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Abhinav Kaushal is a Delhi-based writer of Latinamerican culture and history, as well as a freelance Spanish language instructor. He's performed plays in Spanish with Kaivalya Plays and El Clavileno, combining his love for the language and the stage. He has previously served as an Associate Editor of the international affairs magazine The Kootneeti and is currently living in Spain as a language and cultural assistant.

Gurpreet Singh is a Delhi-based Spanish language teacher and recruiter. With an undergraduate degree in journalism and mass communication, he worked as a language executive and recruiter with iEnergizer and SVAM International, as well as a freelance language translator and instructor. He is presently based in Spain as a language and cultural assistant. 

Vanshika is an aspiring actor in love with the gritty world of theatre and a student who is currently pursuing a degree in Hons. English at University of Delhi. She currently works with Kaivalya Plays and El Clavileño - India’s only Spanish theatre group, and has acted in plays like “El cadaver del señor Garcia” and “Marta la piadosa” and and“ Funes el memorioso”.

Bhavya Rampal is a Delhi-based artist who has been trained by and worked with eminent theatre directors like Akhilesh Khanna, Sandeep Rawat, Rajesh Babbar and Kamal Kishore. He's performed for theatre companies like Samarth Theatre Group, Pratibimb Kala Darpan and Kaivalya Plays, among others. With an undergraduate degree in English, he recently completed his Masters in Performing Studies from Ambedkar University.

Nikie Bareja is an artist based out of Delhi, currently pursuing her Post Graduate Diploma in FTII, Pune. She is also a trained Kathak dancer who graduated from St. Stephen’s College in 2019, where she acted and directed productions for the collegiate group The Shakespeare Society that went on to be showcased at the Indian Habitat Centre as part of the Old World Collegiate Theatre Festival, the Shakespeare Society of India as well as Insituto Cervantes. 

Varoon P. Anand is a veteran cultural and arts manager focused on community building and theatre production based in New Delhi, India. As Artistic Director of Kaivalya Plays, Varoon received the inaugural Refunction grant from Goethe Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan (2019) for "Unravel", a Gender Bender grantee for performing arts by Sandbox Collective (2019) for "Aguebao", the only Indian ever selected to compete at the world's largest classical theatre festival, the Almagro Festival in Spain (2019) for "Marta la piadosa", multiple commissions from the embassies of Argentina, Ecuador, México, El Salvador, Peru and Spain.

Deepriya Nagi is a Delhi-based Spanish language translator and writer. After completing her undergraduate degree in Business Economics from Delhi University, she received her C1 Spanish language certification at the Instituto Cervantes in New Delhi as well as Instituto Caro y Cuervo in Bogota. She additionally worked as an assistant in the Embassy of Ecuador in India.

Raghav Seth is a BA Graduate in Theatre Studies, English and Psychology from CHRIST (Deemed to be University). He is trained in Western Theatre and has also developed a skill for voice acting. He also sings, writes poetry, and has recently got into rapping and film-making. He is a firm believer in growing in his fields and becoming better in his craft! He is a Creative Project Manager at Kaivalya Plays, working extensively across their improv offerings.

Vidur Sehgal is an actor and student who is currently pursuing a degree in business economics at University of Delhi. He has been involved in the Delhi theatre circuit for the last 3 years, having worked in various capacities as an actor, sound designer and stage manager for Kaivalya Plays, El Clavileño, QTP Entertainment and Barefoot Theatre.

Gaurav Singh is a theatre-maker, improviser and arts manager whose artistic practice investigates live performance and audience-performer interactivity using technology and distanced composition. He is currently based in London where he is studying at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He is the General Manager at Kaivalya Plays (India) and the Communications Manager at The Nursery Theatre (UK). He received the prestigious Chevening India Scholarship (2020) as well as the Gender Bender (2019) grant. 

Tariq is an actor, poet and a Spanish language teacher who tries to infuse his love for arts, languages and culture in his various associations with Kaivalya Plays, where he works as Creative Project Manager for their Spanish language projects. He is also a member of El Clavileño - India’s only Spanish theatre group, and has acted in plays like “El cadaver del señor Garcia” and “Marta la piadosa”, "Luz Negra" and and“ Funes el memorioso” that were developed with the support of Kaivalya Plays.