India, Feb. 25 -- For eight days in December, all roads in Panjim led to the annual Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF). Spanning 22 venues, the ninth edition of Goa's multi-art festival (December 15 to 22, 2024), featured more than 200 projects. There were design and crafts exhibitions, theatre and music performances, food workshops, visual art, and talks and discussions featuring 1,800 Indian and foreign artists.

Given the large number of viewers the festival attracts, its many curators aim to make the exhibits inclusive, accessible and interesting for all. "Interactivity was the focus this year," says Sunil Kant Munjal, chairman of Hero Enterprise and founder of the festival. So, viewers could sign up for a 15-minute back massage while li...