A home for creativity.
Pookster House is an independent creative house — stories for page and screen, original music, and original games (live-action, board & card), all under one roof.
A home for creativity. A home for expression. A home for you.
Anagha, Siddhant & Pookster
Anagha Kanhere
The brand, the business, and the experience — that's my world at Pookster House.
Siddhant and I have always shared the same instincts: a love for stories, music, culture, and the kind of board games that make you think, laugh, and connect. Over the years, I've also been his sounding board — the person he brings half-formed ideas, early tunes, and rough story outlines to. Many of our projects began as conversations at home, slowly becoming real through our back-and-forth. That creative partnership is one of the quiet foundations of Pookster House.
I've always been drawn to stories in any form, and I helped shape the Pookster series from its earliest spark — back when it was just an idea waiting for the right moment. That moment arrived when our furbaby Pookster came into our lives and gave the idea its name.
Pookster House was built on one belief: creativity feels different when it feels like home. So we created a house with three rooms — the Story Nook, the Listening Lounge, and the Play Corner — each designed to offer a gentle escape without ever feeling overwhelming.
This home isn't just for families or listeners — it's also for collaborators, writers, illustrators, musicians, game designers, educators, facilitators, and creative partners who want to build something meaningful together. For teams and groups looking for experiences that spark connection. For artists and makers who want a space where their work can breathe, grow, and reach the people it's meant for.
My role is making sure this space reaches everyone it's built for — the ones who love stories, the ones who live through music, the ones who play with curiosity, and the collaborators who want to create something magical with us.
And we're only just beginning.
Siddhant Janwalikar
Stories. Music. Games.
Three pillars that have shaped my life for as long as I can remember.
Music has been the quiet thread running through my world for over twenty years. I've composed across genres, explored technology and AI in sound, and collaborated with artists across Australia, India, Mexico, and the UK. It's more than a craft — it's how I breathe, understand, and express the world around me.
I'm also one half of Siddhant–Niranjan, a musical duo built on two distinct creative identities that somehow fit together perfectly. Since 2007, we've created albums, crafted countless compositions, and shaped a partnership that remains one of the strongest creative threads in my life.
Storytelling is my second pillar. I've always loved imagining worlds, writing with collaborators, and discussing stories late into the night. The idea of a Pookster storybook first came to us in 2012 — long before Pookster arrived. When he did, everything clicked. His warmth and quirks made the story real and worth building a home around.
Games are the third pillar. I grew up on strategy and adventure — Monopoly, Scotland Yard, Risk, Indian Hotel Business, and live-action shows like The Crystal Maze and Interceptor. Later, smarter board games and travel competitions like The Amazing Race expanded that imagination. Jetlag: The Game lit the spark that led me to create my own live-action adventures.
That spark became Mumbai Chasers and Mumbai Spaces under 404 Steps — love letters to my city, built from nostalgia, strategy, and exploration. Since then, I've designed new games waiting to be played across India, Australia, and Europe — adventures I haven't lived yet, but have already imagined.
Through all of this, my greatest strengths come from home. Anagha has been my anchor and sounding board behind every creative leap. And Pookster — the real owner of this company — is the heart of Pookster House.
Today, as Creative Lead, I bring together everything I've lived and loved. This journey began with nostalgia. It continues with curiosity, emotion, and the belief that creativity can make life feel a little more magical.
Pookster
Every good venture needs someone who reminds you why you started.
For us, that's Pookster, our furbaby — a chocolate Labrador with boundless curiosity, an enormous heart, and an infectious joy for being alive. He loves travel, music, food, the outdoors, and above all, his people. He's invented games with us on lazy afternoons, been our most enthusiastic audience, and somehow always knows when the energy in the room needs lifting.
He is not a mascot. He is a founding member.
Pookster is the soul of the Story Nook, the best listener in the Listening Lounge, and the original game designer behind the Play Corner. Everything we build here carries a little of his spirit — curious, warm, playful, and always up for what comes next.
Chief Vibe Officer is not an honorary title. He earned it.