Workshops
Textile Conversations
Textile Conversations is designed as a two-part engagement programme exploring material knowledge in the Haveli Collection through dialogue and hands-on practice.
Through knowledge exchange between collaborators, each session positions textile researchers and practitioners as contributing distinct forms of expertise – technical, functional, embodied and aesthetic.
The programme draws strongly from the Haveli Collection at MAP, that consists of over 2741 textile objects and over 2050 archival materials, all belonging to the Haveli fashion brand established in the 1980s by Poornima Jain in Maharani Bagh, Delhi.
Bookings
Mamatha GPK
Mamatha GPK is a textile engineer and educator currently as a Department Lead at the Pearl Academy- School of Business working at the intersection of fashion, textile chemistry, and sustainable material innovation. With an ongoing PhD in Textile Technology, her work explores Indian fabrics through weaving, dyeing, and printing traditions, with a strong focus on green synthesis and eco-conscious practices.
She regularly conducts workshops, lectures, and seminars, translating complex textile processes into engaging, hands-on learning experiences with names like Puravankara, IIT Delhi, Centre of Excellence- Textile/Fashion- Coimbatore. Her work in bridging heritage techniques with contemporary design and material thinking. She has authored articles, research papers, and book chapters, Textile Value Chain, Intech Open and more, and has guided projects centered on textile chemistry and sustainable textiles for Visvesvaraya Technological University reflecting her commitment to making textile knowledge both relevant and impactful.
Vaishnavi Kambadur
Vaishnavi Kambadur is a curator and an educator. She holds an MA in Fashion Studies from Parsons School of Design, New York, and a Bachelor in Knitwear Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi. Her research investigates the meaning of motif-making in textiles, addressing its complexities around labour, culture, and fashion theory. She was part of the founding team at MAP and worked as an Assistant Curator for four years.
A 2025 travel grantee at the CIMAM conference in Torino, Italy, she most recently contributed as a curatorial consultant to Kala Hubba 2026, the public arts project under BLR Hubba. She now balances her practice with a teaching role at Pearl Academy, Bengaluru, remaining committed to evolving in dialogue with the needs of a new generation.
