Ritwik Kaikini

Ritwik Kaikini is an educator, writer and music composer based in Mumbai. Trained as a mechanical engineer, he has a Masters (M.A.) in Arts and Technology (2016-2018) from the University of Texas at Dallas, specializing in sound design, art-science methodologies and science communication. He regularly writes on cinema, theatre, sound and music. He has taught as a visiting faculty at KREA University, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, covering modules on art technologies, philosophy of sound and music appreciation. In 2023, he composed and produced music for the indie kannada film - Kenda(2024). He is currently assistant professor in the department of Mass Communication at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai.