MSLF is a community-driven festival managed by a homegrown team from Lucknow. Along with people from several walks of life, the team consists primarily of women from minority neighbourhoods that have been groomed over the years to take leadership positions in the festival.
While MSLF is an experience and a celebration, it is also a massive labour of love, driven by professionals, art lovers, and volunteers. Upholding the idea of ‘safe space’ in everything they do, the team embodies the festival’s values, building it into what it is today. Here’s a shout-out to the showrunners behind MSLF ‘26 who make this festival possible.
Madhavi Kuckreja
Founder & Trustee
Noor Khan
Trustee
Saman Habib
Trustee
Naghma Parveen
Director, Craft Bazaar Curation
Tasveer Hasan
Director, Creative & Communication, Research
Vishal Sharma
Director, Finance & Operations
Ayan Bose
Photographer & Researcher
Mariyam Imran
Researcher & Heritage Experience Manager
Sandali Sinha
Theme Documentation & Public Relations
Pushpa
Craft Bazaar Help Desk
Ritu Prasad
Assistant Crafts Manager & Sanatkada Store
Saima Khan
Assistant Crafts Manager & Accounts
Anjum Hasan
Chef
Nasreen Khan
Food Experience Manager, Sanatkada Store Manager
Sheeba Iqbal
Director - Naimatkhana
Dheeraj Sombwasi
Chief Designer
Stuti Mishra
Graphic Designer & Illustrator
Anshubhi Singh
Graphic Designer & Photographer
Pramesh Agarwal
Programming Curator
Gurleen Kaur
Cultural Stage Manager
Parveen Sikand
Literary Stage Manager
Alisha Asif
Literary Stage Manager & Kids’ Corner Curator
Pratishtha Shukla
Production Assistant
Bunty Singh
Light Designer
Aisha Khatoon
Filmmaker
Apurva Shah
Filmmaker
Arzit Baranwal
Filmmaker
Prakhar Khare
Filmmaker
Sahil Akhtar
Filmmaker
Tauheed Haider
Filmmaker
Harshi Lal
Exhibition Designer
Maha Arshad
Assistant Space Designer
Mahnoora Feroz
Assistant Space Designer
Mohd Sharif
Assistant Space Designer
Nividha Agarwal
Assistant Space Designer
Rohit Kumar
Assistant Space Designer
Zahid Khan
Production Assistant
Nazish Akhter
Logistics Assistant
Radhey Shyam
Housekeeping & Crew Incharge
Sharad Pandey
Logistics Supervisor
Rabid Ali
Store & Crafts Bazaar Accounts
Rahul Mishra
CA
Rajan Gupta
Accounts GST
Mustafa Ali
Accounts Assistant
Armaan Kuckreja
Lead Hospitality Manager
Azal Mumtaz
Hospitality Manager
Shabeena Mumtaz
Local Travel Incharge
Hameeda Khatoon
Hospitality Incharge
Parikshita Singh
Social Media Manager
Rishika Tiwari
Writer & Press
Fakkruddin Ansari
Store Assistant
Shama Khan
Store Assistant
Rubina Bano
Manager
Sajjan Pandey
Senior Services Associate
Farman Siddique/Ranu
Service Associate
Farzana
Chef
Nirmala Singh
Assistant Chef
Pankaj Kumar
Admin Associate
Ajay
Housekeeping Staff
Preeti
Housekeeping Staff
Naseer Alam
Cutting & Stitching Master
Santosh
Stitching Master
Parul Yadav
Assistant Tailor
Poonam Devi
Assistant Tailor
Qamrun Nisa
Assistant Tailor
Hamid Ali/Guddu
Begum Akhtar Mazaar Caretaker
Munna
Security and Housekeeping
Ram Kishore
Driver