Ganjifa is a very popular word and apart form India it is commonly known in Nepal, Arab countries, Turkey and Iran. Ganjifa signifies games...
Featured Crafts
The Kantha Embroidery is the predominantly the most popular form of embroidery practiced by the rural women. The traditional form of Kantha...
Shanti Niketan, an Abode of Peace was founded by Maharishi Debendra Nath Tagore, father of the Nobel Laureate Sri Rabindranath Tagore, who laid...
The Kalighat paintings were very popular form of art in the past. The popularity can be judged from the fact that they were they were replicated...
The finest patterns of terracotta panels can be found in Bengal towns of Murshidabad, Birbhaum, Jessore, Hooghly and Digha. The theme is generally...
Popular Crafts
It is believed that the craft emerged during the construction of temples and converted into hereditary craft for some families. Raghurajpura is...
Paintings in the Indian history hold a a very special place. Paintings are the visual creations of many concepts. Warli paintngs belong to the...
Tarkashi, a popular artform from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, is primarily brass wire inlay work on wood. It was mainly used for khadaous (wooden...
Bamboo craft is an age old craft practiced extensively due to its great qualities. Haryanas mudas or the low stools are made from the locally...
Sandal wood is of great religious importance and is an extremely expensive material for carving artifacts.. Karnataka has a huge forest-belt and...
