The Ajrakhpur Community

Sanjana Mahadevan

This game was designed for 7-10 yr olds, based on the community of artisans in Akrakhpur, Kutch, Gujarat and the production of Ajrakh textiles.

The game play also involves the concept of community since the players are required to rely on each other to collect all the required resources to win. The process of concept development included a field visit and interaction with the community of artisans who were forced to relocate from their initial settlement in Bhuj, due to the 2001 earthquake. The whole community hence relocated to Ajrakhpur, continuing their livelihood - the slowly fading traditional art of block printing

Sketches from Ajrakhpur - Field visit 2021

A community of blocks - Field visit 2021

CEPT University

CEPT University, formerly the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, is an academic institution located near university area in Ahmedabad, India offering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in areas of natural and developed environment of human society and related disciplines.

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