Rao, Aaron Fernandes and others.

This version of the programme involves the participants identifying a need in the ecosystem and conceptualising and executing a performing arts event in the city, to answer that need. The batch of 2024 delivered Taal Mel: Coming Together for Arts Education. And the batch of 2025 gave us Naatak Express: 12 plays in 2 days.

Both batches raised over Rs. 1 lakh each for charities and initiatives of their choice, through the sale of tickets and merchandise.

The Intensive Programme is a 7-day course with the same aims. While there is no event at the end of it, every participant is encouraged to similarly identify a need and arrive at a cogent solution to address it. These solutions are usually personal, pet projects that need articulation and assistance from the cohort, in the hope that they will find ways and support to a meaningful approach. The intensive programme is portable and can be conducted, on request, at a festival or for an organisation that is interested in empowering producorial approaches to imaging solutions and innovations within the performing arts ecosystem.

Some of our participants from all three batches are listed below, in case you would like to reach out to collaborate.

Anand Samudre | Participant (2025)

"The end of course event is a great idea because participants can put into action what they've learnt over the duration of the course and perhaps even experiment with whatever their idea of a good event is, given that it doesn't hinder the collective Why of the event."

PARTICIPANTS

These are select participants of Think Big Think Small who are interested in furthering their explorations in producing live events.

They have been through either the 4-week flagship programme or the tributary 7-day intensive programme.

They come from a range of experiences and have distinct strengths and interests.

Please get in touch with them for direct conversations on collaborations and/or employment, based on your requirement.

You can also reach the facilitators Saatvika and Vivek at work@saatvika.in

and vivek@bhashacentre.com respectively, for references of their work.

Abhinav Jeurkar

Abhinav is a producer based in Pune/Mumbai and works as the Production Manager at Natak Eke Natak, an Art & Entertainment company. He helps manage theatre plays, organise workshops, and support various performance events. His work focuses on creating more opportunities of activities and engagement beyond performance.

Current City of Residence: Pune/Mumbai

Specific areas of interest/expertise wrt producing: Management, Coordination & Curation

Availability to work on: Stand alone projects, Long-term projects (3 months +)

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes

abhinavjeurkar999@gmail.com

CV HERE

Aditi C

Aditi is a producer and actor based in Mumbai, working across theatre and film. She is passionate about building artistic communities and creating space for stories told across languages, forms, and lived experiences. Her work focuses on collaborative, multilingual projects that foreground access and inclusion both on and off stage.

Current city of residence: Mumbai

Specific area of interest/expertise wrt producing. Finance, Marketing, Artist Management, Coordination, Publicity, Curation

Availability to work on:

Stand alone projects: Yes

Long-term projects (6 months +): Yes

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes

aditichandwaniofficial@gmail.com

CV HERE

Anand Samudre

Anand is a Manager/Producer based out of Bangalore. He is currently working as an Artist Manager and Associate Producer for contemporary movement artist Diya Naidu and her collective - Citizens of Stage. He also freelances as a Lighting Designer and Event Manager.

Current city of residence: Bangalore

Specific area of Interest/Expertise: Management, Curation, Coordination, Budgeting

Availability to work on:

Stand alone projects - Yes

Long-term projects (6 months +) - No but open to discuss

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes

ohhianand@gmail.com

CV HERE

Geetika Gupta

Geetika Gupta is a Delhi-based theatre practitioner and educator with experience in managing live performances, theatrical productions, design projects, and exhibitions. She has a strong foundation in both the artistic and logistical aspects of theatre-making as well as design development — enabling her to craft nuanced, meaningful experiences for audiences while fostering effective and sustainable creative collaborations.

Current City of Residence - Delhi

Specific Areas of Interest - Stage Management, Production Management, Programme coordination.

Availability to work on Stand alone Projects: Yes

Availability to work on long term projects: Yes

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes

geetikagupta.contact@gmail.com

CV HERE

Kavya Srinivasan

Kavya Srinivasan (she/they) is interested in compelling arts interventions around gender, environment and play - particularly for young people. She writes, acts, and daydreams

Current City of residence : Bangalore, India

Specific area of interest/expertise: Interested in interventions for children/young people, in any capacity.

Availability to work on:

Stand alone projects: Yes

Long-term projects (6 months +): Yes

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes

Srinivasan.kavya@gmail.com

CV HERE

Kumar Abhimanyu

Kumar Abhimanyu is a Mumbai-based theatre practitioner, facilitator, and producer working across performance, festivals, and interdisciplinary arts. With a focus on logistics, budgeting, and team coordination, his producorial practice seeks to build collaborative platforms, support artistic processes, and foster deeper audience engagement.

Current City of residence : Mumbai

Specific area of interest/expertise: Logistics, Scheduling & Timeline Management, Venue and Technical Coordination, Curation and Programming, Budgeting, Project Management, Workshop Planning, Communication, and Outreach.

Availability to work on: Stand alone projects as well as long-term projects

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes

kabhijnv@gmail.com

CV HERE

Sharodiya Chowdhury

Sharodiya is a Mumbai-based theatre practitioner and producer and founder of Golpo Productions, her theatre company. Her work blends immersive performance, curation, and storytelling—centred on community, conversation, and creative rigour. With roots in both law and the arts, she builds experiences that move beyond the stage into spaces of reflection and change. She is drawn to projects that centre community voices, challenge form, and build frameworks within the cultural sector.

