Murali Mohan K’s journey with Samvada began over 20 years ago as a student at one of the Youth Resource Centers. Since then, he has taken on various roles within the organization, including Librarian, Youth Mentor, Programme Lead, Director at Baduku Centre for Livelihoods Learning, and eventually Principal. He contributed as Trainer for different Govt Dept and NGO’s. An avid reader, Photographer and passionate about theatre, Murali has acted in and directed plays such as Kodeyappana Kathaprasanga, Tingara Buddanna, and sabaramatienda Raavi tirake. He has also produced documentary films like Harida Nenapugalu, Jala Jangama, and Nira Nadige. With a Master’s degree in Electronic Media and Kannada Literature, Murali is keen on exploring the politics of representation, identity, social structures, and media through research. He has authored several research papers on Kannada cinema and is currently pursuing a PhD on the representation of marginalized communities in Kannada cinema at Kannada University.