%0 Online Multimedia %A Lahiri, Indrani %D 2020 %T Manav Utsav (Human Festival) %U https://figshare.dmu.ac.uk/articles/media/Manav_Utsav_Human_Festival_/12374720 %R 10.21253/DMU.12374720.v2 %2 https://figshare.dmu.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/22805372 %2 https://figshare.dmu.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/23151236 %K Digital Network Approach %K International Association %K network analysis approach %K art approaches %K Creative Archiving %K resilience mechanisms %K society and health %K Society's needs %K South Asia studies %K festivals %K Qualitative Explorative Study %K Asian Cultural Studies %K Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies %K International and Development Communication %K Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) %K Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies %X This is a research initiative during the pandemic. The aim of Manav Utsav, digital festival to build community resilience, is to work with South-Asian communities, exploring the potential for maintaining good mental health through digital sociality.
We are celebrating the South Asian Heritage month for the first time in Leicester, bringing communities together to participate in various creative capacities in July 2020.
We are partnering with An Indian Summer, Sangeet Foundation, Elixir, Celebrate our similarities and Children in times of Corona.
The digital festival runs throughout the month of July, every Fridays and Saturdays.
%I De Montfort University