Aranmula is a small village near Chengannur in Kerala and is renowned for making a special type of metallic mirrors…
Read Full DescriptionBlue Pottery of Delhi
Now a languishing craft, this blue pottery is made only by a single family who can trace their lineage back to the…
Read Full DescriptionCamel Girth/Trapping of Rajasthan
Split ply camel girths of Rajasthan are generally made manually by hand without involving any sort of loom. Goat…
Read Full DescriptionCharakku/Cauldron Casting of Kerala
Charakku, is made of bell-metal and is one of the largest cooking vessels. The surface of the …
Read Full DescriptionChitaris/Folk Painting of Maharashtra
Chitaris is the Marathi word for a painter. A large number of chitaris settled in Nagpur, drawn there by the liberal patronage of the rulers of the Bhonsale dynasty who celebrated Hindu customs and traditions with great pomp and reverence.…
Read Full DescriptionCopper Coated Iron Bells of Gujarat
Copper bells or chimes are made in many different sizes and has multi uses. There is …
Read Full DescriptionFolk Painting/Hase Chitra of Karnataka
Chitttaras are wall paintings done by the tribal women of Malnad, in South West Karnataka, for special occasions such as weddings, festivals and auspicious days.…
Read Full DescriptionGanjifa/Playing Cards
Copper bells or chimes are made in many different sizes and has multi uses. There is …
Read Full DescriptionHimroo Weaving of Maharashtra
Himroo, a fascinating fabric from Maharashtra, is an extra-weft, figured fabric with a solid ground of satin or twill, decorated with figurative motifs and manufactured ordinarily from cotton…
Read Full DescriptionKalamkari of Sickinaikkenpet, Tamil Nadu
Kalamkari hand painting is done with a stick which is wound with thread that has been dished in dye…
Read Full DescriptionKodali Karupper Saris of Tamil Nadu
The first Karpur sari was exhibited in the Vishwakarma Exhibition inLondon and was defined a work of…
Read Full DescriptionLacquered Bamboo of Orissa
Though lacquer on wood can be found in most parts of India, the products in…
Read Full DescriptionMashru Weaving of Gujarat
Mashru is a mixed fabric, comprising a combination of cotton and silk. It was…
Read Full DescriptionPaddy Craft of Orissa
The paddy craft of Orissa, practised in districts like Balasore, Koraput,…
Read Full DescriptionPainted Terracotta of Gujarat
The clay used for this is locally available. The pots are shaped by the men on …
Read Full DescriptionRogan/Oil Painting on Fabric
The history of roghan painting on fabric is centuries old. Roghan work on cloth gives the…
Read Full DescriptionSujani Weaving/Quilts of Gujarat
Bharuch is the only craft pocket of Sujani weaving in Gujarat. In this process, two weavers sit at either ends and operate the loom.…
Read Full DescriptionSuri/Measuring Bowls of West Bengal
Traditionally these bowls were made of wood and inlaid with engraved brass foil were…
Read Full DescriptionThewa/Gold Filigree on Glass
Thewa is a craft practised by a few craftsmen who specialise in the art of fusing filigreed gold sheets on to glass. The craft of thewa is still practised by hereditary craftspersons in the small fortified town of Pratapgarh in district Chittorgarh of south Rajasthan and in Rampur in Madhya Pradesh.…
Read Full DescriptionTie & Dye/Bandhej on Wool of Gujarat
Woollen shawls are also dyed according to local traditions. The designs preferred include geometrical borders, large sunburst-like dots, and motifs like the scorpion and peacock.…
Read Full DescriptionVahanam/Temple Chariots of Tamil Nadu
The finest wooden carving are in the temples of Tamil Nadu and the piece-de-resistance are the processional chariots for the deities; these include numerous mounts/ vahanas and small pillared shrines/ rathams for the deities.…
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