19/12/2025
Some stories don’t wait quietly; they find you. They catch your eye, hold your gaze, and ask you to stay a little longer. Mara Labs returns to the with one such presence: Kolli Kannu. Seen through lens, this book explores the watchful world of Tamil Nadu’s drishti paintings, eyes painted not to decorate, but to protect, remember, and believe. His passion lies in noticing what others may overlook, and in treating research and documentation as a discipline of care. Each photograph becomes a conversation with living heritage, each page an act of preservation. Every .in release has sparked moments of awe and unhurried conversation. Kolli Kannu continues that legacy, not as a book you merely flip through, but as one you pause with. And here, the choice is gentle yet clear: to engage deeply, to take it home, and to let these watchful eyes travel with you.
Take home a book, yes; but also to take home a story, a memory, and a way of seeing.
Some journeys don’t end when you leave the market. They begin when you turn the first page.
By Hand from the Heart
Makers Market
Saturday & Sunday
20th & 21st December 2025
Primrose 131
Luz Church Road
Mylapore
Chennai
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Free Entry | Valet Street Parking | Cards Accepted
Explore a curated collection of food, condiments, jewellery, clothing, home and living, art, merchandise, publications, and an Indigo Dyeing Workshop and an Analog Poster Printing Experience.
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