Harun Robert aka Rob: Never thought I’d make a career out of art

By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANSlife) Harun Robert, popularly known in his kids’ icon avatar of Rob from Pogo’s DIY program M.A.D., was part of the ongoing virtual edition of Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF) on Sunday. The DIY kid’s show host and artist has a YouTube channel with around 3 million fans and feels that the digital medium allows people to meet and create art together, while being safe.
An IANSlife interview with Harun Robert: Q: You are part of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. How excited are you for this virtual edition this year? A: I am super happy to be a part of this festival. It is very exciting. I hope everyone else is also as happy and excited as I am. I know, this time we do not have a physical event and it is virtual, I think it’s really cool that we are unlocking this festival digitally. You see, we can still meet and create art together and that too from the comforts of our home being safe and with our families. I think that’s incredible so kudos to the entire team.
Q: You have been part of DIY kids’ programs back in the day. How did that happen? Tell us about your show experience.
A: It was an awesome experience! Back then there wasn’t any art-based television show at least not in this format. Everything was conceptualized from scratch and I was lucky to be a part of the planning team right from inception. Also, me being a Designer and having studied art helped me quite a bit in creating the content for the show. The channel went on to create over 100’s of episodes of the series mainly because of the response it received. I now feel lucky and blessed to have been a part of this show, which helped me launch my career.