The Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the corporate social responsibility division of Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), has announced the recipients of its ‘Art for Hope – Season 5’ program, emphasizing its dedication to fostering India’s rich artistic diversity. This year’s selected artists represent 22 regions, showcasing a blend of regional richness, inclusivity, and innovation. The fifth season of the initiative attracted applications from 30 regions nationwide, covering urban areas, remote villages, and tribal communities. A strong focus was placed on projects that highlight community involvement, amplify marginalized voices, and support grassroots movements. Mr.
Puneet Anand, AVP & Vertical Head – Corporate Affairs at HMIL, expressed, “With Art for Hope – Season 5, the Hyundai Motor India Foundation continues to empower artists whose work ignites conversation, inclusion, and social consciousness. This edition highlights India’s vibrant creative range, featuring rural groups, tribal narrators, urban pioneers, and digital innovators. By endorsing the top 50 projects, HMIF promotes voices that uphold heritage, reveal hidden stories, and encourage transformative progress. This initiative serves as a forum where creativity aligns with purpose, allowing art to facilitate empathy, equity, and advancement.” The selection of the Season 5 grantees followed an extensive evaluation by a distinguished jury, including Pandit Sajan Mishra, a Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned Hindustani classical vocalist; Mr.
Aaquib Wani, a noted experiential designer; Ms. Garima Avtar, an award-winning content creator; Mr. Nikhil Chawla, a seasoned journalist; and Mr. Aditya Arya, Founding Trustee & Director of Museo Camera. Each proposal was scrutinized for artistic quality, originality, innovation, and social impact. The grantees will also benefit from mentorship, skill enhancement workshops, and opportunities for regional exhibitions. The journey of ‘Art for Hope – Season 5’ will culminate in a significant public showcase in February 2026 in New Delhi, celebrating art, dialogue, and community while highlighting creativity and social impact. The list of individual grant recipients includes: S. No.
Name City State Title 1 Abishi Sarkar Paschim Bardhaman West Bengal Remembering Hat Pakha 2 Bholla Manas Hyderabad Telangana Guardians of the Flyways: A Terracotta Archive 3 Dr Asha Kumari Nuh Haryana Reviving Bitoda Art, A Rural Art Form of Haryana 4 Prabha Singh Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh Batik Painting 5 Prabhat Jyoti Gowala Golaghat Assam The Me You See 6 Vankar Chetan Hirji Ahmedabad Gujarat Weaving Futures: Sustaining Bhujodi Craft Through Innovation & Heritage 7 Ajay Kumar Garg* Jaipur Rajasthan Preserving Heritage and Empowering the Deaf through Miniature Art 8 Akash Srivastava Delhi Delhi What Remains After the Noise 9 Anupama Dey Hooghly West Bengal Performing Disappearance: Archiving Indian Circus Culture through Craft 10 Ashwin Babu Raigad Maharashtra Education Without Access 11 Biplab Sarkar Jalpaiguri West Bengal Street Markets in the Digital Age 12 D Anthoni Guruz Puducherry Puducherry Moving Margins, Uncovering Utopias 13 Deepak Kumar Behera Baleshwar Odisha Roots & Reflections: Sculpting the Past into the Present 14 G Rahul Delhi Delhi Bandwalla – Left Behind: Fading Rhythms in a Changing City 15 Manoj Kumar Pannala Warangal Telangana Under the Same Sun 16 Milan Ashvinbhai Lunagariya Vadodara Gujarat Roots of the Land 17 Nayanjyoti Barman Bengaluru Karnataka A Nest Once Here 18 Pratham Kaushik Birbhum West Bengal Terrains of Memory 19 Ritika Anand Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Hands of Imagination 20 Satish Moladiya Vadodara Gujarat Sarovar 21 Subhash Deka Barpeta Assam Echoes Through the Golden Door: A Sound in a Space to Tribute my Ancestors 22 Surajit Mudi Birbhum West Bengal Image as Encounter 23 Umesh Kumar Delhi Delhi Chehek (A Tale of Disappearing Sparrows) 24 Yash H Desai Vadodara Gujarat An Unknown Land (ongoing 2019) 25 Akanksha Kamble* Thane Maharashtra Empathy Map: d/D 26 Aleena Khan Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Chaand (Shades of Life) 27 Amit Nadig Bengaluru Karnataka The Deutsch Bharatiya Big Band 28 Ramesh Chander Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Water Pollution 29 Sonu Gupta* Rohtas Bihar Colors of Courage 30 Nilisha Phad Mumbai Maharashtra Evolving Identities of Urban India Visual Narratives of Memory, Emotion and Change 31 Ravice Rashid Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir Recreating Shikargah Pather with Young Bhands of Kashmir 32 Darshan Manjare Kolhapur Maharashtra Colour of the Earth 33 Hiralkumar Arunbhai Chaudhuri Vadodara Gujarat Threads of Transition 34 Ninkkhan Keishing Manipur Manipur Pau-rou (Watonna Wanglaga Kwakna Phamteke) 35 Kavindra Bam Dharamshala Himachal Pradesh Future Forms – Blending Tradition with Tomorrow 36 Nawas Ali Chikmanglur Karnataka Kolkali and Kalari: Resilience Through Rhythms 37 Abhay Pratap Singh Raigarh Chhattisgarh Mic is a Speaker in Reverse 38 Nyamem Jini West Siang Arunachal Pradesh Tapestry of Existence ll 39 Sarath Kumar S Chennai Tamil Nadu Roots Beneath Concrete 40 Harish Lal Arya Champawat Uttarakhand Childhood in Transition: A Dialogue Between Playgrounds and Screens.
The institutional grant recipients include: 41 Rasa India Chennai Tamil Nadu Ekam – One Essence, Many Expressions 42 SHEDO: Social Health & Education Development Organisation Harda Madhya Pradesh Music Instrument Library: A Space for Musical Harmony, Learning, and Access 43 Cloket Fashion Technologies Pvt Ltd (Ashadeep Baruah) Kamrup Metro Assam The Upcycling Project 44 The Glassmakers Club Delhi Delhi Transcendence: From Windshield to Wonder 45 Jagori Foundation Charitable Trust (Sayali Birmole*) Thane Maharashtra Eco-Friendly Shadu Clay & Mask-Making Workshop for Children with Disabilities in Thane District 46 Kaivalya Plays (Gaurav Singh) Delhi Delhi AI for Storytelling: Empowering Young Artists through Techno-Pragmatic Practices 47 Akaar Welfare Society (Maitraiyee Kuhu) Patna Bihar Bagheli Raga 48 Project Vyom (Vipul) Delhi Delhi Theatre Without Walls 49 Dastakar Delhi Delhi From Village Walls to Urban Interiors – Madhubani Reimagined 50 Global Music Institute Gautam Buddha Nagar Uttar Pradesh It’s Time to Talk: Mental Health in the Indian Independent Music Industry.
