‘KHADI WEEK’ will be celebrated at CCI’s Crafts Shop KAMALA (Chennai) from Oct 3rd to 10th. Khadi is part of the nations consciousness as the ‘Freedom Fabric’ which brought the British Raj to its knees as Mahatma Gandhi led millions of Indians to spin & weave. To mark the Mahatma’s birthday and a nations […]

In a salute to the quintessential Indian ‘Patram’, leading western designers have called the ‘lota’, ‘kodam’ and ‘urli’, the epitome of design perfection. Today the Patram’s evolving face spans both the classic Indian ‘thali’ and ‘bartans’ with their timeless shapes and detailing, and the contemporary Patram-tableware which melds ancient artisanal vessel-making skills with designer élan […]

The Crafts Council of India presents ‘Patram’ (2nd Edition), an exhibition of aesthetic, elegant, from-the-kitchen-to-the-table patram servers in a dazzling array of ‘kansa’, bell metal, brass, copper, terracotta, ceramics and more. In its essence and technique it takes the traditional patram forward yet brings it to the table in new and altered shapes and concepts. Patram, […]

Store Open: Monday to Saturday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm (Sunday Holiday) Phone: 044 – 28191457 Celebrating ‘Khadi’ Khadi is part of the nations consciousness as the ‘Freedom Fabric’ which brought the British Raj to its knees as Mahatma Gandhi led millions of Indians to spin & weave. To mark the Mahatma’s birthday month of October and […]

The Crafts Council of India’s Craft Shop ‘Kamala’ presents “Pathram” (3rd edition), a ‘collection’ of crafts from ‘kitchen to tableware’… celebrating the quintessential Indian pathram in all its evocative shapes, forms and colour, and it’s mystique of churning out the cornucopia of Indian dishes…as well as its evolution as part contemporary kitchen and table settings. […]

Chendamangalam Handloom A new collection of Kerala Saris will be available for Onam at Kamala Chennai. (starting 3rd September 2019 until stock lasts.) The saris have been made at Chendamangalam with the help of ‘Care for Chendamangalam’ (C4C) team. Background: In August 2018, the floods of Kerala ravaged the lives of Keralites in more ways […]