Perhaps the biggest tragedy about the Indian education system is this — it doesn't equip you for the "industry". And then there are additional roadblocks one has to face if they aren't a science or commerce graduate. Rashmi Dhanwani, founder of the Art X Company, an interdisciplinary arts organisation, echoes this sentiment. "There is no formal training in the arts and culture space. If you're enrolled in an engineering or medical course, you have a set career path — for instance, an engineer will know when he will need to do an MBA. But what about the others?" It is this question that her organisation aims to tackle this Wednesday.

ACRI (Arts and Cultural Resources India) Culture Meet is an event where professionals have an opportunity to engage with industry experts. With similar meet-ups held before in various cities, this is the first one that offers a one-on-one mentoring session, i.e. attendees have to fill a form and sign up to be mentees, after which they will be assigned to mentors. These include arts consultant Anupa Mehta, Joyoti Roy, head of marketing and communications at the CSMVS, art historian and archivist Deepti Sasidharan, arts manager and producer Niloufer Sagar, and scenographer Ruchita Madhok. The session is an offline manifestation of a public Facebook group called Arts and Culture Opportunities, Residencies, Workshops, Jobs in India that includes over 48,000 members and is meant for job postings.