Somewhere Over the Rainbow

For Priya Dali, design has never been a standalone practice. It is a way of making sense of identity, of creating entry points into conversations. At 29, the creative director at Gaysi Family has emerged as one of the most influential cultural designers working in the queer ecosystem by shaping not just what is seen, but who gets to be seen at all.

- -Vasudha Mukherjee

Priya Dali (29)

Creative director, Gaysi Family

A graduate of Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dali's creative journey took shape alongside her personal one. She had been drawing from an early age, a skill that initially came instinctively before finding direction through formal training.