‘Bawra’ is a Sufi word meaning a poetic wanderer lost in a state of wonder and contemplation.
Project Bawra is an attempt to develop an international platform for contemporary jewellery in a South Asian context.
Research interests include:
- Politics of ornament, adornment and decoration
- South Asian visual & material culture
- Postcolonial studies and decoloniality
- Histories of craft and design in South Asia
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Published essays:
Safe and sound: An exhibition of contemporary Taiwanese amulets in Munich, Garland Magazine
‘Contemporary Body Ornament in a Global South Asian Context’ presentation, IOTA 24
In Conversation with Yaksh Verma - Storm Behind the Silence, Art Jewelry Forum
The Emerging Contemporary and Conceptual Indian Body Ornament, Art Jewelry Forum
In Conversation with Sham Patwardhan Joshi - India’s Rare Art Jeweler, Art Jewelry Forum
Project Bawra - Contemporary Jewelry Developments in India, Klimt02
The 3 Women Redefining Statement Jewellery, Vogue India online