Karkhandar Skill training scheme to boost Jammu & Kashmir’s luxuriant craft sector
The pilot scheme taken up by the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir will identify and impart skill up-gradation training in crafts […]
Bejeweled glasses linked with Golconda mines may fetch up to $3.5 million at Sotheby’s auction
Pair of spectacle frames bedecked with emerald and diamonds namely the “Gate of Paradise” and “Halo of Light” commissioned by an anonymous […]
Still Playing with Dolls- Manipur artisan continues 100-year-old craft of Dollmaking
Taking a rather unremitting and stylish take on the century-old practice of doll making, Ibomcha Singh, 58 makes handcrafted barbies which are […]
Sweet of imagination- Kerala artist creates lofty portrait of theyyam with confection
Artist goes by the name ‘Da Vinci’ Suresh has revived the traditional art of Malabar region- the Mukhathezhuthu (face painting) of the […]
Nelson Mandela’s iconic Madiba Shirts up for sale at New York Fashion Institute of Technology’s Museum
The family of the late anti-apartheid leader is selling his personal belongings including ten colorful patterned Madiba shirts he wore on formal […]
Making Kashmiri Silk Carpet eyepoppingly luxuriant with Calligraphy
Young artisans and designers have turned the already coveted Kashmiri carpets into an irresistible article to lay one’s feet on. Incorporating new […]
Ajanta in Armenia- The most comprehensive depiction of civilized classical life
Recently, glimpses of the fresco versions of select Ajanta Cave paintings by Armenian artist Sarkis Katchadourian were shared by External Affairs Minister […]
Indy old Court House in Kochi fort is jagged with sophisticated art decor
Standing out like an oasis in usually busy Calvathy Road in Fort Kochi, Indy old Court House was restored painstakingly by Amitha […]
Can recycled rag fix fashion’s menace? – IKEA to devise a circular textile waste model
In order to tackle the most virulent problem of textile waste which ends up choking the landfills, IKEA Foundation has tied up […]
Geographical Indication (GI) tag accorded to ‘Karuppur kalamkari paintings’ and ‘Kallakurichi wood carvings’
In a bid to empower the artists with the prerogative of suing anyone who tries to copy their designs, the traditional dye-painted […]
Phool.co swoons Alia Bhatt into investing in it
After investing in Nykaa last year, Alia Bhatta joined as one of the investors in an IIT Kanpur-backed company Phool, which converts […]