22 July 2010
By Shradha Jain
In Leather
One of the earliest materials, durable and versatile, used for every purpose from storage of food to protection from the elements, was labeled as “impure”, once humans settled down in large agricultural societies. Leather, the material that on one hand, adorned the feet of kings, on the other hand, pushed its workers outside the boundaries [...]
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Chamars, Cutting, Embroidery, Fazilka town, Fazilka’s Tilla juttis, footwear, Gold and silver wires, Jutti, Malaut, Maler Kotla, Mochis, Muktsar, Patiala, Punjab, Rangaars
10 February 2010
By Adithya Ananth
In Leather
In the dark of the night, loud beats of the drum and cries of the war horn fill the sweltering air, while glowing kings and demons fight across the flickering light.
As early as the twelfth century, the art of puppetry flourished in Andhra Pradesh, narrating stories of divinity, sometimes taking the divine dimensions itself. [...]
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Andhra Pradesh, Charmakari, Gaatha, Gaatha handicrafts, Leather, Puppets, Ramayana and Mahabharata
