DARAS (Darshan Singh Grewal) is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and spatial storyteller whose practice moves fluidly across visual art, architecture, festival scenography, public installations, sculptural craft, wearable fashion, photographic narratives, soundscapes, immersive play, and film journeys.
At the heart of his practice is a desire to cultivate communities of care. Through immersive learning, participatory environments, and collective experiences, he creates spaces where creativity becomes a pathway to self-awareness, ecological dialogue, healing, and shared imagination. His gatherings bring together art, craft, play, and embodied learning, nurturing meaningful relationships between people, culture, place, and the living Earth.
His evolving vision is to cultivate a living ecology of creativity, one in which conscious presence becomes a bridge between disciplines, generations, and ways of knowing; where cultural practice and ecological stewardship grow together; and where beauty is not simply something to behold, but something to participate in, care for, and carry forward.
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Workshops (Facilitation): E7: LTA WORKSHOP 2021 / Mera.Qi, Chandigarh 2019 / Arpana Fine Arts Gallery, New Delhi 2019 / ARCH College of Design & Business, Jaipur
Alternative Learning Program (Facilitation): 2017 / SHILP KHEL / Chirag School, Simayal, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Reflective Circles (Facilitation): 2020-2021 / SAWAL-E-SAFAR / Community Spaces in Bombay, Delhi & Chandigarh
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Sound, Songs & Stories:
Poems On The Move / Curated by Salil Chaturvedi x Thukral & Tagra 2024 & 2025 /A Poet/ Serendipity Art Festival, Goa
Daras x Jeevay Punjab 2023 / Kadar Kudrat / (Unreleased) / Live Performance 2021 / Heer Ranjha / Live Performance 2020 / Raahiya / Live Performance 2020 / Sikhan Da Silsila / Poetic SoundScapes 01. Mool | 02. Mohabbat | 03. Naad | 04. Sikhan Da Silsila | 05. Koi Aan Milaavai | 06. Chal Nanak Ghar | 07. Shukraan
PIND DA LANDMARK 2016 / Village Jaipura, Ludhiana, Punjab
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Exhibitions: 2016/ SAUDADE – A Photo Project / BHFTH / Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, India
Art Stall: 2015 / Delhi Comic Con / NSIC Exhibition Ground, Okhla, Delhi.
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Projects: Events/Festivals/Exhibition Spaces & Set Design
Climate Chakra(चक्र)View Festival / ComMutiny – The Youth Collective 2026 / Vidya Bhawan, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
The French Institute in India at Alliance Française de Delhi, India 2025 / FOI – WE ARE THE OCEAN 2024 / Pardon My French! Book Station
JASHN–E–REKHTA / Rekhta Foundation, Noida, India 2025 / Zabeel Park, Dubai + Baansera Park, New Delhi, India 2024 / JLN Stadium, New Delhi, India 2023 / Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, India 2022 / Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, India
AJAB GAJAB BAZAAR / Shabad Dhun Foundation 2026 / LLDC Bhuj, Gujarat, India 2025 / SAS Ashram, Sayla, Gujarat, India 2024 / Lokniketan, Ratanpur, Gujarat, India 2023 / Vidya Bhawan, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
VIVAAN – Handpan And World Music Festival 2026 / Bambolim Beach Resort, Goa, India 2025 / Aralea Beach Resort, Goa, India 2024 / Shoonya Farm Retreat, Belgaum, Karnataka, India 2020 / NIVAAN / Montego Bay Beach Village, Morjim, Goa, India
RAJASTHAN KABIR YATRA / India’s Longest Travelling Folk Music Festival 2022 / Udaipur, Salumbar, Phalasiya, Khumbhalgarh, Rajsamand and Bhim, Rajasthan, India 2022 / Sang Kabir Festival / JKK, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. 2018 / Bikaner, Jaisalmer & Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 2016 / Bikaner, Sri Dungargarh, Rawwala, Sri Kolayat and Moolwas, Rajasthan, India
JEEVAY PUNJAB / A Punjab Origin Poetry & Music Platform 2023 / Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 2021 / Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 2019 / Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, India
FERRO-FLUID / A Transcendental Music Set 2024 / An Odyssey / Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, India
DESERT FESTIVAL JAISALMER 2023 / Shaheed Poonam Singh Stadium, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
ANJAS MAHOTSAV / Rekhta Foundation, Noida, India 2022 / Garh Govind, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
SAGA HITS / A Film Promo Show 2022 / CHUR CHUR GALLAN WITH LEGENDS / ZED Ventures Film Studio, Kharar, Punjab, India.
Ba: Mu: Fab Installations / OSHO Festival 2020 / Osho Resort, Hisar, Haryana, India
ORGANIC MAHOTSAV / OFAI, India 2019 / Shilpgram, Udaipur, India
MAJHA HOUSE, Amritsar 2018 / Basant Festival / Majha House, Amritsar, Punjab, India 2018 / Syal Festival / Majha House, Amritsar, Punjab, India
SADA-E-TEHZEEB / A Mushaira Set 2018 / Indian Academy of Fine Arts, Amritsar, Punjab, India
CINE MANDAL / Art Installation at 4C Film Festival 2014 / Govt. Museum Auditorium, Sec10, Chandigarh
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2007–2012 / Bachelor of Architecture / DCRUST, Murthal, Haryana, India Thesis Project:Residential Care Institute for Children with Intellectual Disabilities
2006 / Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, DMW, Patiala, Punjab, India
