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On January 31, 2026, the India Animal Welfare Forum came to life in a room filled with over 200 philanthropists, CSR heads, NGO leaders, media professionals and field experts. But long before people entered that room, the event already existed in their minds. Communication had already shaped what they expected to see, who they expected to meet, and what they believed the Forum represented. By the time participants walked in, perception had already begun forming. The core lear

As we set out to build the India Animal Welfare Forum (IAWF), one insight became increasingly clear: India’s animal welfare ecosystem is not lacking in commitment, it is often lacking in connection . Across the country, organisations and individuals are working tirelessly across different areas — from community animal care and wildlife conservation to policy, veterinary science to farmed animal advocacy, community mobilisation to innovation. Yet much of this work happens in s

Cities often feel like they belong entirely to us. We design them, expand them, regulate them, and speak about them as human spaces. But if you pause for a moment and really observe, that idea begins to fall apart. Our cities are shared spaces. Community dogs resting under parked cars, cats weaving through narrow lanes, birds nesting in buildings, and cattle moving through traffic. They are not visitors. They live here too. Animals are everywhere in our urban ecosystems, but