Harsha Vinay

Founder Director

Former Director of the Alice Boner Institute (ABI) in Varanasi, Harsha has also worked at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bangalore, as assistant curator in-charge of exhibitions, programmes and outreach. He was on the curatorial team of the Indian Council For Cultural Relations sponsored The Body in Indian Art and Thought, a landmark exhibition held at the Bozar galleries, Bruxelles 2013.

Aditya Bikkani

Former Director

An entrepreneur with experience in the IT sector, Aditya’s work provides content conversion services in the digital publishing world. He is involved in the ed-tech space, aiming to provide equitable education for everyone, including people with disabilities.

Anoop Sharma

Programming and Admin Head, Varanasi

Anoop has a keen interest in the languages and holds post graduate degrees in Chinese Language and Literature, and Hindi. He taught at the college level for several years. Proficient in Japanese, Anoop was formerly the Deputy Project Coordinator of the Kashi-Kyoto Project.

Johannes Beltz

Deputy Director, Rietberg Museum

Senior Curator of Indian and South East Asian Art at the Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Johannes Beltz’s areas of interest are the interactions of art, religion and culture in ancient as well as contemporary societies. He curated several exhibitions, including Alice from Switzerland.

Joyoti Roy

Strategy and Marketing, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai

With an interest in the social and civic role of cultural organizations, Joyoti Roy believes that arts institutions have the key responsibility to shape and reflect people's futures. GBI collaborated with Joyoti on the Alice From Switzerland exhibition at the National Museum, Delhi.

Naman Ahuja

Art Historian, Curator

A professor of art history at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, Naman Ahuja’s work focuses on Indian iconography and sculpture, temple architecture, and Sultanate-period painting. He is a renowned curator of landmark exhibitions and was also the editor of Marg, a leading journal on the arts in India.

Riccarda Chanda

Legal Adviser, Head of Legal Affairs, Embassy of Switzerland, USA

Riccarda Chanda is the Swiss Embassy’s legal adviser and head of legal affairs in Washington D.C., focusing on a broad range of international law, political and economic topics. Prior to her engagement in the US, she served as the head of legal, human security and culture affairs at the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi, India.

Roshan Sahi

Artist

Roshan Sahi is the co-founder of Labyrinth Design Collaborative, a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary design lab. He is a craftsperson, designer and educator, and has taught ceramics, painting, woodwork, and land art in Europe and India.