Kalakshetra

Located in southern Chennai, Kalakshetra is a centre of performing arts and crafts that was founded by bharatnatyam dancer Rukmini Devi Arundale in 1936. Its green campus has beautiful gardens. The Rukmini Devi Museum has a good collection of bronze icons, sculptures, ceramics, paintings and textiles that were collected and gifted to Arundale over the years. Visitors can also see weavers spinning, weaving and dyeing saris at the Craft Education and Research Centre, and purchase bags, saris and textiles at the Craft Shop.