Nikita Aashi Chadha

Approach:

My work is deeply rooted in lived experience and grounded in the diaspora. I believe intersectional folks are natural storytellers, but colonialism and elitism have shaped a world where certain stories are upheld as more valuable than others – evident in the western literary canon, media, and societal discourse.

In the spaces I curate, I intentionally centre creative practices – especially writing and poetry, to challenge these hierarchies. Collective singing is incredibly powerful too, and I’ve started to experiment with music facilitation – watch this space!

Intersectional folks are powerful, and our stories are needed now, more than ever. We should all feel confident in telling them.

Workshops:

For several years, I’ve been designing and delivering bespoke workshops within different spaces and with varying audiences.

Intersectionality in Healthcare:

• Rethinking Endometriosis: Intersectionality and New Perspectives with The Social SciencEs Endometriosis Network (SEEN)
• PCOS at the Intersections: Does Race Impact our Experiences of PCOS? with Cysters & DAISy-PCOS Programme

Creative Workshops:

• Chronically Creative Zine Workshop with Cysters and Juice Magazine
• Where We Find Ourselves: Writing The Diaspora & Where We Find Ourselves: Diaspora Poems and Stories with Arachne Press
• “The Good Immigrant” Reading Circle with Vision Central Libraries
• “Space Place and Belonging” for Dhaga’s Sustainable Futures Exhibition, Queer Brown Stories Project, PIRC‘s Building Our Narrative Power Residential, Arachne Press
• The Stories That Speak Through Us: Reclaiming Lost Narratives with Queer Coffee Link Ups & Aaran Sian, as part of Culture Leicestershire’s Villiers Revealed project

Singing & Music Facilitation

• Make Your Mark for Dhaga Art UK
• Somatic Songwriting at PIRC’s Building Our Narrative Power Residential