RADHA PANDEY
Book Arts & Culture Tour 2020–21
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Tour in a nutshell:
This intimate look into India is for those who wish to see behind the scenes of various working artists and craftspeople. Augmenting visits to art and craft centers, museums, studio visits and workshops, participants will have a chance to observe traditional wood block carving and printing on cloth, experience in natural dyeing, a visit to a miniature painter's studio and engage in traditional as well as modern papermaking methods. Additionally, we will visit world renowned architectural treasures like the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort to immerse into the aesthetic landscape of India.
Dates: Dec 19, 2020–Jan 02, 2021. If you want to be updated on this, sign up for the mailing list here.
Deposit to secure your spot: 500 USD.
Approximate Registration Fee: 3,500–4,000 USD (incl. deposit)
Length: 14 Days, 15 Nights
Arrive: New Delhi, 19 Dec 2020
Depart: Chennai, 3 Jan 2021
Tentative Itinerary subject to change:
First Leg:
Delhi (2 days)>Agra (1 day)>Jaipur (2 days)> Bagru (2 days)
Second Leg:
Delhi (2 days)>Pondicherry (3 days)>Chennai (2 days)
Lodging: 14 nights, accommodations on a shared and single basis (single supplement)
Transport: Private and public transport between cities and venues
Maximum Participants: 8
Minimum Participants: 6
Tour Details:
Week 1
Delhi, stay at in a hotel in Central Delhi and visit 3 privately owned museums in S. Delhi.
Day trip by chartered bus to visit the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.
Travel by chartered bus to Jaipur, a center for textile and architecture. We will visit the kagzis of Sanganer–one of the last few surviving families practicing papermaking as it was practiced in the 14th century.
2 days in Bagru– natural dyeing workshop.
Return to Delhi by chartered bus.
Week 2
Fly to Chennai then take taxis to the coastal town of Pondicherry. Here we will visit the Gandhi Ashram and tour their papermaking facility. The following days will be spent in Auroville (20 min. drive from Pondicherry), taking a papermaking workshop at a Auroville Papers. The last day will be spent in Kanchipuram visiting silk weavers and temples dating back to late 7th century–early 8th century.
Return to Chennai, before departure.
Deposit 500 USD
Paying a deposit guarantees you a place on this tour. This deposit will be applied to your registration cost.
Deposits are 85% refundable up until 3 months before the start date.
Full Tour Registration: approximately 3,500–4,000 USD for 15 nights (final cost depends on no. of participants)
Your registration fee includes transport between cities and venues, accommodations, entrance fees to museums and historical sites, workshop fees and most meals.
What's included?
Travel fares within the country are included.
Most meals, accommodations at beautiful hotels and villas
Workshop fees, tickets to museum, studio tours, monuments etc.
What's not included?
Arrival and Departure fares are not included.
Travel insurance is not included.
Tips for various services, such as meals, drinks etc.
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