The Ajanta paintings at Aurangabad are ancient cave paintings showcasing the history of Buddhism. There are 29 rock-cut caves which date back to 2nd century BC. This is a UNESCO world heritage site and a popular tourist destination. It is protected monument under the care of Archealogical survey of India. […]
Originally used for agricultural purposes and transportation, bullock carts are also function as vehicles during marriages. The entire craft is fashioned by a single craftsperson executing both metal and wood work. Detailed ornamentation and carving is carried out laboriously by the craftsperson to embellish the cart. Tools such as saws, hammers, chisels and planers are […]
Kutch is well known for its crafting of wood and lac turnery which is undertaken by a semi-nomadic community of lathe turners and carpenters called the Meghwals and Maniars. An indigenous lathe is used to turn and shape wood. It is then embellished with a vegetable colors and lac. Articles such as mortar and pestle, […]
India’s paper tradition has an antiquity of nearly a thousand years. Even though, it is presently caught in a struggle between the changing past and an unknown future, India still has the largest population of hand paper makers in the world.Traditionally, several paper mill establishments cropped up in parts of the country to help benefit […]
India’s paper tradition has an antiquity of nearly a thousand years. Even though, it is presently caught in a struggle between the changing past and an unknown future, India still has the largest population of hand paper makers in the world.Traditionally, several paper mill establishments cropped up in parts of the country to help benefit […]
India’s paper tradition has an antiquity of nearly a thousand years. Even though, it is presently caught in a struggle between the changing past and an unknown future, India still has the largest population of hand paper makers in the world.Traditionally, several paper mill establishments cropped up in parts of the country to help benefit […]
India’s paper tradition has an antiquity of nearly a thousand years. Even though, it is presently caught in a struggle between the changing past and an unknown future, India still has the largest population of hand paper makers in the world.Traditionally, several paper mill establishments cropped up in parts of the country to help benefit […]
India’s paper tradition has an antiquity of nearly a thousand years. Even though, it is presently caught in a struggle between the changing past and an unknown future, India still has the largest population of hand paper makers in the world.Traditionally, several paper mill establishments cropped up in parts of the country to help benefit […]
India’s paper tradition has an antiquity of nearly a thousand years. Even though, it is presently caught in a struggle between the changing past and an unknown future, India still has the largest population of hand paper makers in the world.Traditionally, several paper mill establishments cropped up in parts of the country to help benefit […]
India’s paper tradition has an antiquity of nearly a thousand years. Even though, it is presently caught in a struggle between the changing past and an unknown future, India still has the largest population of hand paper makers in the world.Traditionally, several paper mill establishments cropped up in parts of the country to help benefit […]