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769:, and that the site is "stamped" with "American consumerism". With its fusion of the education, entertainment and spectacle, it is a major destination marketed to the cosmopolitan audiences. It is a space offering rural southern India as representation of the country, that invites both detached contemplation and nostalgic attachment. It is also said that DakshinaChitra embodies the contradiction of mourning the loss of pre- industrial life ways, yet is premised on free-market economic practice. But the curator, Thiagarajan traces her commitment to the project to deeply felt concerns about the loss of vernacular architectural, performance and craft traditions with southern India's rapid industrialization. 600: 42: 726: 629: 672: 662: 469: 536: 682: 652: 608: 565: 507: 353:, free of cost, because of his interest in rural architectural design. A master plan is a small-scale graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a project. Laurie Baker, known for his unconventional approach, included the use of local materials and the adaptation of artisanal production methods suited to the environment in design. Baker began his master plan for DakhshinaChitra as a map, which in execution on site was different from the it. He planned to represent 408: 692: 29: 370:. When Baker prepared the master plan, the sizes and styles of the buildings which are purchased were not known. To accommodate these transplanted buildings, master plan had to be modified. Although Kuriakose's association with Baker and Thiagarajan started in 1984, with MCF, he became involved with buildings in DakshinaChitra only in the second half of 1995, with the construction of the three houses in Kerala section- 267:, art, folk performing-arts and craft of South Indian traditions. The amenities include a research unit, crafts bazaar, playground, an area to hold religious functions, stone workshop, and souvenir kiosks. There are craftsmen who permanently work at DakshinaChitra who demonstrate or explain how they make their wares. Besides workshops are conducted regularly for various crafts by artists who rent the community studio. 1534: 616: 709: 49: 392: 717:
Some of the archives are of old journal collections such as Marg, India Magazine, Lalit Kala, Sangeet Natak as well as other journal collections such as South Asian Studies, Art India etc. They also have census reports on crafts, houses, festival and out-of-print books on crafts and arts. DakshinaChitra accepts donation of books related to art, craft and culture of South India.
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She has written that the global template of DakshinaChitra has earned both praise and criticism, with some conservation architects and cultural tourism proponents describing it as a Disneyfied version of south India's past; some critics complaining that the characterization of pre-industrial village
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Tamil Nadu section showcases how yesteryear merchants, Brahmins, silk weavers, agriculturists and potters lived. The Ikat weavers house and coastal Andhra house are exhibited in Andhra Pradesh section. The Ilkal weavers house and a house from Chikamagalur are at display in Karnataka section. In the
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The museum is a center for living traditions of art, folk performing arts, and crafts set up with the objective of preserving and promoting South India's heritage and culture. Special programmes feature dances, crafting of necklaces, basket weaving, and puppet shows. The museum also holds workshops
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DakshinaChitra has collection of over 14,000 books and journals on South Indian arts, crafts, performance, anthropology and folklore. The Library includes the National Folklore Support Centre's collections and also houses more than 1,00,000 photographs and a vast collection of DVDs, CDs and tapes.
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The collection consists of items of daily life used in the southern states. As of 2014, there were 4,220 artefacts on display; 3,200 are objects 950 are textiles and 70 contemporary works. The textile collection consists of cotton and silk attires of male (dhoti, lungi, kurta, turban, cap,
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on a 33-year lease. In establishing the museum, cooperation was maintained between government organizations, industry and specialists in the sphere of conservation. Contributors to the museum's creation included long-term corporate donors and the Office of the Development Commissioner for
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of each southern state as a village with its small streets and walkways. Baker did not want to have grand buildings in the campus. He thought that ‘this place’ should deal with arts and crafts of ordinary people. He pursued his philosophy of ‘small is beautiful’.
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Kerala section, the Syrian Christian house known for its distinctive layout with the entrance leading directly to the granary, the Hindu house built largely using jackfruit wood and palmyra and the Calicut house representing homes in north Kerala are displayed.
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ceremonial attire), female (saree, blouse, half saree, full skirt, set mundu, veil, scarf), furnishings, yardage (Real Madras Handkerchief, Ikat, Kalamkari etc. ), Telia Rumal, decorative wall hangings and ritual textiles. The entire display is in the
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Kuriakose, retained the main "spatial types and syntax", but altered the layout of master plan. The reason for this change was due to change in circumstances around the site location. One such example is the change of entrance from side road to the
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The complex brings together old buildings that have been transplanted from other sites, to give an idea of vernacular architecture and forms of community living from southern states namely Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
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The museum has 18 heritage houses representing the living styles of people from the states. The original houses in their "vernacular style" were purchased by MCF and were recreated by a team of
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dying. Potters trained at the center are issued a certificate of their skills by the regional office of the Department of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts). Classical dances such as
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The roots of this museum can be traced back to the open-air museums of Europe, the United States, Japan and Southeast Asia, though its closest precursor is
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house. Later, they designed the main reception center, the stores, the gallery, the restaurant, guesthouses 2 and 3, and the other minor public buildings.
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were selectively borrowed from many of the existing museums. DakshinaChitra's exhibitions are predominantly architectural as at
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of the region and the living conditions and habits of the people. It was founded by the Madras Craft Foundation (MCF), an
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and architecture students. The purchase costs varied from Rs. 50,000 for ordinary mud houses to Rs. 1.5 million for the
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merchants' mansions with crafted doors and woodwork. They were then dismantled systematically under the guidance of
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Developed as a heritage village, DakshinaChitra has an array of displays and relocated originals of
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DakshinaChitra, meaning "a picture of the south", is a heritage village where the lifestyle of
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Anthropologist and historian, Mary Hancock has written about DakshinaChitra in her book
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Re-shaping Cities: How Global Mobility Transforms Architecture and Urban Form
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Re-shaping Cities: How Global Mobility Transforms Architecture and Urban Form
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is built on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land taken on a 33-year lease from the
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The State of the World's Cities 2004/2005: Globalization and Urban Culture
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started in 1984, by Deborah Thiagarajan. Thiagarajan came to Madras (now
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No touching, no spitting, no praying : the museum in South Asia
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Link, Rosemary J.; Ramanathan, Chathapuram S. (16 September 2010).
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Mathur, Saloni, editor. Singh, Kavita, editor. (21 December 2017).
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Consuming modernity : public culture in a South Asian world
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Madhyam: Issues in Communication, Culture, and Development
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Human Behavior in a Just World: Reaching for Common Ground
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Guggenheim, Michael; SĂśderstrĂśm, Ola (4 December 2009).
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connecting Chennai and Pondicherry, the site overlooks
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depicting the life pattern of people in the states of
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Programme, United Nations Human Settlements (2004).
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National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi
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DakshinaChitra is located in Tamil Nadu
East Coast Road
Coordinates
12°49′21″N 80°14′35″E / 12.822423°N 80.243098°E / 12.822423; 80.243098
Heritage centre
Laurie Baker
Benny Kuriakose
dakshinachitra.net
living-history museum
Indian state
Tamil Nadu
South Indian heritage and culture
Chennai
museum
Madras Craft Foundation
Deborah Thiagarajan
museum
museum
Government of Tamil Nadu
East Coast Road
Bay of Bengal
dwellings
southern India
architecture
South Indians
architecture
NGO
Chennai
Kerala

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