Episode 2 (Hindi)~ फिर से स्वागत है! आज हम चलेंगे पट्टचित्र की ३०० साल पुरानी
When you hear the word Indigo, what do you picture? Maybe a deep blue fabric,
You’ve lain on me, lived on me, laughed on me. But have you ever listened
Episode 1 (Hindi)~ यह काल्पनिक कहानी अजरख छपाई और धमड़का गांव की कला, सादगी और
Traveling through a city lined with towering buildings and streets illuminated by LED lights that
Recently, Balkrishna Ravi’s son, Sudhir, had taken a newfound interest in sericulture, the livelihood for
“What is so special about your Kansa-ware that you make us take such extra care
With the disappearance of the relevancy of this hand fan (Pankha) craft in India, the tradition deeply rooted and tied to India’s craft culture is starting to wither away
Moonj is harvested in the months of October and November. Women weave and compose baskets for their household utility and also to form a part of a bride’s trousseau. This is largely carried out as a secondary occupation to agriculture in Uttar Pradesh.
a few artisans in sarangpur, Madhya Pradesh, who are making nutcrackers they were so fascinated by. The students watch wide-eyed as a pair of metal-smiths forge a piece of metal and file the head into an L-shape, one of them controlling the forge while holding the article..
Things like precious pearls and gems, pure gold and silver wires, ivory and rare animal fur, feathers and shiny beetle wings were used. In the making of the Jama ( A dress ) especially, the gota patti work incorporated a unique kind of sequin made from Elytron or the fore-wing of the Jewel-Beetle that belongs to Buprestidae family.
Dhalapathara saree used to be the first choice of everyone. Dhalapathara, literally meaning white stone, was at its peak from late 1800s to mid 1900s. It was a regular at weekly markets of Bhubhuneshwar, Calcutta, Sonepat, even in Madhya Pradesh during the 1950s. Oh! the traders from Kolkata used to drool over these Dhalapathara sarees!
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