Unlimited possibilities. One week.
“If I didn’t have my guitar, I wouldn’t have survived”, Dhaanii mentioned when we caught up with them after the edition.
“It’s with music I feel at home, and every night at BHX, I had a jamming session with my Tribe, as I sang the song of life, ‘Zara Halke Gaadi Haanko’. It signifies how we spend our lives running and forget to enjoy the colours that life shows us.”
Dheere Dheere Re Mana
Dheere Sab Kuchh Hoye
Maali Seenche Sau Ghada
Ritu Aave Phal Hoye
“Go slowly slowly oh mind, everything happens at its own pace, the gardener may water with a hundred pots, but the fruit arrives only in its season.”
Dhaanii sitting with their favourite skateboard
After coming out about their gender fluidity to their family in 2019, they had a tough period. The trauma took them through a bad phase in their life. Music had been a part of their life since 2016 and it became more of a solace for Dhaanii during that period. They had been running away from society’s conditioning and after a point, they hit a realisation.
While chasing goals and running away from toxicity, we forget to have fun along the way.
“Everyone has traumas that are irrecoverable, and if there is something I would like to change, it’s that, I wish I could have come out earlier. Our society stands in the way of us embracing ourselves truly. Which is why inclusive spaces like these are necessary to build.”
Creators like us need to identify ourselves as unique and not let these hurdles come in our way. Only then, can we create communities that are nothing but supportive and encouraging.
“The week I spent in Goa introduced me to a tribe of pathbreakers. Seeing them embracing each other and collaborating was encouraging. It created a space for me to be myself all the time. I believe, if you are true to yourself, it will reflect in your work, and creativity will flow magnificently.”
Dhaanii had an epiphany on the first day itself when they met with other creators and it opened up a whole new set of possibilities for them.
Sometimes we all feel stuck and doubt our decisions. Dhaanii felt the same about their professional life before they decided to step out of their comfort zone. As they did that and stepped into the villa, they found 20 others doing the same. A space to push each other up and help them grow.
This sparked a zeal in them to ditch the regular. They soon plan to start a café in the mountains, creating a space for queer artists and performers to showcase their work. This is their dream of an “inclusive rainbow world”. The only non-negotiable there would be to create a no-judgement zone and to accept people as they are.
Seeing Dhaanii’s “week full of transformations right from Day 1” was inspiring for all of us. It made us think of and make bolder moves. Dreaming of bigger goals happened because they listened to their creative instinct.
When we tap into our individuality, we create space for others to shine too. There’s nothing stopping us after doing that. Sky’s the limit.