In short
Somaiya Kala Vidya is an institution of education for traditional artisans, founded in 2014 and based in Anjar, Kutch (Gujarat), with a second centre at Kamatagi, Bagalkot (Karnataka), established in 2024; since April 2022 it has been managed by Somaiya Vidyavihar. It offers eleven-month courses in design and in business and management to traditional craftspeople, with curricula, schedules and language of instruction adapted to artisans' lives; the only admission requirement is knowledge of a traditional craft. The crafts it works with include Kutch weaving, block printing, batik, bandhani tie-dye, natural dyeing and embroidery.
- Where
- Anjar, India
- Founded
- 2014
- Crafts
- Weaving and textiles
- Website
- somaiya-kalavidya.org/en
- Source
- School website · checked on 25/10/2026
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