Theyyam: Kerala’s spectacular dance of the living God that breaks caste barriers

Theyyam is more than an art form. Folkland International Centre for Folklore and Culture, a [...]

Kashmir’s willow wicker craft goes global as it moves beyond baskets to furniture & home décor

Craft clusters in villages have been linked to e-commerce platforms to help artisans sell their [...]

Dr Hemalatha Jain: The professor reviving age-old handloom weaving of sarees in Karnataka

She has set up the Punarjeevana Trust and revived 14 forgotten saree-weaving traditions of Karnataka [...]

Kavad: Rajasthan’s portable shrines

Handmade using wood, a Kavad is designed like a temple with an entrance and a [...]

Bangopootool takes folk puppetry from stage to classrooms

The NGO is using a combination of technology, performances and awareness generation to bring youngsters [...]

Himachal: Married at 15, how Lalita Vakil revived the dying art of Chamba Rumal embroidery

The craft flourished during the 17th and 18th centuries when the Pahari miniature paintings were [...]

Mysuru’s Ramsons Bombe Mane: Home to over 10,000 handmade dolls from across India

It sources handcrafted dolls of clay, terracotta, wood, ceramic, cloth and paper mache from from [...]

Maharashtra’s Paithani Sarees continue to weave magic after 2,000 years

With over 3,000 looms and 10,000 people involved in degumming, dyeing and weaving, Paithani sarees [...]

Chhapa: How this Gujarat family contemporized hand block printing to revive the dying art

By giving a youthful appeal to its designs, Chhapa is tapping a younger audience and [...]

India’s Mona Lisa: Bani Thani, the high point of Kishangarh School of Art

How the love story of king Sawant Singh and his consort Bani Thani gave a [...]

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