INSPIRED BY LOCAL HERITAGE
Image: Ropemaking with banana fibre. Image courtesy of The Kishkinda Trust
Written by Brinda Gill
“I visited Hampi as a young artist in 1991 and was spellbound by the raw beauty of its rugged landscape dotted with boulders. I moved to Anegundi in 1994 and founded The Kishkinda Trust in 1997 to work on empowering the local community through multi-disciplinary projects”, says Shama Pawar, Founder, The Kishkinda Trust (TKT), and Convenor, The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Anegundi, Hampi Chapter.
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Written by Brinda Gill
“I visited Hampi as a young artist in 1991 and was spellbound by the raw beauty of its rugged landscape dotted with boulders. I moved to Anegundi in 1994 and founded The Kishkinda Trust in 1997 to work on empowering the local community through multi-disciplinary projects”, says Shama Pawar, Founder, The Kishkinda Trust (TKT), and Convenor, The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Anegundi, Hampi Chapter.
Want to read more?
We are proud to be a subscriber-funded publication with members in 185 countries. Your support has allowed us to publish interviews, reviews, “what's on” information and long-read articles that we have shared freely online for the last twenty years. Unfortunately, in recent months, we have faced 30% increases in shipping and printing costs and rather than passing these on to our loyal subscribers, we have made the difficult decision to request that you subscribe to access our online content.
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER, CLICK HERE TO ACCESS CONTENT
We know our readership is passionate about textiles and so we invite you to help us preserve and promote the stories, memories and histories that cloth tells.
*Please note that we send the password to access the Selvedge online content by email with the publication of each issue. You will also find it on the envelope containing your magazine. Please note the password changes every issue.*