Transformational leadership in design and crafts (Talk)

This presentation will pose critical questions through a process of dialogue and inquiry into case studies of interactions of aspiring design practitioners and communities from different crafts sectors across India (for example, weaving communities across Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, Kalamkari artisans from different traditions, shadow puppeteer communities , Assamese tribes who do intergenerational weaving). It will explore on the importance of moving beyond ethnographic crafts documentation from an outsiders’ perspective and immersing into the study of social ecology of crafts.