Our Story
The idea for Tivity was born in Whitefield in 2017. We know what you’re thinking! Hold on and hear us out.
As parents to a 6 year old, we grew tired of having to spend all our time driving (ourselves and our daughter) for classes and activities in the city. We grew tired of going to watch a movie (in a mall!) or eating out at restaurants (in a mall!).
We wanted somewhere to go to. We wanted a space in which to hang out together as a family, doing things together or learning something.
Venky was at home at the time, looking after our daughter, thinking about his next activity in his life. As he thought about the things he loved to do, it occurred to him that he could start a place for people like himself. If he wanted somewhere to do things, he could do it himself.
Our Philosophy
We think that everybody can have fun learning new things, and everybody needs a space to explore their interests.
We put health and wellness above everything else.
We are a space that allows for this learning. We make things happen so you can learn from people who have skills, passion and ideas to share.
Our Team
After college, Venky went back to Aditi school, his alma mater, to teach theatre to children between the ages of 5 and 13. While there, he created and refined the theatre curriculum and directed two school productions, “The Bourgeois Gentleman” and “All Rise.” He also wrote and directed a student movie, “The Morning After the Night Before,” which nobody will ever see again, but he’s happy to pass on the screenplay.
In 2006, Venky went on to work for GetFriday, his first start up, which he grew from 5 people to over 150 employees. After GetFriday came HomeShikari, a real estate portal and services provider.
For the last three years, Venky has been spending his time as a house husband, and coming up with the idea of Tivity
Maitri has been fortunate enough to have spent a year working with the Kattaikkuttu Sangam in Kanchipuram, where she witnessed and learnt from the the vast world of traditional Indian theatre and the politics of caste and theatre. She returned to Bangalore and began running community arts projects.
She received a PhD on her work with survivors of childhood sexual abuse at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai in 2018.