DISCOVER PROJECT
END TO END DESIGN PROJECT
KalaNidhi
Digital Repository for Traditional Indian Motifs
NOV 2025
Kalanidhi is a national knowledge portal dedicated to preserving India’s traditional motifs as living carriers of culture, meaning, and craft. The platform protects heritage design by making authentic motif knowledge accessible to designers, researchers, and the public.
DESIGN PROCESS
RESEARCH, DOCUMENTATION, DIGITISATION, CLASSIFICATION, VERIFICATION, PRESENTATION
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Traditional Indian motifs lack structured documentation, contextual understanding, and a unified accessible platform.
The project aimed to create a national knowledge portal that documents, categorizes, and preserves traditional motifs along with their meanings, variations, and cultural contexts.
For this project, I researched and structured motif families, classifications, and cultural narratives. Designed the information architecture, visual system, and user experience for the repository. Developed content frameworks, storytelling language, and interface concepts to present motifs beyond decoration as knowledge systems.
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