Maraa - a media and arts collective

Maraa - a media and arts collective media and arts collective based in Bangalore and Delhi. maraa, means tree, death, woman, roots, rain, demon... We are registered as a public charitable trust.

Maraa is a media and arts collective, founded in 2008. Rather than a thematic focus on issues, our arts and media practices are located at the intersection of gender, labor, caste and religion. We highlight imaginations and histories that are systematically suppressed, censored and reductively framed. Our work involves research, writing and documentation ; curation, practice and production. We bel

ieve everyone has a right to access and use media, and work to democratize and diversify its use. Critical of the biases and gaps in mainstream media, our work highlights connections between media ownership, technology and social realities. In contrast to approaches that use arts and culture instrumentally to achieve other purposes (political or economic), we see cultural politics as a primary site of our work. We are attentive to differences in lived experience, worldviews and aspirations that can challenge the dominant frames within which knowledge is produced. Through creative practice,we highlight daily discrimination, violence, resistance and resilience. We imagine our work as a long continuous journey of learning and unlearning, breaking and forming. www.maraa.in

मंच से इंसाफ. एक दूसरे का साथ.All the way from Madhya Pradesh come meet 's gaze Nazar Ke Samne / Before your EyesA jour...
21/07/2025

मंच से इंसाफ. एक दूसरे का साथ.
All the way from Madhya Pradesh
come meet 's gaze
Nazar Ke Samne / Before your Eyes
A journey through desire, risk, violence and freedom.
22nd July I 730 pm I
Ticket link in bio!

19/07/2025

पांच महिला, एक शरीर.
और शारीर के अंदर छुपे हुए कई राज़.
आकर सुनना, 22nd july
नज़र के सामने /Before your eyes
A performance on beauty, longing, violence and justice.
Ticket link in bio!

Thank you .gee for guiding this session!

16/07/2025

Kahani abhi baaki hai.
Come watch 's powerful performance Nazar ke Samne which dwells in the residues that surface from deep inside our bodies.

22nd July I
Ticket link in bio!

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कहानी अभी बाकी है।
आइए देखें की प्रभावशाली प्रस्तुति 'नज़र के सामने', जो हमारे शरीर के भीतर से उभरते अवशेषों पर आधारित है।

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टिकट लिंक बायो में है!

A different kind of evidence. Friends in Delhi, don't miss Nazar ke Saamne, a performance that stands up for beauty, fre...
15/07/2025

A different kind of evidence.
Friends in Delhi, don't miss Nazar ke Saamne, a performance that stands up for beauty, freedom & dignity. We only have one public show in Delhi, , ticket link in bio.
Come meet 's gaze, see what it leaves you feeling.

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एक अलग तरह का सबूत।
दिल्ली के दोस्तों, नज़र के सामने को मिस मत कीजिए — एक परफॉर्मेंस जो ख़ूबसूरती, आज़ादी और गरिमा के पक्ष में खड़ी होती है।
दिल्ली में सिर्फ़ एक पब्लिक शो है, में। टिकट का लिंक बायो में है।
आइए, मिलिए की नज़र से — देखिए ये आपको क्या महसूस कराती है।

Thank you to for giving us space for rehearsals!

At dawn, with friends and family. Thank you for making us feel more at home, and infusing the space with your warmth and...
12/07/2025

At dawn, with friends and family. Thank you for making us feel more at home, and infusing the space with your warmth and good wishes. If you need a room to work out off, a place for meetings, rehearsals or workshops, or just an afternoon on the swing to sit and read, come by!

12/07/2025

Eps 6 I Noorie in Teesta
👂 Catch the live in Bangalore on July 27th
Links in bio!

In the aftermath of the 2023 flood, Noorie makes her way to the Teesta Highway Region. The water has left gaping cracks and sandy residues. The people in the area are rebuilding their lives with a quiet dignity. This isn't the first time. To take refuge from the pouring rain, she steps into a tea shop and meets Asis, Anil, Manoj, Sudp and Daniel, popularly known as the Teesta Troupers. Over cups of tea, they tell her what it means to grow up along the Teesta Highway, a story of corruption and hustle, infrastructural assault and resistance, belonging and uncertainty. Tune in!

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The Teesta Troupers are a collective of musicians, writers and rappers, that came to life in a jam room situated below a garage on the Teesta highway. 'Sound of Streets' , their debut album, reflects the dreams, hustle, longing and desires of young people living and working around the Teesta River and Highway. The album is dedicated to the young people of the Teesta region.The name 'Troupers' originate from members of a performing troupe, who are no strangers to difficult conditions in the line of duty, and know that the show must always go on.

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Concept: Ekta & Angarika, maraa a media & arts collective
Voice of Noorie: Ekta & Angarika Recordings: Gaurav Krishna & Ishan Gupta Sound design: Gaurav Krishna & .nayi
Design Concept: Ekta
Design & Illustrations: .m.thomas Video Podcast: .o.r.e.n.t.i.n.e_ Production Support: Team Maraa
With support from

05/07/2025

Eps 5 I Noorie crosses the desert
Link in bio!

Trekking across a hot desert, Noorie hears a voice calling out to her, amidst the hot winds and shining sands. The voice sounds like it belongs to another century. It draws her closer, until she encounters Abdul Jaat & Ataullah Jaat, who gently guide her into the world of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and his poetry.

Bhitai is a 17th century writer and poet. His poetry travels across a vast expanse. As he writes, the listener can imagine Sindh and its neighbouring regions, travelling far with the Sindhi sailors (Samundi). Through his poetry, the canvas of ordinary people’s lives is revealed, like the cattle breeders and the pastoralists. He breathes life into landscapes, describing the geographical uniqueness of regions, cultures, traditions, animals, and the daily mysteries of life.

In this episode, Abdul Jaat and Ataullah Jaat, sufi musicians, sing the Dastaan of Marui and Madu transporting Noorie to the kingdom of Umarkot, where she encounters Marui. Marui belongs to the pastoralist community and is kidnapped by Umar who is bewitched by her beauty. She refuses to be tempted by the palace and its riches, stays resolute in her commitment to her homeland and yearns for the day she can return. Tune in to listen to Marui's story with Noorie!

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Aarab Jat and Ataullah Jat I belong to the Jat tribe community of Kachchh, Gujarat. They are renowned sufi musicians, with an incredible knowledge and musical skill in performing Bhitai's surs and poetry. In this episode, they are joined by Asif Rayama, who has been actively studying and documenting Bhitai's poetry and its continuing relevance across the landscape of Kutch today.
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Concept: Ekta & Angarika
Voice of Noorie: Ekta & Angarika
Recordings: Gaurav Krishna & Ishan Gupta
Sound design: Gaurav Krishna & Advik
Design Concept: Ekta
Design & Illustrations: Thara Thomas
Video Podcast: Malavika Mishra
Production Support: Team Maraa
With support from

04/07/2025

Noorie travels across the desert and finds herself in the 17th century. Following the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, she finds herself drawn to a small tent in the middle of the desert.
Marui?
No, I am Noorie.
Come in, come in, we have been waiting for you..

Tune in to hear the rest of the story in the next episode of adventures of Noorie.
Releasing on July 5th!

We found home at Dawn.Swing by :)
03/07/2025

We found home at Dawn.
Swing by :)

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