Vrushi Pravinkumar Patel

Urban Karigar: Reviving Indian Treasures

This dissertation focuses on the Urban Karigar communities (Kumbhar Wada, Mumbai). It considers the issues they are faced with and what could be done to help them grow sustainably. The study aims to determine how community and art can promote social and economic cohesiveness in the public realm and be beneficial to a society and its cultural heritage.

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