Pichavaram House
Phulkari · PunjabChandigarh
Flower-work embroidery from Punjab: satin-stitch diamonds packed so close they cover the whole cloth.
Regional CoordinatorGaurav Yadav
- Meetups · last 4 months
- 17
- Craft
- Phulkari
III · Regions
Where the house meets.
Pichavaram students study from all over India. In each of these cities a Regional Coordinator runs meetups and a local group. Pick a city to see who runs it.
9Regions
8Regional coordinators
52Meetups in the last 4 months
Phulkari · Punjab
Alpona · West BengalKolkata
Rice-paste floor art from Bengal, painted by hand at the doorstep: a lotus at the centre and petals rippling outward.
Regional CoordinatorSakshi Rani
- Meetups · last 4 months
- 5
- Craft
- Alpona
Chikankari · Uttar PradeshLucknow
White-thread embroidery from Awadh: vines, buds and tiny knots worked on fine muslin.
Regional CoordinatorAntra Kashyap
- Meetups · last 4 months
- 18
- Craft
- Chikankari
Warli · MaharashtraMumbai
Painting of the Warli people from the hills north of Mumbai: triangle figures holding hands in the circle of the tarpa dance.
Regional CoordinatorVeera Mehul Patel
- Meetups · last 4 months
- 6
- Craft
- Warli
Madhubani · BiharPatna
Mithila painting from Bihar: double outlines, paired fish for good luck and not one empty corner in the frame.
Regional CoordinatorShubham Shree
- Meetups · last 4 months
- 6
- Craft
- Madhubani
Jaali · DelhiDelhi
The carved stone lattice of Delhi's Mughal monuments: interlocking shapes that let light and air through.
Regional CoordinatorDrishty Gupta
- Meetups · last 4 months
- 0
- Craft
- Jaali
No Delhi meetup posted yet. The next one appears on the events page first.
Kolam · Tamil NaduChennai
Tamil Nadu's morning doorstep drawing in rice flour: one unbroken line looping round a grid of dots. Pichavaram's home state.
Regional CoordinatorJeevan
- Meetups · last 4 months
- 0
- Craft
- Kolam
No Chennai meetup posted yet. The next one appears on the events page first.
Ikat · TelanganaHyderabad
Pochampally ikat from the villages outside Hyderabad: the threads are tied and dyed before weaving, so every diamond has a soft, feathered edge.
Regional CoordinatorSeat open
- Meetups · last 4 months
- 0
- Craft
- Ikat
No Hyderabad meetup posted yet. The next one appears on the events page first.
Kasuti · KarnatakaBengaluru
Counted-thread embroidery from Karnataka: tiny cross stitches build temple towers, lamps and lotuses, and the back of the cloth matches the front.
Regional CoordinatorSivakami S A
- Meetups · last 4 months
- 0
- Craft
- Kasuti
No Bengaluru meetup posted yet. The next one appears on the events page first.
How it works
From a city group to a meetup.
- 01
Join your city's group
Your Regional Coordinator adds you to the region's group once you join the house community.
- 02
Watch the events page
Every meetup is posted with its date, venue and sign-up link.
- 03
City not listed?
Write to the council and ask about a group for your city.