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Kathakali in a London school
Maruska Svasek In November 2011, a select group of pupils from Wanstead High School sat down on the floor of one of the school’s classrooms as Kalamandalam Vijayakumar (Vijaya), a Kathakali actor of Indian origins, laid out different parts of … Continue reading
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Tagged aspirations, belonging, collaboration, communication, community, costume, genius, heritage, Kathakali, material culture, mediation, memories, migration, objects, preservation, self-reflective, tradition, transcultural, transforming
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Leaves and Weaves: The Trajectory of the Nagarathar Basket
Kala Shreen A basket is a mundane item that I use to carry things when I go grocery shopping or for a picnic or take my lunch to work. Is it? How does something as common as a basket become … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, appropriation, basket, community, consumption, craft, eco-friendly, gift, globalisation, India, mundane, production, recontextualising, religion, ritual, sacred, silver, souvenir, tourism, transforming
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Lines and Dots: Designs of Tamilnadu
Kala Shreen What does the drawing of lines and dots (called kolam) mean to its creator? Does it have a sacred value or is it decorative art? What are some of its changing modes and contexts of production?
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Tagged agency, ceremony, community, competition, decorative, diaspora, ethnicity, evil, India, innovation, museums, ritual, sacred, womanhood
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