Description

Sarai, the new media initiative in Delhi is a non-commercial space for an imaginative reconstitution of urban public culture, new/old media practice & research, and critical cultural intervention.
Inaugurated in february 2001, Sara௠is a well equiped space where scholars, filmmakers, free software programmers, video artists and web designers, media activists and media theorists can gather and collaborate across disciplines, styles, specializations and culture.
Among its numerous objectives Sarai’s aims :
 to become an engaged and integral part of contemporary urban culture within the city of Delhi.
 to foster interdisciplinary research on urban culture & politics and media history & practice.
 to create contexts for collaboration between practicionners & scholars.
 to enable and empower non-elite and neighborhood media practitioners with new skills through workshops and collaborative activities.
 to establish a network of new/old media activists.
 to function as a centre for creating and exhibiting original work.
 to curate exhibitions, support the creation & exhibition of new multi-media works, films and performances.
 to work towards the creation of an independent community radio broadcasting culture.

Former use : new building
Owner of the building : the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

Infrastructures

Multimedia laboratory
Cyber room / Multimedia space
Meeting rooms
Art gallery / exhibition space
Offices
Ressource center, specialised liberary
Bar

Social and artistic disciplines

Media Research & Theory, Mediapractice, Media history
Free software Development, Web Based Practices
Multimedia & DigitalArt
Workshop & seminars
Training
Lecture / Talks / Presentation
Advocay & Education
Filmvideo / multimedia screenings
Interactive website
Online journal
Publications
Exhibitions
Reportage
Archive & Database
New Media & Language in South Asia
Urban history, Culture & Politics

Financial support

Daniel Langlois Fondation

Networks

SouthAsian Network
International Exchange & Collaboration Programme