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STORY
BY SHIVANI KARAN
My name is Shivani Karan and I am the founder of Lane25

I was born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand. I have been developing and running programs for youth in under-served communities in Auckland for the past seven years.
My personal journey has been to find purposeful outlets for creative energy. I create across multimedia fields, in audio, video, web design and technology.
I hold a Master’s degree in Communication studies from the Auckland University of technology, where I was also a lecturer for several years. Innovation in education has become a key area of interest. I want to provide opportunities for meaningful engagement with digital media and technology.
Why does this matter - It matters because the people being left behind have a voice that matters as well and it’s important that we hear all voices. It is also important that we get innovation from those with different perspectives regardless of their capability with digital technology.
Leaving these people behind is not disadvantaging them it’s disadvantaging us.
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BY SHIVANI KARAN
In 2020, during the isolation of the pandemic, I began a journey to reconnect with the music of my ancestors by learning the Kanjira, a traditional Indian drum my grandfather used to play. With local lessons unavailable, I turned to the internet and found my teacher, Sankar Ji, all the way from Chennai. Under his guidance, I started to build a connection to this rhythmic craft. Though my journey is still unfolding, by 2022, while residing in Los Angeles (pictured), I composed a short piece that would later become part of the VR experience Lane25. This was a transformative period, as I connected the threads of heritage, music, and digital art.

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