Fast Forward: Women In Photography

Institutions & Collectives Film & Photography

An project aimed at engaging with women in photography, instituted in 2014 at the University for the Creative Arts, UK. It takes the form of a research project and seeks to promote and engage with the work of women photographers across race, class and nationalities.

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Central Silk Technological Research Institute (CSTRI)

A research institute established in 1983 in Bengaluru, India, to work on research and development of silk technology, silk rearing…

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

A public university and research institute established in 1945 in Mumbai by nuclear physicist Homi J Bhabha, under whose directorship…

Sant Kabir Award

Instituted in 2009, it is an award given by the Government of India to textile craftspeople for their outstanding contributions…

Madrassa

An institution of higher learning in the Islamic thought. In its earliest form, it was an extension of mosques and…

Egmore Museum Theatre

A theatre in Chennai constructed in 1896 by the British as a replica of London's Globe Theatre and synthesised in…

Berozgar Mahila Kalyan Sansthan

Established in 1993, it is an initiative founded by women of the Godda district in Bihar for the spinning and…

Scene and Herd

An anonymous Instagram account that served as a platform to expose allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and unprofessional advances within…

Padma Bhushan

The third-highest civilian award in India, awarded for distinguished service or achievement in the fields of art, social work, public…