Written by Tanisha Cardozo || Team Allycaral
Goa’s emergence as India’s Creative Capital is being shaped by communities, creators, and technology-led learning spaces that celebrate imagination and innovation. Within this evolving landscape, Maker’s Asylum has emerged as a key contributor, bringing together young innovators, global creators, and hands-on learning experiences that reinforce the state’s ambition to build a future-ready creative economy.
From its makerspace in Moira, Maker’s Asylum has welcomed students, artists, engineers, and young problem-solvers from across India and abroad who come to Goa not just for its natural beauty, but to build, experiment, and create. Over the last four years, more than 828 students from 15 countries, 150 schools, and 50 cities have travelled to the state to engage with its growing maker culture.
In 2025, ten cohorts of the Innovation School brought over 150 teenagers to Goa for immersive learning in robotics, electronics, fabrication, and product development. Their projects ranged from assistive devices and environmental robotics to AI-based sports solutions, reflecting the programme’s focus on real-world problem-solving. Maker’s Asylum also holds the highest number of OSHWA-certified open-source hardware projects in India, highlighting its commitment to accessible, collaborative innovation.
Looking ahead, the Fellowship for 2026 aims to expand this impact by supporting 100 teenagers from underserved communities across India through a six-month hybrid Innovation School journey. Participants will design and build solutions to pressing social and environmental challenges, with Maker’s Asylum inviting CSR collaborators and donors to help expand full and partial scholarships.
This December, Maker’s Asylum’s work is being highlighted at the 10th edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival, where it is hosting an eight-day programme of hands-on workshops, conversations, and maker showcases at Art Park, Panjim. By integrating maker culture into one of India’s leading multidisciplinary festivals, the initiative is bringing Goa’s creativity-driven innovation to a diverse national audience until December 21, 2025.
The celebrations will continue on December 28 with the Make Break Create Festival in Moira, a day-long showcase of Goa’s creative energy featuring working prototypes by young innovators, panel discussions on community and cultural spaces, interactive workshops, a makers flea market, and live music celebrating local talent.
Maker’s Asylum’s efforts align with the vision of the Startup and IT Promotion Cell under the Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, led by Minister Shri Rohan A. Khaunte. By bringing global perspectives into local communities and encouraging cross-cultural exchange, the organisation demonstrates how Goa’s environment enables experimentation, innovation, and new ideas.
As Goa continues its journey toward becoming the Creative Capital of India, community-driven ecosystems like Maker’s Asylum highlight how culture, technology, and imagination can come together to shape a resilient, future-ready creative economy.
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