Place of Power
This project uncovers the hidden hierarchies in Indian culture, from dining tables to boardrooms, hinting at the subtle power plays mirrored in the Mahabharata.
Brief
Places of Power is a book exploring hierarchies within Indian social and corporate settings, traced back to the subtle dynamics of where people sit at a table. The project examines how seating order reflects influence and authority
Concept
This was part of a larger series of publications. Growing up in an Indian household, we have always been taught the importance of the places of where we sit at a table, seeing the eldest sit at the "head" chair. As I grew up, I saw that it translated to corporate culture as well, and there's an unsaid hierarchy followed at a table setting. The aim was to juxtapose contemporary power structures with classical depictions of authority, using characters from the Mahabharata as a reference point.
