08 April 2015, 05:30 am
Kachchh Ji Chhaap: 500 Years of Block printing and Batik
An exhibition – seminar – demonstration organised by the print artisans of Kachchh and Khamir. The exhibition is a forum for the block and batik print artisans to share their history, their story, and their craft in their own language. It is an attempt to tell the story of printing as it unfolded on the banks of the Indus to its modern multi-faceted practice
 
Inauguration  by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan on Tuesday 7 April 2015 at 18:00 followed by a Seminar in Annexe Lecture Room II
 
Panelists:  Meera Goradia; Rauf Khatri; Shakeel Khatri; and Junaed Khatri 
Moderator: Ritu Sethi
 
A demonstration/guided tour on Ajrak Block Printing and the Understanding of Natural Dyes
Will be held 8 – 12 April 2015 from 11 am to1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm