Shanti Niketan, an Abode of Peace was founded by Maharishi Debendra Nath Tagore, father of the Nobel Laureate Sri Rabindranath Tagore, who laid...
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The subtropical region of Asia, specially India, Bangladesh and China is most popular for Jute. Jute craft is most popular in this region and is...
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...
Ganjifa is a very popular word and apart form India it is commonly known in Nepal, Arab countries, Turkey and Iran. Ganjifa signifies games...
The Kantha Embroidery is the predominantly the most popular form of embroidery practiced by the rural women. The traditional form of Kantha...
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Assamese artists make cool, smooth, and lustrous mats in the villages. Shital means cool and patti means mats. Pharsingpara and Goalpara are the...
Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh, was and is the centre of chikan embroidery, renowned for its timeless grace and its gossamer delicacy, a skill more...
Sandal wood is of great religious importance and is an extremely expensive material for carving artifacts.. Karnataka has a huge forest-belt and...
The subtropical region of Asia, specially India, Bangladesh and China is most popular for Jute. Jute craft is most popular in this region and is...
Assam comprises of both tribal and non-tribal populations. The Assamese tribes include the Boro-Kachari, Mishing, Mech, Lalung, Chutiya, Dimasa...
