Launched in 2014, PhotoSparks is a weekly feature from YourStory, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In the earlier 945 posts, we featured an art festival, cartoon gallery. world music festival, telecom expo, millets fair, climate change expo, wildlife conference, startup festival, Diwali rangoli, and jazz festival.The Bangalore International Centre (BIC) is host once again to the annual crafts exhibition by Project Tarasha, a social initiative by Titan Company in collaboration with Creative Dignity. See our coverage of earlier exhibitions from the past six years at BIC here. The Mumbai edition of the exhibition was held at The Vintage Garden in Bandra (West) last month. The exhibition series is aimed at empowering rural ‘craftpreneurs’ to create sustainable craft businesses in modern markets (see our photo essay on last year’s Bengaluru edition here).  Also Read2026 Outlook: AI, robotics, biotech, unicorns and the road aheadThe name Tarasha translates roughly to ‘chiselled’ or ‘carved’. It evokes precision, careful shaping, and transformation. The initiative helps digitally empower artisans by helping them establish and promote an online presence, improve financial planning, and access new markets without losing their cultural heritage.The exhibition in Bengaluru spans four days, becoming a full-scale celebration of craft and appreciation of the larger story of artisan empowerment. It promotes craft as…  ​Read More​YourStory RSS Feed

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