Handicrafts of India

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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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Crafted with Love

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The Siddipet Gollabhama Saree is a potent symbol o The Siddipet Gollabhama Saree is a potent symbol of Telangana’s cultural identity, artisan resilience, and women’s artistry. Its significance flows through meaning — social, economic, spiritual, and aesthetic. Another association can be established with the Telugu Golla caste. It is stated that the Gollas traditionally kept sheep and sold milk and ghī (clarified butter). Possibly due to their occupation, the iconography—or perhaps even the term Gollabhama itself—may have originated from the women of this community who were engaged in the same line of work.  The Gollabhama saree stands for celebration of rural womanhood. The central motif—the graceful figure of a Gollabhama or cowherd girl—evokes the pastoral life that has been the backbone of Telangana’s economy and culture. Through every woven or embroidered figure, these sarees pay homage to the labor, endurance, and beauty of the women who historically sustained villages through cattle-rearing, agriculture, and domestic craft.  Culturally, wearing a Gollabhama saree asserts a connection to Telangana’s regional pride. After the formation of the new state in 2014, there was a conscious effort to uplift symbols that represented native traditions rather than imported or pan-Indian aesthetics. The Gollabhama saree, along with Bathukamma festival and Bonalu rituals, became icons of self-representation — small but powerful ways through which Telangana’s identity was visually and socially affirmed.
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