Rohan Patankar is an architect and urban sociologist-turned design researcher, strategist, and connector interested in the futures of health, equity, and belonging in cities. He believes that cooking and eating together bring us closer to ourselves and each other.
Shivani Unakar is a food systems researcher. Through fieldwork, observation, dialogue, and sensory exploration, she approaches food as both an anchor to heritage and a bridge to evolving ways of life.
Lagori Collective is an experimental research, foresight and design studio based in India, working across South Asia. We work to expand conditions under which multiple futures remain possible. Our cooperative-based community space is an ongoing experiment in building community, especially through cultural practices like sharing food.