SAROVER ZAIDI India, b. 1979
Overview
“What a lovely island to retreat to in the middle of my field work down the road in Dongri. Keep the island green, colourful and sometimes open to the likes of me.”
Sarover has a B.A. (Hons.) from St. Stephens College, an M.A. in Sociology and an M.Phil. from the Delhi School of Economics. She is currently a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Utrecht and the Max Planck Institute, Germany. A writer and curator, Zaidi was also a puppeteer and a set designer for the Katkatha Theatre group, and is working on an interdisciplinary book which explores ideas from architecture, anthropology, and art history which help in better understanding of how art relates to the everyday lives of people. Most recently, she has been working with local artisans in their production spaces to create Alams and Panjatans.