A three-day national seminar and exhibition, titled "Tales Below the Heels," exploring India's rich footwear heritage, was inaugurated at the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) in Hyderabad. Governor Jishnu Dev Varma opened the event, noting that traditional scholarship frequently overlooks the footwear worn by historical figures, an oversight the exhibition aims to address by illuminating this "hidden in plain sight" dimension of cultural heritage. Governor Varma proposed developing the exhibition into a traveling display to encourage wider public engagement across the country. The event is a collaborative initiative by FDDI and the Pleach India Foundation.
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