Director & Professor, Department of Fashion Design
NIFT, Hyderabad

The Glorious Tradition of Painted and Printed Textiles of the Coromandel Coast: A Tribute from Kalakshetra offers insights into the evolution of Kalamkari, a name that replaced the vernacular Vraathapani amid changing geo-political influences. The book documents the stage-wise processes of painted and printed Kalamkari through Vraathapani and Acchu Addakam. It highlights Kalakshetra’s role in preserving natural dyeing practices and the craft’s essence, while paying rich homage to the Coromandel Coast, the historic home of Kalamkari.