The Karun Thakar Fund

The Karun Thakar Fund is presented by Karun Thakar in collaboration with the V&A. The Fund offers scholarships and grants of up to £10,000 to students, early career researchers and emerging practitioners working anywhere in the world on any aspect of Asian or African textiles and dress.

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Introducing The Karun Thakar Fund

The V&A is pleased to announce the launch of the Karun Thakar Fund, a new fund supporting the study of Asian and African textiles and dress. The Fund is presented by Karun...
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Our projects

Cloth as archive: contemporary Dioula weaving in northern Côte d’Ivoire

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Call for Project Grant applications

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Images of the Buddha and dress beyond ancient Gandhara

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Encoded textiles – Chinese minority textiles and their digital interpretation

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Karun Thakar Scholarships awarded

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Asia

Call for Scholarship Applications

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Asia

Creating The Karun Thakar Fund

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Asia

Introducing The Karun Thakar Fund

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