
The Krishnakriti Foundation, found in 2003 in the memory of Shri Krishnachandra B. Lahoti, is engaged in non-profit and cultural activities to support the emerging artists, endangered art traditions and struggling artisan communities.
Festival
The Krishnakriti Foundation conducts the most prominent art and culture festival of Hyderabad every year in January. The four-day long festival brings together the artists, curators, singers, musicians, dancers, theatre personalities, performers, authors, poets, actors, scholars, academicians and art and cultural enthusiasts from across the country.
The events include art exhibitions, workshops, seminars, panel discussions, plays, book readings, film screenings and concerts in different venues across the city, attracting a wider audience with diverse interest. Every year, over 5,000 visitors take part in the festival. For four days the city becomes a hub of cultural sharing.
The Krishnakriti Foundation had jointly conducted “Bonjour India” – a celebration of art and a culture of France in 2010, 2013 and now in 2017, 2018.
Scholarship
One of the important philanthropic initiatives of the Krishnakriti Foundation is offering scholarships to the promising artists and architects. The financial patronage and professional exposure provided by the foundation help the young creative minds in achieving their goals at an early stage of their career.
The Krishnakriti Foundation in association with Govt. of France through their Embassy in India, provides fellowships to study fine arts and architecture at some of the finest educational institutes of France.
Reforming inmates
Krishnakriti Foundation endeavours, in collaboration with the Telangana State Prisons, to imbue the life of the jail inmates with the spirit of creativity and colours. This initiative was introduced to Chanchalguda and Cherlapally jail to reshape the prisoners’ souls through the creative therapy. For the last two years, Krishnakriti Foundation has been engaged in training the inmates in painting and drawing. Their works have been showcased in different cities across the country and received several prestigious awards.
Street Art Festival – Hyderabad
Since 2016, Krishnakriti Foundation and Art@Telangana associated with the Govt. of Telangana, and the Street Art Foundation jointly conduct the Telangana Kala Mela and the Street Art Festival.
As part of the Street Art Festival, the area of MS Maqta was given a much-needed facelift with whole buildings and walls acting as the vast canvas for artists. The artists with their imaginations and ingenious skill of painting have transformed the entire locale into a beautiful piece of art. The foundation has been instrumental in the installation of the iconic Love Hyderabad sculpture on Necklace road which blends with the iconic megalithic Buddha Statue in Hussain Sagar to create a mesmerizing impression of the city.
Love HYD
Since November 2016 Hyderabad has its new typographical icon at the heart of the city. Love Hyderabad sculpture with its contrasting red and white letters stand firmly across the skyline of Tank Bund. It is the new hot spot for the Gen Y who never misses a chance to click selfies with it.
The typographical structure designed by artists Hitesh Malaviya and Hanif Kureshi, has the word ‘love’ in Devanagari script while ‘Hyderabad’ is abbreviated into HYD. The designers intended to blend both the languages which would reflect the city’s innate spirit to endure the tradition while heading towards modernity and by turning the ल in a hollowed-red heart the artists have bestowed the sculpture with a very modish demeanor. The Love Hyderabad sculpture was inaugurated by Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao on November 25, 2016.
Love VIZAG
The iconic ‘Love Vizag’ sculpture stands at the TU 142 aircraft museum in Vizag. The contrasting red and white sculpture has become a tourist attraction not only for its modern outlook but also for its representation of Vizag and love for the Telugu language. The magnificent piece of art has been installed at its present location by the Kalakriti India. The typographical structure has the word ‘love’ in Telugu script while ‘Vizag’ is written in English. The designers endeavored to blend the tradition with modernity, local to international.
Heritage Walks
Hyderabad Walks is an initiative of the Krishnakriti Foundation to present Hyderabad in its diverse moods. We partner with various government organizations to offer heritage experiences – walks, workshops, interactions and study groups for the public.
Our logo is inspired from the historic perfume bottle(Ittar) in the Deccan which reflects the delicate encounter that the region is – its essence spreads immediately when you open the bottle!