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The Kumbhkári Project crafts functional pottery in kolam and textile designs

The Kumbhkári Project crafts functional pottery in kolam and textile designs

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Chinmayee Sridharan with her creations | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A couple of years ago, a vibrant illustrated poster on Instagram led Chinmayee Sridharan on a new career path. The poster — by ceramicist Vivitsa Kohli — had Chinmayee sign up for a month-long intensive residential course with Vivitaa.   The kolam davara tumblers | Photo […]

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The Nagarathar Way: Portrait of a community

The Nagarathar Way: Portrait of a community

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The diary is dog-eared and gravy-stained, fraying at the edges, its pages sepia. The old grandfather clock in the foyer stands sentinel over the Burma teak staircase that creaks with the weight of history.  A page from Umayal Palaniappan’s diary | Photo Credit: R RAVINDRAN Umayal Palaniappan leafs through the diary, strangely yearless, drawing attention […]

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