03Jul
Dhalapathara
Bandhu Das, while making tea for his customers, often overhears their chitter-chatter. They usually discuss
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24Jun
CARTing
At the crack of dusk Hiraman cracks up Sultan. “Enroute Mandi”, he shouts in their
05Apr
Patta
Pattachitra is an ancient art of visual mobile storytelling, hailing from Bengal in India. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit word ‘patta’, meaning cloth, and ‘chitra’, meaning picture.
02Feb
The Ink Diaries
The desire to communicate messages, ideas and stories through the means of visual depiction is
09Nov
Just a simple Bead!
In the towns of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, the talented glass workers engaged in sophisticated processes to create glass beads. By 1000 BCE, Arikamedu was already an acknowledged site for glass-bead making. Beads were made using the drawn glass process, later adopted by European glass makers.
06Oct
On the Wood of Many Hues
A testament to the rich culture of Sheopur is the craft of lacquer which has about 400 years of history hidden in its glinting curves.
