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 ‘25 who make this festival possible.
Madhavi Kuckreja
Founder & Trustee
Noor Khan
Trustee
Saman Habib
Trustee
Vishal Sharma
Director, Accounts & Logistics
Naghma Parveen
Director, Craft Curation & Research
Tasveer Hasan
Director, Creative & Communication
Askari Naqvi
Artist
Nasreen Khan
Store Markting, Craft And Food Experience Manager
Ritu Prasad\ Sonu
Assistant Craft Manager & Team Social Media
Shama Khan
Craft Production
Rabid Ali
Store & Craft Bazaar Accounts
Fakkruddin Ansari
Logistics, Store Assistant
Aisha Khatoon
Filmaker, Researcher
Pramesh Agarwal
Heritage Experience Manager + Data Management
Sanjay/ Pappu
Logistics
Ayan Bose
Photographer + Video & Researcher
Anshubhi Singh
Photographer, Graphics & Researcher
Ansaf Khan
Event Manager, Heritage Experience Facilitator, Researcher
Rajan Gupta
Accounts GST
Sayma Khan
Assistant Store Manager & Accounts
Armaan Kuckreja
Hospitality & Accounts
Prakhar Khare
Filmmaker
Mohd. Zahid
Film Crew
Saif Siddiqui
Social Media Team
Alisha Asif
Feminist Research and Writer
Pranjali Sharma
Writer & Press
Sandali
Apurva Shah
Filmmaker
Tauheed Haider
Space Designer
Dheeraj Sombwasi
Chief Designer
Stuti Mishra
Graphic Designer, Illustrator
Sheeba Iqbal
Director - Naimat Khana
Rubina Bano / Naimat Khana
Manager
Farzana
Chef
Nirmala singh
Assitant Chef
Sajjan Pandey
Senior Associate Services
Pankaj kumar
Admin Associate
Farman siddique/ Ranu
Associate Services
Sumit
Housekeeping Staff
Naseer Alam
Cutting & Stitching Master
Santosh
Stitching Master
Asma
Tailor & Tukdi Artist
Parul
Assistant Tailor
Hamid Ali/ Guddu
Begum Akhtar Mazar Care taker
Munna /Mama
Security and Housekeeping
Sunderi Mausi
Family
Megha Naqvi
Family
Aslihan Khan
Family
Shaktimaan
Family
Lilo
Family