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Live talks, walking tours,
engaged audiences.
London · Live Talks · Walking Tours · Mixed-Media Stories
We pull the thread between now and then — finding the civilisational story underneath things London thinks it already knows. Live events, walking tours, and stories told through art, myth, and the city itself.
What We Do
"You already know the present. We show you what's underneath it."
Evening talks in pubs, galleries, and Grade II listed buildings across London. Mixed-media presentations that build a surprising argument from a surprising starting point.
London read as a manuscript — the text, the subtext and the margins.
Fully developed, research-led sessions for universities, galleries, and cultural organisations. We do the primary research; you provide the room.
Half-day cultural intelligence sessions for organisations serious about understanding the world they operate in.
Four Lenses We Look Through
Eros
Desire · Beauty · The Body
Capital
Objects · Power · Provenance
Counterpoint
The Subverted Story
Threshold
Journey · Migration · City
Upcoming Events
Threshold Pillar · Walking Tour · East London
Step into a walking tour that straddles continents, rivers, and empires. From docklands and bazaars to churches and caravanserais — uncover how tea, opium, rope-making, and revolution stitched these worlds together. · Duration 2.5 hours
Veil Pillar · Pub Talk · London
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Capital Pillar · Pub Talk · London
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Veil Pillar · Evening Talk · London
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What People Say
"Incredibly compelling and informative. The Mughal context, East India Company history, and the parallels between them were brilliantly laid out by Caravanserai. The visuals made the architectural links clear, and the pacing was perfect!"
Alex Nicols
Conservator at the Tate Modern
"Riya's walks are highly informative yet light and engaging: history brought vividly to life. She shines fresh light on historic figures, making tours fascinating for both newcomers and experts."
Vanessa Buschschluter
Journalist, London
"An unforgettable tour. Exceeded all expectations. Riya's depth of knowledge and clarity made it so engaging, and the visuals and time sheet brought the whole narrative to life."
Kelsey DeJesus
McKinsey Consultant
"Incredibly compelling and informative. The Mughal context, East India Company history, and the parallels between them were brilliantly laid out by Caravanserai. The visuals made the architectural links clear, and the pacing was perfect!"
Alex Nicols
Conservator at the Tate Modern
"Riya's walks are highly informative yet light and engaging: history brought vividly to life. She shines fresh light on historic figures, making tours fascinating for both newcomers and experts."
Vanessa Buschschluter
Journalist, London
"An unforgettable tour. Exceeded all expectations. Riya's depth of knowledge and clarity made it so engaging, and the visuals and time sheet brought the whole narrative to life."
Kelsey DeJesus
McKinsey Consultant
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Who We Are
Over the past decade, the work that would become Caravanserai took shape through heritage walks, public talks, research commissions, and university seminars — shaped by poets, architects, historians, and researchers who believe that the past is not a closed subject but a living conversation.
We create historically grounded, dialogue-driven experiences that treat cities, objects, stories, and silences as evidence of how power works and who gets remembered.
Founder
Leads vision, strategy, research, and programming for Caravanserai.
Architect · Public Historian · Oxford MBA
Storytelling
Leads programme design, narrative development, and partnerships.
Published Author & Spoken Word Poet · MPhil in Latin American Cultural Studies · MA in English Literature · Oxford MBA
The Team Behind Caravanserai
Marketing & Communications
Oxford MBA | Mythology in Practice
Leads digital presence and community engagement.
Fundraising & Partnerships
Oxford MBA | Impact Investment Professional
Advises on growth strategy and funding relationships.
Finance & Operations
Oxford MBA | Product & Financial Services
Oversees financial planning and organisational sustainability.
Follow the Research
The research in progress is the content. Following along is the closest thing to being in the room before it exists.
Invite Caravanserai
Fully researched, mixed-media talks and sessions for public audiences, academic contexts, and professional settings. Each session is tested with live audiences and adapted for your context. We bring the research, the visuals, and the argument. You provide the room.
To enquire about a session, collaboration, or partnership, write to us at:
Public lecture series, departmental seminars, student society events. Our material crosses disciplines — history, anthropology, architecture, law, art history.
Public programming, late-night events, exhibition companions. We make people look at objects differently.
Literary festivals, arts weekends, heritage events. Panel appearances, keynotes, and dedicated Caravanserai evenings.
Half-day or full-day cultural intelligence sessions for teams that want to think differently about history, identity, and the world they operate in.
The work is independent. That's the point — and the constraint. If what we make has meant something to you, your support keeps it going and keeps it free.
Subscribe & Support
Long-form essays, extended arguments, research in progress. Free to read. Paid subscriptions directly fund the work.
Direct Contribution
If a talk, tour, or essay has stayed with you — a direct contribution helps us keep making them, independently, for everyone.
Coming Soon
We are building Caravanserai one room at a time. Here is what is coming next.
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