JOURNAL ARCHIVE
Imam, Bulu,
Bulu Imam comes from one of India’s most distinguished families which has produced a steady stream of intellectuals and scholars over the past two centuries. His great grandfather Nawab Syed Imdad Imam “Asar” was conferred the title of Shams-ul-Ulema or poet Laureate by the British in the late 19th Cent. and his grandfather Syed Hasan Imam was the first president of the Indian National Congress from Bihar (1918, Bombay). A poet by birthright, an artist by inclination, and an environmentalist through personal obsession, he became the Regional Convener of INTACH in 1987 and continues in this capacity. Widely travelled, widely read, widely experienced, at 66 years of age today he lives and writes in Hazaribagh at the Sanskriti Centre which he founded in 1995 for preserving the tribal culture.
Bulu Imam comes from one of India’s most distinguished families which has produced a steady stream of intellectuals and scholars over the past two centuries. His great grandfather Nawab Syed Imdad Imam “Asar” was conferred the title of Shams-ul-Ulema or poet Laureate by the British in the late 19th Cent. and his grandfather Syed Hasan Imam was the first president of the Indian National Congress from Bihar (1918, Bombay). A poet by birthright, an artist by inclination, and an environmentalist through personal obsession, he became the Regional Convener of INTACH in 1987 and continues in this capacity. Widely travelled, widely read, widely experienced, at 66 years of age today he lives and writes in Hazaribagh at the Sanskriti Centre which he founded in 1995 for preserving the tribal culture.
Innovarte,
Innovarte is a consultancy specialising in Design and Marketing of handicrafts. By collaborating with NGOs, small handicraft companies and associations, it provides artisans with technical assistance and training alongwith finding them viable markets within which to sell their art. Based in Madrid, Spain, Innovarte undertakes projects in South and Central America, the Caribbean, North of Africa and, now, it is beginning in India.
Innovarte is a consultancy specialising in Design and Marketing of handicrafts. By collaborating with NGOs, small handicraft companies and associations, it provides artisans with technical assistance and training alongwith finding them viable markets within which to sell their art. Based in Madrid, Spain, Innovarte undertakes projects in South and Central America, the Caribbean, North of Africa and, now, it is beginning in India.
Irani, Kayhan,
Kayhan Irani is a community arts practitioner who in 2007 was awarded a certificate of recognition by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg for her arts work in immigrant communities.
Kayhan Irani is a community arts practitioner who in 2007 was awarded a certificate of recognition by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg for her arts work in immigrant communities.
Iyengar, Sushma,
Sushma Iyengar has engaged, amongst many other things, with the craft economies of India. She draws upon the research and documentation that she had put together while curating LL, her experiences in working with craft artisans, pastoralists, and investigating local and small scale economies. Sushma also mentors the wool study and the wool program at CfP. She continues to lead and curate the national exhibition on pastoralism in India, called Living Lightly- Journeys with Pastoralists, with CfP.
Sushma Iyengar has engaged, amongst many other things, with the craft economies of India. She draws upon the research and documentation that she had put together while curating LL, her experiences in working with craft artisans, pastoralists, and investigating local and small scale economies. Sushma also mentors the wool study and the wool program at CfP. She continues to lead and curate the national exhibition on pastoralism in India, called Living Lightly- Journeys with Pastoralists, with CfP.