Vinay Rai

Director, Nomadic Haat

Vinay Rai is engaged in promoting culture as a tool for activism and change. Together with his wife Meenakshi, he developed a global musical project linking gypsy communities across the world through Nomadic Caravan. Dedicated to Roma Gypsies of the world, Nomadic Haat is offering a framework for civic agencies and civil society to engage in meaningful and cooperative ways with the culture, the art and the music of nomadic tribes. The duo has also launched courses in nomadic studies to empower young people from different background to strengthen their skills on culture, traditional art and folk of India through video and social media.