Meet & Greet

[Suma]

Hello! My name is Suma. I am an IT professional but have a keen interest in textile history. I also love to explore traditional textiles and support local artisans. Looking forward to the online series and also connecting with fellow learners.

[Ananth]

Hello everyone! My name is Ananth Udupa. I am an interdisciplinary and artist with a background in architecture and dance. A lot of my work explores ritual and belonging through drawing, sculpture, and performance as well as community-led design. So grateful to be in such great company and would love to connect. My instagram is @ananth._udupa

[Ridhima]

Hi! I am Ridhima. I am a Design Thinking and Research professional based in Bangalore. I have a keen interest in Indian Handlooms and Handicraft. Super excited and looking forward to learn from this online series.

[Jaya]

Hi Everyone

I am a heritage consultant and researcher based in Delhi. This is my second course with MAP and am really looking forward to it.

Thank you to everyone who worked on putting it together.

Jaya

[Kerri]

Hi Jaya, its me Kerri, the West Indian visual artist from Trinidad. And Hi everyone, happy to join you, having recently concluded JPM’s fascinating IA year study. Absolutely delighted to dive into these new lecture series at map academy. Map-India’s astounding textile collections have resonated with me for some years, since its’ digital inception in 2020 and incredibly grateful for all these scholastic forums, which reach wide international audiences and enthusiasts alike. I wanted to formally connect here and learn, as it deeply resonates with my Longtime, enduring research interests of larger themes of social mapping in South Asia & Beyond. Tracing familial geneaolgies of my great ancestors who arrived in Trinidad from Madras (Chennai) in 1870’s. Began this initial exploration on the Indian Subcontinent in 2006, on my own quest, as an artist fellowship recipient. Now 20 yrs later, hoping to finally return to India to revisit these most revered hand woven, handpainted, sacred and symbolic traditions in a more intimate light. So feel free to reach out and chat on any textile discoveries, histories related to migration and narrative paintings.Thanks. Namaste🙏🏿

Kerri Daniel Bio:

Independent Researcher, Oils Specialist, Exploring The Intersections Between Painting & Textiles, Surface Design & Built Heritage.

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[Lisbet]

Hello! I am Lisbet and a student of Indian art and culture. I am from Denmark in Europe

[Sarah]

Hi folks,

Lovely to read all your messages and also to listen to that introductory lecture. My name is Sarah and I am based in Ireland. I love textiles and fabrics and I am hoping to discover lots about Indian textiles as I know very little about them. Looking forward to the rest of this series.

[HITAISHI]

Hello everyone, I am a faculty member from India with more than 29 years of experience in teaching and research in the field of traditional Indian textiles, art history, heritage crafts, and communication. My deep interest in heritage textiles and crafts has prompted me to join this lecture series. My expertise includes ancient Indian Knowledge systems, communication, Indian art, culture, and historical textiles, documentation, and research. I am hoping to get better insight into various research techniques and, thus, feel excited and delighted to be a part of such an enriching lecture series.

[Geethika]

Hello everyone!

I’m Geethika, a Textile Designer currently working as Manager – Design and Textile Experiences at Save The Loom, a non-profit social organisation based in Kochi, Kerala.

My work primarily focuses on handloom, craft-based design interventions, and engaging with artisan communities at the grassroots level.

Really looking forward to these sessions and to connecting with like-minded people who share a passion for textiles and history!

[Kathleen]

Hello Geethika,

I just went to view “Save the Loom” on instagram. It looks to be a very interesting organization. I have been to Kochi briefly when visiting ARANYA in Munnar.

[Hiba]

Hai all, I’m Hiba, an architect and researcher. My architecture practice is based in Kerala and I’m currently working as a research assistant for Prof. Saumya Pande on Kheta quilts. My research mainly revolves around the interconnections between architecture and textile. As an architect my aim is to know and learn more about textile and I’m very hopeful that this lecture series would help.

[Jochen]

Hello everyone: Jochen from Singapore here. I just finished training as a docent (guide) in the Asian Civilizations Museum in Singapore, and of course recognized the image from our Indian textile gallery shown in the first lesson. Hope to learn more about historical (and some contemporary) textiles from India, to understand better and to include in my tours.

[Amrutha]

Namaste! I am Amrutha Girish, a doctoral student at IIMB researching craft, culture and their intersections with entrepreneurship. I am currently working on a research paper about consumption of handloom saris. Would love to connect with those interested in a conversation on these topics and more. Instagram: amrutha13kashyap Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amrutha-girish/.

[Melangell]

Hello everyone. I am Mela and I am a conservator in the UK with a textiles specialism. I have always had a pull to South Asia and South Asian textiles and I am so pleased to find this MAP Academy course to learn and connect with you all. I am particularly interested in the conservation and display of South Asian textiles and dress in collections I work with, researching with others to understand them better and connecting collections with communities.

[Dhara]

Hi All!!

My name is Dhara – I am from Los Angeles. I have a background in fashion design and have been trying to find ways to learn more about my family’s culture and heritage- specifically with textiles so I am v excited to be taking my first lesson with MAP Academy.

[Shravya]

Hi everyone, I’m Shravya Yerram-Garuda and so happy to be here. I have absolutely no formal training in textile or design or arts or crafts (I majored in Engineering+Physics and entire career has been as an investment banker in renewables!) But textiles and crafts have been a passion since my graduation days and learning about them has been a parallel journey for the past 15 years. I look forward to the lecture series, the last three were phenomenal 🙂

Shravya, +91 8919558760

[Sumana]

Hi everyone, My name is Sumana Mukherjee and I run a digital magazine on Indian textiles called Kriti. Loving the lecture series so far and looking forward!