Current city of residence: Mumbai

Specific area of interest:

Curation, Creative Direction, Event & Venue Management, Community Engagement, Artist & Stakeholder Coordination, Marketing & Copywriting,Communication & Documentation, Legal Advisory in the Arts, Programme Design for long-term learning.

Availability to work on: Stand alone projects & Long term projects.

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes

sharodiyachowdhury@gmail.com

CV HERE

Shivam Vig

Shivam is a Bangalore-based theatre-maker and the founder of What If Productions (a performance collective dedicated to exploring possibilities through theatre, clowning, and community engagement)

Current city of residence: Bangalore

Specific area of interest/expertise wrt producing. Leadership and planning, Revenue Management, Marketing and audience development, Budgeting and resource allocation, Scheduling, Public Speaking and presentation, Coordination, Cross-cultural Collaboration.

Availability to work on: Stand alone projects

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes

shivamvig.work@gmail.com

CV HERE

Srilalitha Pamidipati

Srilalitha is a theatre-maker, producer, and actor based in Bangalore. She co-founded Illuminating Windows, a collective dedicated to creating original, meaningful, and collaborative performance work. Her practice brings together storytelling, direction, and production, with a focus on developing artist-driven projects that are bold, accessible, and rooted in local context. She is passionate about building inclusive spaces for theatre—on and off stage—and believes in the power of performance to engage, provoke, and connect diverse audiences.

Current city of residence: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Specific area of interest/expertise wrt producing.

Creative Producing – shaping the artistic vision of a project while balancing the practical aspects of delivery
Coordination & Project Management – bringing together artists, technical teams, and timelines smoothly

I enjoy being part of the entire journey—from the seed of an idea to the final round of applause.

Availability to work on:

Stand alone projects
Long-term projects (6 months +)

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: YES

lalithasrip@gmail.com

CV HERE

Takshila V. Kandukuru

Takshila is a Philosophy student and emerging theatre professional based in Bangalore , with experience as both an actor and production manager. Her passion is set design, for it has the power to transform spaces and manifest distinct realities on stage. She is looking for work that involves telling abstract stories that challenge the structures of traditional storytelling. She plans on starting a performer-focussed theatre company to help non-theatre people heal through catharsis and creative expression.

Current city of residence: Bangalore, India

Specific area of interest/expertise wrt producing: Management, Coordination, Publicity, Property sourcing and Curation.

Availability to work on:

Stand alone projects

Long-term projects ( If based in Bangalore or remote work)

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes, for short durations

takshilav@gmail.com

CV HERE

Vaishnavi RP

Vaishnavi is a Mumbai based actor, director, theatre practitioner who creates art that comforts the discomforted and discomforts the comforted. As a founder of Unheard Elephants, a theater group, she aims to create and support performances that resonate—not only by amplifying voices but by bringing forth nuanced tales that are able to disrupt silence. With extensive experience across theater, film, and advertisements, she aims to move audiences and inspire change through her work as a theater maker.

Current city of residence: Mumbai

Specific area of interest/expertise wrt producing: Management and Curation, Project management, Venue Coordination, Scheduling, Stage management, workshop planning, festival planning and execution.

Availability to work on: Stand alone projects

Willing to travel to other cities for project development: Yes

vaishnavee.rp@gmail.com

CV HERE

About the Facilitators

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Saatvika Kantamneni is an independent producer, production and stage manager for theatre and live events based in India. She is a graduate of the MA in Collaborative Theatre Production and Design from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. She has worked with QTP Entertainment as company stage manager for three years, was Senior Stage Manager for Disney Aladdin in India and produced the Tibetan theatre production Pah-Lak that toured India and Europe.

Currently, she is a producer with Akvarious Productions (since 2019). Additionally, she is one of the core team members on Art of the Possible, a professional development initiative by the NCPA; has co-authored Backstage Pass Camp, a technical and design workshop for Connections India at the NCPA; and has run the DSFM Niloufer Sagar Alumni Production Grant since its inception.

Saatvika enjoys creating collaborative work that challenges the world we live in.

Vivek Madan has been involved in the theatre for over 25 years. As an actor, he has over 30 plays to his credit, some performed to acclaim across the country. He has also served as the Programming Executive at Jagriti Theatre (2011-15), the Festival Director for Writers' Bloc 4 (2016), the curator of the Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival 2018, Executive Director of Indian Ensemble (2017-20) and helmed several other independent theatre projects in India. In 2021, he founded www.thedramalibrary.com under the aegis of Bhasha Centre for Performing Arts. He remains the director of Bhasha Centre, where he conceptualises and executes training programmes (Think Big Think Small, From Anywhere to Somewhere, What's for Dinner, among others), co-producing programmes (Manch) and numerous other engagements to build capacity within the theatre ecosystem in general, and playwriting and producing in particular, working with a team of theatre enablers across the country. He is the recipient of the Shankar Nag Award 2021, presented annually by Ranga Shankara to a young theatre maker who embodies service to theatre.