WEBINAR

A Woven Life: Jenny Housego, textile historian, designer and entrepreneur in In Conversation with Maya Mirchandani, Associate Professor, Media Studies, Ashoka University and Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

Emily Janet Housego, fondly known as Jenny, has helped inspire a generation of Indian craftspeople to raise their weaving skills to new heights of creativity and excellence. During her two decades in India, she has worked diligently with weavers and embroiderers to forge new ways of combining their traditional craftsmanship with contemporary designs. Jenny has revived ancient weaving techniques and simultaneously contributed to the livelihoods of weavers’ families especially in Haryana and Kashmir.

She is the author of Tribal Rugs: An Introduction to the Weaving of the Tribes of Iran, and of Bridal Durries of India. She has co-founded two successful textile brands in India, Shades of India and Kashmir Loom

Maya Mirchandani is an award-winning Indian journalist with interest in Indian foreign policy, South Asia, and identity conflicts, and the co-author of Jenny’s memoirs A Woven Life published by Roli Books in 2020.

(Collaboration: J.D. Centre of Art)

Registration link: https://zoom.us/j/81279191477

Meeting ID: 812 7919 1477