Posted on Jan 20, 2021
In D.C., A Traditional South Indian Welcome Awaits Joe Biden And Kamala Harris
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are about to receive an Indian-style welcome to Washington, D.C.
A group of volunteers are putting together a kolam, a traditional South Indian art form used as a sign of welcome, in the nation's capital in honor of the incoming president and vice president. Using 1,800 pieces submitted from the public, they volunteers are assembling a kolam of over 2,500 square feet.
A traditional kolam is comprised of a grid of dots "that is drawn using powdered rice or rock powder in front of houses on the floor, and a line that goes around these dots," explains Shanthi Chandrasekar, the artist behind the project.
Sowmya Somnath, a volunteer organizer, says the project is "not just a welcoming of a new administration. It's this idea that so many people came together with all of their stories. And it's those stories now that are more and more a part of the American fabric and more and more welcome."
A group of volunteers are putting together a kolam, a traditional South Indian art form used as a sign of welcome, in the nation's capital in honor of the incoming president and vice president. Using 1,800 pieces submitted from the public, they volunteers are assembling a kolam of over 2,500 square feet.
A traditional kolam is comprised of a grid of dots "that is drawn using powdered rice or rock powder in front of houses on the floor, and a line that goes around these dots," explains Shanthi Chandrasekar, the artist behind the project.
Sowmya Somnath, a volunteer organizer, says the project is "not just a welcoming of a new administration. It's this idea that so many people came together with all of their stories. And it's those stories now that are more and more a part of the American fabric and more and more welcome."
In D.C., A Traditional South Indian Welcome Awaits Joe Biden And Kamala Harris
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