Articles Archives | Story of Indian crafts and craftsmen

Gaatha project was originally conjured only for researching and documenting the rapid erosion of Indian craft clusters and heritage. However, we soon learnt from the artisans themselves that need was not to do research alone, but to restore ‘pride and serious commercial opportunity’ in their ecosystem. Today Gaatha thus aims to bring the lost respect and wealth back to these beautiful and aesthetically rich Indian handicraft clusters. These researches are important because just like Industrial goods sell on ‘features’, crafts sell on the processes / stories / heritage that go into making them.

We should give crafts a fair chance, someone is right now merrily making something for us, singing a folk song, in a humble house, deep inside India.

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15Sep

Dabu printing

The lush earth , in an embrace with fabric, sprouts beautiful patterns. And the earth

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09Jul

Teer~Kmaan

It was midsummer of 1576 at Halidghati, Bhil warriors kept a close watch on Mughal army

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5 mins read

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25Jun

Calico

Indian fabrics were one of the earliest forms of woven textiles and over centuries they

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21Jun

I weave your name on the loom of my mind

जब मैं था तब हरि नहीं, अब हरि हैं मैं नाहिं। प्रेम गली अति सॉंकरी, तामें दो न समाहिं।। These lines were written by Kabir, one of the greatest poets to grace

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6 mins read

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