Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Introduction Millions of pastoralists graze India’s forests, wastelands, grasslands and farm fallows. […]
Reviving Indigenous Wool Craft of India
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Handmade is the Way Forward
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has severely affected the handloom sector, which was already reeling under the impact of demonetisation and GST. For centuries, the handloom weaver has continued to work from home, offering the world the choice of a conscious living, which is sustainable, local and green. These weavers offer me the hope and […]
Proposing a Sustainable Socio-Economic System for the Languishing Dhokra Craft Clusters in Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India
Issue #007, Winter, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Abstract: Switching of skills by the crafts persons in the area of folk crafts is a common feature in […]
A Legacy of Ajrakh- Abdul Jabbar Mohammad Khatri
Issue #007, Winter, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 The production of Ajrakh cloth in Kutch presents an exceptional story of the determination of the artisans to […]
ARTS AND CRAFTS IN AND OUT OF THE INDIAN SCHOOL EDUCATION
Issue #006, Autumn, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 70 years of policy and practice Indian society is still governed by a rigid […]
Closing the Power Gap Through Internet Technology
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CONTEMPORARY EMBROIDERIES OF RABARIS OF KUTCH
Monghiben Rabari is attending an exhibition and sale in Mumbai. Her traditional embroidery has taken her from Vandh, her village of mud huts and camels on the seacoast of Kutch to India’s most cosmopolitan urban metropolis. She is thrilled by the glittering bustle, and by the customers’ enthusiastic response. She deals directly with them, as […]
Chamba Rumal
ABSTRACT: India has a great tradition of embroidery and different regions have distinctive styles of fine embroidery on cotton, silk and wool fabric. From coverlets to garments, these embroideries have lots of charm and attraction. Of all the regions of the country, the most artistic and picturesque embroidery comes from the Chamba state. It is […]
Centre Medallion Composition in Kalamkari Tray Covers
The seventeenth century rectangular hanging created in Coromandel coast that reached the museum of France is a significant example of kalamkari. It is preserved in the French city of Mulhouse at the Musee de l’impression sur etoffes de Mulhouse! This hand painted kalamkari is decorated with vibrant colours and bold line work with an amazing […]
Can Our Future be Handmade?
Issue #002, Monsoon, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 This paper explores the dichotomies of India’s craft experience. These reflect the centrality of hand […]