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Arts and Crafts, Community, Heritage, Traditions

The Interview with The Potraj

February 29, 2016May 24, 2017

Read Part 1 of this story here – My Rendezvous with the Potraj Community Lakshman Babu Rao Sathe, the man who had just astounded us …

Blog, Community, Heritage, Traditions

My Rendezvous with The Potraj Community

February 23, 2016August 6, 2016

Read Part 2 of this story here -?The Interview with The Potraj I saw him one warm afternoon, outside a quiet, yet popular caf? in …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Heritage, Traditions

Tanjore: Past, Present and The Future

December 8, 2015August 6, 2016

Tanjore: Rings a bell, doesn?t it? As soon as we hear a mention of it, we find ourselves picturing vibrant colors, royal, religious subjects (deities, …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Built Heritage, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Restoration

Mysore’s Ganjifa: is it time to play the ‘dying heritage’ card?

November 30, 2015August 6, 2016

We remember the Mughals for their majestic contribution to the Indian architecture. The monumental treasures built by them such as the Taj Mahal, the Red …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage

‘Catch them young and teach them about culture and heritage’

November 18, 2015November 17, 2017

Isn?t it true that children are like clay, and can be molded by people and things that surround them? And nobody knows this better than …

Blog, Built Heritage, Conservation, World Heritage Sites

Hoping against hope: World Heritage Sites in Nepal

August 21, 2015October 2, 2017

History has been witness to the fact that nothing man-made can stand against the atrocities of nature. The recent catastrophe in Nepal has served testimony …