About us

About us

Meet the team!

Meet the team!

Vaishnavi

Somani


Founder & CEO

Nicole

Fernandes


Chief Growth

Officer

Sipra Sibani


Communication &

Social

Media Lead

Srijita

Mukhopadahyay


Research & Business Development

Storytelling and

Creative interns

Shivani

Poulami

Swapnil

Finance Head

Eshwar

Ambassadors and

Program Co-ordinators

Zara, Beck, Hugh, Jashan, Komal, Mayuresh, Akhil

and all alumi of Local Narratives fellowship and longer programs

Vaishnavi Somani

Founder & CEO

Nicole Fernandes

Chief Growth Officer

Sipra Sibani

Communication &

Social Media Lead

Srijita Mukhopadahyay

Research and Business

Development

Kanne and Susheela

Amma

Dyaneshwar Dada

Khaja

Rakshita and Team

Melkote Team

Venkatesh Anna

Team at Harur

Kuttanad team

Team at Nandi

Manohar Anna

Team at Kabbalu

Team at Totoparaa

Team at Sunkiya

Harish

Linga Anna

Storytelling and Creative Interns

Finance Head

Ambassadors and Program Co-ordinators

Shivani

Poulami

Eshwar

Zara, beck, hugh, Jashan,Komal, Mayuresh, Akhil,

and all alumi of Local Narratives fellowship and longer programs

Swapnil

Extended team!

Extended team!

Kanne and Susheela

Amma

Dyaneshwar Dada

Khaja

Rakshita and Team

Melkote Team

Venkatesh Anna

Team at Harur

Kuttanad team

Team at Nandi

Manohar Anna

Team at Kabbalu

Team at Totoparaa

Team at Sunkiya

Harish

Linga Anna

and many more:)

and many more:)

How it started

How it started

How it's going

How it's going

Our Film by Outlook Traveller

Our Film by Outlook Traveller

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

what

what

how

how

where

where

when

when

why

why

What is Local Narratives?

What is Local Narratives?

How does Local Narratives work?

How does Local Narratives work?

Where does Local Narratives operate?

Where does Local Narratives operate?

When can I participate?

When can I participate?

Why choose Local Narratives?

Why choose Local Narratives?

What impact does Local Narratives create?









What impact does Local Narratives create?









At Local Narratives, we believe travel can become a classroom, villages can become campuses, and communities can become teachers.

We work at the intersection of education, livelihoods, and community-based travel, creating immersive experiences for students, professionals, researchers, and travellers to learn from rural India, not simply visit it.

This creates impact in three ways:

Education

Education

Livelihoods

Livelihoods

Travel

Travel


Our vision is simple:

To make India's villages places where people come not just to travel, but to learn, teach, collaborate, and create shared possibilities with local communities.








Our vision is simple:

To make India's villages places where people come not just to travel, but to learn, teach, collaborate, and create shared possibilities with local communities.








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