• G.Yogapriya
• Dr. Umarani Saravanan

India is known for its varied culture and traditions that span back to the beginning of human civilization. The customs and traditions followed here have their own ideologies and principles. Though arts and crafts have been part of tradition, some arts lost their authenticity and popularity over the course of time. Traditional knowledge of some arts is not always passed on to the next generations for various reasons, leading to their decline. Kalamkari is one art that retains a place till date in handicrafts and textiles. While most people see only machine printed 'Kalamkari', the hand painted or block painted original versions are on the verge of extinction, because they are less popular than the machine printed fabrics, hence the traditional artists' children do not wish to make this their chosen career. This article is the outcome of the analysis carried out after conducting a Kalamkari Art workshop for imparting traditional knowledge by live exposure to a group of 23 interior design students from School of Environment Architecture and Design, SRMIST, Ramapuram.

Antique, Natural Dye, Natural Materials, Traditional Art

"Evaluating students' learning from, and appreciation for, the hand painting workshop of traditional Kalamkari art", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.691-699, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906389.pdf

"Evaluating students' learning from, and appreciation for, the hand painting workshop of traditional Kalamkari art", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp691-699, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906389.pdf