Kala Raksha Trust, a grassroots social enterprise, is dedicated to preservation of traditional arts. Uniquely committed to documenting existing traditions, the Trust maintains a collection of heirloom textiles housed as a local Museum. Artisans participated in establishing this Museum. Thus it embodies a simple but revolutionary concept: involve people in presenting their own cultures.

 
 

Background

Kala Raksha Trust is dedicated to preservation of traditional arts.

Uniquely committed to documenting existing traditions, the Trust maintains a collection of heirloom textiles. This local Museum embodies a simple but revolutionary concept: involve people in presenting their own cultures.

The Museum was founded in 1996. In 2010, with support from Seagate, Kala Raksha was able to make the collections accessible to the world through the world wide web. We proudly invite you to browse our collections through this website.

Seagate commits to leverage the exponentially growing digital ecosystem to ensure that the rich historical, cultural and artistic traditions of indigenous peoples are preserved and shared. Seagate's involvement in this digitization project aims to enable this unique heritage to be shared across borders for future generations.

 

Woven, Dyed and Printed Textiles

Woven, Dyed and Printed Textiles

Ornaments

Ornaments

Rabari Arts

Rabari Arts

Thar Parkar Regional Arts

Thar Parkar Regional Arts

Other Embroideries

Other Embroideries

INNOVATION: RE_INVENT

INNOVATION: RE-INVENT