Created by Balu1967
Last edited March 26, 2021
Sandhya Raman
Born (1967-07-13) 13 July 1967 (age 59)
NationalityIndia Indian
EducationNational Institute of Design
OccupationCostume designer

Sandhya Raman is a costume designer, curator and focusses on socially responsible designs.[1] [2] Raman is the founder of Desmania Foundation.[3][4] [5][6] Sandhya Raman designs costumes for dancers practicing contemporary as well as traditional dance forms.[7] [8][9]

Education and Career[edit | edit source]

Raman is an alumnus of the National Institute of Design, (Ahmedabad) with a specialization in Apparel and Textile Design.[1][10] [11]

Exhibitions[edit | edit source]

  • Enigmatic East - From Ziro to Infinity at The India Habitat Centre, Delhi on 29th Jan, 2019.[12][4]
  • Enchanted Tree - an interactive exhibition celebrating the diverse textiles of India at Kamaldevi Complex, March 2017[13][14]
  • When the Pleats Dance - evolution of four decades of dance costumes at The Art Gallery of India International Centre[2][10][15]
  • (Un)masked - October 2017 (raised funds for International Medical Health Organization).[16]

Productions[edit | edit source]

  • Goddess Central a dance drama which addressed the issue of female foeticide.[17]

Awards[edit | edit source]

(Stree) Nari Shakti Puraskar from Govt. of India 2008 and the Creative Excellence Award from UNFPA 2008.[26]

Reference[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Stories crafted in clothes". No. Apr 28, 2019. The tribune.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dancing pleats". The statesman. June 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Designing the Classic Language of Costumes". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Focussing on Arunachal's weaves". No. 20th January 2019. The sunday standard. The new Indian Express.
  5. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Stories crafted in clothes". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  6. ↑ Tankha, Madhur (2019-01-29). "Sandhya Raman: Lending a helping hand". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  7. ↑ "Costumes that go into Indian dances". Business Standard. June 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ "when silk strikes an enigmatic pose". Deccan Herald. June 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Designs for stage". Anjana Rajan. The Hindu. June 10, 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Clothing the Form". The Indian Express. June 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Sway in sync". The pioneer. 18 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Weaving Arunachal's Textile Lagacy". The Voive of Fashion (January 29, 2019).
  13. ↑ Lowen, Sharon (2017-03-21). "A million Sitas in the forest". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  14. ↑ "IIC| India International Centre - Home". iicdelhi.nic.in. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  15. ↑ "when silk strikes an enigmatic pose". Deccan Herald. June 11, 2015.
  16. ↑ "(Un)Masked: Colorfully layered Third Eye Dancers presentation raises funds for IMHO". December 8, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Dance drama : Goddess central". livemint. 15 Sep 2007.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "artists have stay ahead curve ; at the same time, not lose human aspect". Sakal Times. 12 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Designs for stage". Anjana Rajan. The Hindu. June 10, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Beauty, the Beast and Bharatanatyam". The hindu. November 5, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Inspired by the lotus, dancers come together". The hindu. July 2, 2015.
  22. ↑ ""1… BREATH" – Kathak". www.aditimangaldasdance.com.
  23. ↑ "BWW Previews: RASAJA FOUNDATION PRESENTS PRALAYA A Collaboration In Bharatanatyam And Baliness Dance". Zofeen Maqsood. broadway world. Dec 11, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Indian and Indonesian dance don't mix, except in 'Incomplete Gesture'". LAURA MOLZAHN. CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Oct 2, 2016.
  25. ↑ "The enigma of subjectivity". No. NOVEMBER 11, 2016. Sunil Kothari. The Hindu. December 2, 2016.
  26. ↑ Veena (2017-12-08). "(Un)Masked: Colorfully layered Third Eye Dancers presentation raises funds for IMHO". NRI Pulse. Retrieved 2020-11-26.