A hand weaves a story, the fire forges it into art.
Art holds memory, memory becomes history, history shapes heritage.
Heritage passes to the patron, who carries it home—
and lives to tell its tale.
This is Gaatha.
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OUR STORY
How can we truly understand an object without knowing the hands behind it, the symbols it carries, the silences it speaks?
At Gaatha.org, we begin by documenting from the heart to learn about the lives it touches and the meanings it holds across time.
Begin your journey into the soul of craft.
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A Tale of Crafts is Gaatha’s storytelling space since 2009, where we share short reads that uncover the cultural, historical, and human layers behind Indian handicrafts. From rituals and symbols to makers and meanings, each story helps you see beyond the product.
Start Discovering the Stories within.
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After documenting India’s diverse crafts and artisan communities, we bring you a thoughtfully curated collection of handcrafted, ethically made, and authentic Indian products. Each piece is designed or selected with purpose, rooted in tradition, and made using age-old techniques.
Bring the stories home.
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This is where we journey beyond the art and the artefact, into spaces where tales breathe,
question, and evolve. Through short films that honour the “hands behind the handmade”,
and “visual narratives” that reawaken native wisdom, these projects blur the lines between
research and storytelling, memory and meaning.
Come closer, the story isn’t over yet.
(A Blog on Indian Handicrafts | Since 2009)
You’ve lain on me, lived on me, laughed on me. But have you ever listened to me? I am the Charpai. Or Khatiya. Or Manji. Or Khat. Call me what you will—I have always answered. I was born of neem wood and rope, woven by hands that knew the song of tradition. My frame still
Episode 1 (Hindi)~ यह काल्पनिक कहानी अजरख छपाई और धमड़का गांव की कला, सादगी और खूबसूरती के बारे में है। यह गांव सिर्फ एक कला का केंद्र नहीं, बल्कि इतिहास, परंपरा और प्रकृति से जुड़ा हुआ एक खास जगह है। यहां के कारीगर अपनी मेहनत और हुनर से इस पुरानी परंपरा को आज भी जिंदा
Traveling through a city lined with towering buildings and streets illuminated by LED lights that turn the darkest night into day, the air buzzes with the sound of urban life. Yet, the same roads lead to a place where the buildings are eventually replaced by towering Saal trees, phone signals falter, and the only sound
