Kareena Vaswani shares her insights on how โThe Museum Memories Projectโ has profoundly influenced her belief in the power of design as a tool for cultural preservation and storytelling.
Celebrating 10 Years of VarnikaDesigns: A Blogging Journey
So itโs 10 years โ a decade of writing a blog - this is the 160th post, 3 in the draft and a few more in my mind!!! Thank you for being a part of the VarnikaDesigns blogโs journey, for being a reader, motivator and inspiration โค โฆ.. When I started, I didnโt realise... Continue Reading →
Why MuMe Matters: Embracing Cultural Heritage
Why MuMe Matters: Embracing Cultural Heritage Usha Varia, Founder, Samoolam, shares with Poulomi, her strategies of empowering the youth of Gaya, Bihar, through cultural heritage by engaging them in what they like to do, from digital marketing to making reels.
Insights from LLDC’s Vibrant Winter Festival 2025
VarnikaDesigns collaborated with LLDC to present to the world their amazing Festival. The blog has videos of interviews with individual artisans. We conceptualised, planned and moderated an interactive discussion between upholders of generations old craft communities from Orissa and Kutch and their custodians - long video link in blog.
Reflecting on Museums: Do They Still Matter in Today’s World?
Wishing everyone a happy, safe, peaceful and healthy 2025. VarnikaDesigns will be 15 this year! We will be reflecting, introspecting, discussing, debating - keeping following us. Thank you ๐
Adieu 2024 – Welcome 2025 :)
VarnikaDesigns wishes you a very Happy, Healthy, Safe and Peaceful New Year. May 2025 be kind to you โฅ๏ธ We are grateful to all the people and institutions for supporting our new ideas in 2024 โฅ๏ธ details in link
Jadughar Journey: Creating Universally Accessible and Inclusive Spaces in Ahmedabad
Have you visited a museum, heritage site and enjoyed your experience? Have you wanted to share your joy with those left behind? This links shares the 2nd adventure of 'Jadughar Journeys' bringing Ahmedabad's famous 'jalis' into our homes. One more attempt at access
Want to make Access Positive Museums, globally? Then, fill in the Phase 2 of our survey. Thank you :)
Want to make Access Positive Museums, globally? Then, fill in the Phase 2 of our survey. Thank you ๐ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rua2X7pEup47nVF7h_9hLcqmvCw_GvE-8sSVYRPPrlU/edit
Somaiya Kala Vidya exhibition
I have been a die-hard fan of the amazing Judy Frater since decades, have been following her work in Kutch, Gujarat, through Kala Raksha. When I finally got the chance to visit an exhibition showcasing the work of the graduating students of this university I rushed to it, at Mangalbagh Gallery, Ahmedabad
