Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 The new story of Indigeneous Brown Cotton in India It is a […]
Beeja Arambha – Seed Beginnings
Article Keywords: karnataka
Earthen Tunes – The Vision
Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Although we are a team of transportation designers we ventured into the […]
Wooden Lacquerware of Chennapatna, Karnataka
The world of gaily coloured lacquerware toys – red and yellow dolls, bright magenta wheels, orange and green tops – from the town of Chennapatna denotes a cheerful space filled with play; however, there is an impressive complex of work, skill and dexterity that converts a combination of Hale wood and shellac into a charming […]
Mysore Palace Playing Cards
The standard Playing Cards of India, – Ganjifa – fall under two categories; the 96 card Moghul Ganjifa of 12 cards into eight suits, and 120 or 144 cards of the Dashavatara Ganjifa of 12 cards into ten or twelve suits. Made for Kings, noble men and the common people from a great variety of […]
Mysore Chada Ganjifa
At a recent seminar in Houston on “Royal Legacy: Vijayanagar to Mysore”. I was invited, to make a presentation on the craft of Mysore Chada Ganjifa. I featured the work of craftspersons that I have worked closely with, Sudha Venkatesh of Bengaluru and Gurupada H. of Mysuru. Sudha Venkatesh has just won the National Award […]