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In a fast-paced world racing to compete in modernity and progress, Aseem Shrivastava, Delhi-based writer, teacher and ecological thinker, advocates a different approach to that of most economists. Shrivastava did both his bachelors and masters degree in economics; by the time he had completed his doctorate in environmental economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst,… Continue reading The Truth About The Earth Runs Deeper Than Science

This article was originally published in eSamskriti Decolonisation. A term most of us use these days across sectors, professions, ideologies. Decolonisation of language, politics, law, symbols, names.  As this unfolds, is there a space for decolonisation of Indian Aesthetic Knowledge? If you ask Pilla Kalvalu they will grin and tell you, “… that is elementary,… Continue reading LITTLE STREAMS: EMBODIED WORKSHOPS TO DECOLONISE INDIAN AESTHETIC KNOWLEDGE

All of us remember the thinnais or aangans of our childhood. A space in time where one could feel the cool breeze in hot summers, and also a place to rest for a weary traveller. Dheeraj Annapureddy is a fellow at the Center for Embodied Knowledge and brings to us the value of these places… Continue reading A Reverence For The Transparent Sharing Of Grameen Knowledge

Mayank Ale was city-bred in Hyderabad but in his college days became environmentally concious and developed an abiding love for local agricultural activities. His vision is to create green spaces for children, where they can nurture their creative selves while learning how to co-exist with nature through agriculture. His advice to motivating young explorers is… Continue reading Live In A Village To Know The Earth

Most of you will know about the Center for Embodied Knowledge which Akanksha and I co-founded with Hari Kiran Vadlamani last year. It’s been more than a year of interesting projects and people we have funded and mentored , you can check here : https://cek.org.in/articles/ Since early this year we have been supporting young men… Continue reading An Old Friend & Co-Traveler Joins As Advisor

Handloom Futures Trust (HFT) was supported with a grant by Centre for Embodied Knowledge (CEK) for their exploratory work in the years 2022-23. The work of  HFT centers on the “Ownership of Knowledge” from the perspective of rooted artisan communities, the hope is to build a consensus on knowledge systems via the process of democratic… Continue reading Excavating Indigenous Knowledge Traditions

Center for Embodied Knowledge in its continuous engagement with Indian Knowledge Systems , after supporting three teams and coalitions with crafts and Kalamakari is now supporting two young individuals, who we will call The CEK Co-Travelers, Dheeraj Annappureddy and Mayank Ale. CEK is supporting Dheeraj and Mayank for 3 months, with a CEK fellowship and covering costs of… Continue reading Center for Embodied Knowledge support for Local Building Traditions & Sustainable Lifestyle Workshops

I call this collaboration between the one and only Peter Lee, Singapore collector and scholar of Indian and #ASEAN textiles, and a master #Kalamkari painter Niranjan, who has an iconic lineage, as son of the illustrious Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty, to do a workshop sharing and doing together the purest processes of Kalamkari, along with sharing with real textile pieces,… Continue reading Chintz to Prints : Patron X Collector

Center for Embodied Knowledge is pleased to announce a long term collaboration with National and State awarded “Shilpguru” Sri K. Siva Prasad Reddy for construction of a studio in the village of Tangaturu, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh and to nourish a new generation of Kalamkari artists. The studio will be named ‘CEK Kalamkari Gurukulam’. Through the… Continue reading CEK Kalamkari Gurukulam

Center for Embodied Knowledge is pleased to announce a collaboration with Antati, a Singapore based museum and historical research consultancy for organising a Chintz to Prints workshop. Through this collaboration CEK seeks to bridge the understanding between Asian cultures and promote the interpretation of Indian craft traditions with an accurate lens. A grant of 2000… Continue reading Chintz to Prints: Collaboration with Antāti