Madras Craft Foundation is a non profit, non governmental
organisation working towards the promotion and preservation
of South Indian Culture. It was started in 1984 by Dr. Deborah
Thiagarajan, an American lady who was inspired by the generosity
and rich culture she found prevalent in the villages of
South India.
The Madras Craft Foundation hopes to achieve its objectives
through its main project – DakshinaChitra
– which opened to the public in 1996. At DakshinaChitra
the traditional domestic architecture of South India namely
Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka are represented.
Through the many events and activities organised at DakshinaChitra
the cultural aspects such as folk art, craft, contemporary
art of the four states are highlighted.
DakshinaChitra is an effort to
keep our rich traditions alive and meaningful to contemporary
society.
A
Note on DakshinaChitra
