are offered all over the usever since she immigrated to the us sehgal had felt starved of authentic indian experiences and community and devoured anything that came her way film festivals exhibits book readings etc when i immigrated to the us it was tough to not start working in a stable job with a steady pay check however once i has gained sufficient experience and capital i was more inclined to follow my passion she says her favourite event was when the culture tree was invited by the metropolitan museum of art the met in new york city to be a part of their world culture festival where three performances of the puppet show the colors of krishnas love was performed in the asian art gallery we are also very proud of conceptualising namaste express at the childrens museum of manhattan this is an exhibit idea conceptualised as an interactive train journey through india the exhibition layout will allow children and families to make multiple stops at states and cities in india and sample the variety of architectural styles cultures and environments through colours shapes structures and landscapes and celebrate the beauty and diversity of indias different cultures sehgal explainsthe pandemic posed a significant setback for the business i am in new york city and we were hit badly within a week all my inperson programmes and classes came to a complete stop she recollects but she made quick changes and in a single weekend pivoted and moved all language classes online while also training teachers to teach online my cultural programming also moved to virtual format the silver lining has been that since our programme went virtual we are now a national organisation our cultural programmes have benefitted as we work not only with local artists and experts but with cultural icons from all over the world she says