Kala Ashram

Kala Ashram is a cultural center established in 1979 by artist Ravindra Sharma in Adilabad, Telangana. Spanning two acres on Tantoli Road, it serves as a repository of traditional arts, crafts, and indigenous knowledge systems of the Deccan region. The ashram features a museum displaying local artifacts including wooden deities, Gond headdresses, and musical instruments, while offering workshops in over fourteen rural art forms.

Visitors can explore a serene two-acre campus featuring a museum with tribal artifacts, sculptures, pottery, and traditional huts. The ashram showcases over fourteen rural art forms with live demonstrations by artisans. Guests can view collections of wooden deities, ceremonial Gond headdresses, Suthari women's ornaments, household vessels, and musical instruments. The natural setting includes numerous trees creating a peaceful atmosphere for cultural immersion.

Founded in 1979 by Shri Ravindra Sharma (fondly known as Guruji), Kala Ashram was established to preserve and promote traditional knowledge systems, rural wisdom, and indigenous arts of the Deccan region. The institution has trained over a hundred artisans in various rural art forms and continues research into India's rural social-economics, culture, heritage, and science based on principles of Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha.

Kala Ashram serves as a vital hub for preserving indigenous knowledge systems and traditional arts of the Deccan region. It focuses on reviving fading art forms like Bhiksha Vruttis and provides a platform for artisans to learn and practice over fourteen rural art forms including weaving, metallurgy, woodwork, and pottery. The ashram hosts annual events like Deepotsavam and maintains connections with institutions like NIFT for tribal art education.