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Bhitti Chitra Kala from Bikaner, Rajathan
Bhitti Chitra Kala was practiced by the Matheran or Mahatma community who were renowned for their mineral painted elaborate depictions of religious th ...
Designer Maker Confluence
When you’re a startup trying to bridge the gap between designers, makers and consumers through E-Commerce, it is as important to have an offline prese ...
Introducing Traditional Craftsmanship to our Children
Cherubic faces, smeared with paint, fingerprints inadvertently smudged onto walls, paint and adhesive streaked clothes and - ah the smug look of satis ...
The Exquisite craft of Patola Weaving
Patola is one of the famous textiles from Gujarat characterized by weaving of separately dyed warp and weft yarns to create surface motifs. It is one ...
Mata ni pachedi: Ritual cloth painting
Mata ni Pachedi literally means “behind the mother goddess”, and is a cloth that constitutes a temple of the goddess. It is a art form from Gujrat.
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Diverse fabrics of India
There is something earthy and real about hand woven fabrics. You almost sense a story behind each yard.
India has been and still is a treasure trove ...
Craft and Culture
In many ways, a civilizations intangible cultural heritage is linked to its traditional forms of craftsmanship. They tell stories of lives lived, of p ...
Gujarati Leather Work
The Meghwal community of Kachch specializes in leather craft. The men work with goat and camel hide to fashion items such as mojaris or footwear,etc. ...
Kite Making in Gujarat
Kites, made up of a diamond-shaped tissue paper and two strips of bamboo, invariably catches the fancy of everyone, as it soars high in the sk ...
Silver Ornaments from Gujarat
Unlike the other tribal jewellery traditions of India, that of Gujarat closely resembles the local peasant jewellery. This phenomenon is perha ...