Amiya Bhanushali

Amiya Bhanushali is a shibari artist.

Era: 2020s

SHIBARI ARTIST · EDUCATOR

India-based shibari artist, educator, performer and curator behind Silly Hands Shibari. Official Silly Hands Linktree describes the project as a professional rope studio practiced and conducted by @amiyabhanushali, with a studio in Bangalore and private-session / waitlist surfaces for multiple Indian cities. Homegrown's 2023 feature identifies Amiya as a Mumbai-based shibari facilitator and frames Silly Hands as Amiya's independent project; The Established's 2025 article describes Amiya as a Mumbai / Goa-based shibari practitioner and curator; The Nod's 2025 class feature describes Silly Hands as a professional studio dedicated to teaching shibari in India and says Amiya began teaching in 2023 after starting rope practice in 2021. Added as a compact India country anchor; no lineage, school, certification or direct teacher relation is inferred from the current public sources.

School: Independent

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Silly Hands Shibari.