A CREATIVE

ECOSYSTEM

FOR

EVERYONE

SK Munjal Creativity Initiative

A CREATIVE

ECOSYSTEM

FOR

EVERYONE

SK Munjal Creativity Initiative

Vision

To generate an arts and culture ecosystem that inspires positive social change in the world.

Mission

To incubate, elevate and nurture transformative cultural encounters.

WE AIM TO

Be inclusive and accessible

Be a space for interdisciplinary exploration across the arts

Be a vehicle for cultural diplomacy

Be a driver for arts education

Drive sustainable environmental practices

Reassert the value of the arts

WE AIM TO

Be inclusive and accessible

Be a space for interdisciplinary exploration across the arts

Be a vehicle for cultural diplomacy

Be a driver for arts education

Drive sustainable environmental practices

Reassert the value of the arts

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elements of the brij

The planning and the programming of The Brij is based on three main areas of learning:

Education & Research

including formal post graduate education as well as mentorship, internships, residencies and a publishing wing with a focus on writing and research.

Multidisciplinary Experiences

with a Museum housing interactive exhibits, performances taking place in the Auditoria, Arena and Black Box, culinary experiences, Library and Archives and immersive projects for audiences to engage with.

Multidisciplinary Experiences

Innovation & Incubation

spaces for experiementing and honing skills in workshops areas, an Incubation Centre, Labs & Studios, an Accelerator and a Material Library.

Founder

Sunil Kant Munjal, a patron of the arts and a philanthropist, has supported healthcare, education, and the arts in India for over 30 years. One of the founder promoters of the Hero Group, the world’s leading two-wheeler company, Sunil is currently the Chairman of Hero Enterprise, where he actively oversees higher education, healthcare, and capacity building projects managed by various family trusts.

In addition, he runs diverse operating businesses, an active Investment Office, and sits on the boards of multiple global organisations.

BOARD MEMBERS

Shefali Munjal, Dynamic young business leader, social entrepreneur and philanthropist. Pioneered Hero's foray into insurance distribution and has since transformed a modestly sized division into a high growth enterprise and sold over 10 million policies in a year - a feat unparalleled in India’s insurance industry. These efforts and others won her a place in Businessworld's 2018 list of Achievers Under 40. Passionate about leveraging business and management acumen for socially-relevant causes and leaving behind a legacy of responsible capitalism while being in charge of the operational overview of Hero Enterprise. Supports startups that focus on digital learning, community transportation, healthcare, women empowerment and children’s education. Member of CII’s National Committee on Insurance & Pensions and founding member of the CII Young Indians Council and the Delhi Chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization.

Saroj Poddar, A leading Indian industrialist of international repute, is Chairman of the Adventz group. The group, with a total turnover in excess of US $3 billion, comprises 23 leading companies in various verticals, constituting key drivers of the Indian economy and was repositioned under the Adventz banner by Mr.Poddar, to leverage its exemplary equity in terms of knowledge, best practices and technical excellence. Under Mr Poddar, the group,has promoted various seminal projects including joint ventures with leading international corporations. The most notable of these ventures are Hettich India Private Ltd.- a joint venture with the Hettich Group of Germany , Texmaco UGL Rail Private Ltd – a joint venture with the United Group of Australia and MCA Phosphates Pte Ltd.- a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan. Mr. Poddar was also instrumental in promoting Gillette India Ltd., a venture with the renowned ‘The Gillette Company,’ USA and was its Founder Chairman since 1984, before relinquishing the position in Dec.2013.

Akshay Poddar, Executive Director of Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. is a scion of the renowned Poddar family of Kolkata, promoters of the Adventz Group. The group has a glorious track record of promoting and managing businesses in diversified industries like Fertilizers, Agri-inputs, Heavy Engineering, Process Engineering, Sugar, Consumer Products, Real Estate, Investments and Furniture etc. The annual turnover of the Adventz Group is over US $2.5 billion. The Adventz group believes in empowerment of farmers and securing interests of all stakeholders. The Group Companies have won awards for practicing best CSR Activities, taking care of community services hand in hand with commercial activities and to conserve the environment. Mr. Akshay Poddar is the Managing Director of Adventz Investments and Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. and also serves as Director on the Board of Group Companies and Associate Companies.

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Sir Peter Bazelgette
The current Chairperson of the Royal College of Arts (UK), ex-Chairman of Endemol UK, and a celebrated British television personality has joined our international advisory board. Being a well-known name in the arts and cultural fraternity internationally, and having produced several well-acclaimed shows, Sir Bazalgette would be our guide and mentor in several strategic areas pertaining to the interdisciplinary arts and cultural practices.

Harsh Goenka
The Chairman of RPG Group, and noted industrialist and corporate leader from India, has joined our Indian advisory board. Being an ardent art collector and a strong advocate of innovation, Mr. Goenka will be a guiding force in making our Live Museum truly world-class and future fit.

Deepak Iyer
The leader of the Accenture Microsoft Business Group for Southeast Asia, Deepak brings with him over 22 years of extensive experience covering areas of Digital Innovation, IT Strategy, outsourcing, and Delivery Excellence. Being passionate about arts, Deepak has spearheaded numerous digital projects in this space, including the implementation of digital innovation at the National Gallery of Singapore, a prominent art destination in the South Asian Region. Technology being an integral aspect of our aspirational project of building a world-class cultural centre, Deepak in his advisory role, will be a guide and mentor to us in strategic areas pertaining to the seamless adoption of cutting-edge technologies and becoming a future fit organization.