Rhythm & Chai

Rhythm and Chai is a space for conversations that explore what lives beneath the work. This episode turns to friendship not as a concept, but as a practice that quietly shapes what we create. Urja Desai Thakore is joined by Akash and Hiren to reflect on Baharan (2005) and the relationships that held it. What began with generosity and curiosity grew into something deeper rooted in trust, listening, and shared experience. This is a conversation not about explaining the work, but about how friendship makes the work possible and how, in turn, the work reshapes friendship.

Rhythm and Chai is a space for conversations that explore what lives beneath the work. As Pagrav approaches 20 years in the UK, this opening episode begins with the care that is an often unseen foundation before structures, funding, or recognition. Urja Desai Thakore is joined by Executive Producer Lia Prentaki, who has been part of Pagrav’s journey since its early years. Together, they reflect on what it means to hold work over time, sustain vision through uncertainty, and practise care as something active and deeply relational.