The Unbroken Thread: 5000 years of Indian Textiles - Medhavi Gandhi
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An award-winning cultural practitioner, Medhavi has led several arts-based programs and curated inter-country artist exchanges at Happy Hands Foundation before starting up theheritagelab.in; a platform for educators, parents and travellers to explore India's heritage, art, history & museums. Medhavi also works with museums to promote digital engagement and consults on digital transformation practices.
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Mark Twain once said, "Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together." Banaras which is called by different names such as Kashi and Varanasi is said to be a timeless city. It is also called Avimuktaka, the sacred...
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