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At Chettinad Heritage Festival, a Revival Takes Root in Stone, Craft and Memory

The Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival is emerging as more than a celebration of regional identity; it is becoming a working model for heritage revival in India. Through the efforts of figures such as Meenakshi Meyyappan, revivalist Visalakshi Ramaswamy and architect Benny Kuriakose, the region’s architecture, crafts and traditions are being reframed as living assets rather than relics of the past.

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India Entertainment & Culture5h ago

Singapore Collector Peter Lee Traces a Shared History of Checks, Chintz and Port-City Hybridity

Singaporean collector, scholar and curator Peter Lee is using textiles, dress and domestic heritage to argue that the histories of Peranakan and South Indian communities are deeply intertwined through the trade networks of multicultural port cities. Speaking in Karaikudi at the Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival, Lee linked his own family memories, his research on the kebaya and his work on Peranakan heritage to a broader rethinking of identity, material culture and empire.

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