In service of
A classical inheritance
Its manuscripts, its music, its arts, and the practices that sustain them.
The KQS Heritage Trust is dedicated to the preservation of a body of work that has shaped life across Bengal, the Hindi belt, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab for centuries: its manuscripts and verse, its classical music, its painted and crafted arts, and the living practices — from falconry to shikar — that once formed the daily fabric of court and household.
The trust works quietly, through fellowships, direct grants, and partnerships with archives. Its concern is as much for the practitioners who carry these traditions forward as for the manuscripts and instruments that record them. A song unsung, a hand untrained, a margin unread: each is a loss the trust exists to refuse.
What follows is a brief account of the trust's four areas of work, the programmes through which support is offered, and the means by which scholars, practitioners, and readers may write to us.
The Work
- IManuscriptsSanskrit, Persian, Kashmiri, and Bengali — verse, treatise, and pothi.
- IIClassical MusicHindustani gharanas, dhrupad, and the regional vocal traditions.
- IIIThe Visual ArtsCourt painting, manuscript illumination, and the crafted object.
- IVLiving TraditionsFalconry, shikar, and the practices of household and court.
For enquiries concerning fellowships, grants, or partnerships,