Infosys Foundation

Arts

Preserving our rich heritage and honoring our artisans are some of the ways the Infosys Foundation contributes to this space

The Foundation has helped revive the art of the weavers of Pochampalli village in Andhra Pradesh

It helps organize cultural programs to promote artists in rural areas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

It traces and honors artistes from different parts of India

Today, the scope of the foundation’s activities has widened to identifying under-privileged artists from different walks of like, be it writers, painters, poets or musicians, who don’t have access to contacts or help. It assists them on a “need” basis, offering financial assistance, promoting their art, or helping them receive much-deserved recognition

It organizes programs like puppet shows and other cultural events to encourage artistes and performers in rural areas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and offers them financial assistance to carry forward their art

In Karnataka, the Gamaka form of music was fast disappearing. A few years ago, The Foundation coordinated a project to donate more than 200 sets - comprising a Gamaka cassette and record player - to 100 rural schools in Karnataka, to bring the dying art form back to life

It has sponsored art exhibitions and performing arts programs in Dharwad and Bangalore in Karnataka

A scene from a yakshagana gombayatra, performed by a group from South Karnataka, organized by the Infosys Foundation. Yakshagana, incidentally, is a traditional theatre form combining dance, music, the spoken word, costume and stage technique with a distinct style and form.

A scene from Sri Krishna Parijata, performed during the Uttara Kannada Janapada Sanjegalu, sponsored by the Infosys Foundation. Family troupes like this one are common in North Karnataka. In fact after the program, this particular troupe went on to be featured on Doordarshan!