Category Archives: Workshops

Sita’s Ramayana: The Many Lives of a Text

By admin | Published: December 5, 2011

In the aftermath of Delhi University’s decision to ban A K Ramanujan’s essay discussing disparate versions of The Ramayana, Tara publisher V.Geetha reflects upon the many lives of the text, and in particular our recently published retelling of the great epic from the female point of view, Sita’s Ramayana. 5 people like this post. Like [...]

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In Memory of Ganesh Jogi

By admin | Published: November 6, 2011

Ganesh Jogi, musician and artist from Rajasthan-Gujarat, is no more. We met him and his wife Teju Behan in February 2010, and invited them to sing and draw for us. 8 people like this post. Like Unlike

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Women’s Art of the Everyday

By admin | Published: June 23, 2011

A Workshop Exploring Indian Floor Patterns All over India, there are enduring traditions of women decorating the threshold of their homes with decorative patterns. Known by different names in various communities, they are called kolam in Tamil Nadu. Women create them every day with rice paste or powder, and by nightfall, they are usually gone. [...]

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