KHAMIR is a collaborative institution that integrates regional and external resources to revitalize and reposition craft and folk music. It synergizes Kachchh’s unique cultural, ecological, and economic resources to support local livelihoods.  KHAMIR serves as a common roof where artisans and musicians share knowledge, resources, skills and expertise with national and international organizations.  By integrating resources, KHAMIR strengthens Kachchh’s creative industries.

Craft and music are today Kachchh’s creative industries, and have the potential to sustain local livelihoods.

KHAMIR synergizes Kachchh’s unique cultural, ecological, and economic resources to support local livelihoods.

In every Kachchhi home you will find a glimpse of the region’s vibrant heritage, rich crafts, music traditions, and unique ecology as they are a source of local strength, identity, and pride. Each is an integral part of the local culture and landscape. Appropriately, khamir means “intrinsic pride” in Kachchhi, the region’s dialect. 

KHAMIR has been established to integrate regional and external resources to revitalize and reposition craft and folk music. It is an institutional space that synergizes Kachchh’s unique cultural, ecological, and economic resources to support local livelihoods.  KHAMIR also serves as a common roof where artisans and musicians collaborate with national and international organizations to share knowledge, resources, skills, and expertise thereby strengthening Kachchh’s creative industries.