NIFT to set up ten more Design Resource Centres across various cities
Making a vast repository of handloom designs and resources available to students, designers and weavers. National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will […]
Folk music can sway people towards indigenous arts
Folk music has a natural way of drumming up the curiosity of people for indigenous arts. Recent exhibition in Aadya Kala, The […]
Miniature wooden replica of Puri’s Jagganath temple carved by teen artist from Odisha
Having already earned the reputation of a Grand Master in India and Asia book of records, it took over a month for […]
Sabyasachi tenders apology as artisans frowned upon recent H&M collection
Wonderlust, the recent collection of Sabyasachi for H&M boasting digital Sanganeri and Kalamkari print clothing is flying off the shelves fast but […]
Rare Artwork on colonial Bengal by Flemish artist Balthazar Solvyns’ on display
Around 288 etchings of Solvyns entitled “Les Hindous’, on Colonial Bengal published by the artist in Paris between 1808 and 1812 are […]
Drought tolerant bamboo saplings planted in Jaisalmer by KVIC and BSF
In an unique effort to turn the deserted land into Bamboo Oasis, Border Security Forces (BSF) and Khadi and Village Industries Commission […]
Inside the belly of newly enlisted UNESCO’S world heritage site – Harappan city of Dholavira, Kutch
Recently enlisted in UNESCO’S world heritage, the Harappan city of Dholavira was once a flourishing settlement thrived on art and craft workshops […]
Warli designed Masks by women artisan under UNDP patronage shipped to London and New Jersey
After ravaging impact of covid on economy, many women from Mahrastra’s Thane and Mumbai turned to Warli art to revive their incomes.In […]
Udaipur’s City Palace Museum receives hefty grant from Getty for innovative exhibitions
In order to support the presentation of a cornucopia of treasure like illuminated manuscripts, woodcuts, silver antiques textiles prints, acid based etching […]
Floored by Classical Patterning: Handmade Tiles of Athangundi
Laying out the colorful flooring and walls of palatial mansions, factories in Athangudi village, near the famous Karaikudi town of Chettinad, Tamil Nadu […]
From Toddler to Maned Prince, Khadi is Dressing Them All
In the wake of increasing dismay at wastefulness of the fashion industry and plastic menace, Khadi India has recently launched use & […]
Can Artificial Intelligence restore cave paintings?
A Mumbai-based firm, Sapio Analytics is working on creating high-end data-based algorithms powered by AI to restore obscured murals of Ajanta cave […]