A small family-run workshop keeps traditional craft of bone carving alive in Lucknow
Jalaluddeen Akhtar and his son Aqeel who works alongside him in one of the very few workshops practicing bone carving are able […]
Feminist power of Khneng Embroidery: A coterie of women revives 200 yr old embroidery in Meghaylaya
A group of women living at the border village of Mustoh in Meghalaya is collectively reviving a 200-year-old embroidery art – Khneng […]
HWA member Rajni Kant’s indomitable spirit earned Geographical Indication (GI) certificates for 24 crafts product across 14 statesÂ
When it comes to GI tagging of artisan products, the influence of Rajni Kant is as unrivalled as the actor Rajnikanth’s on screen. […]
CHHAPA -Â Ahmedabad based sustainable clothing brand stamps your imagination with natural colors
Converting scraps of cotton into canvas, CHHAPA, a family-run startup from Ahmedabad is a sustainable clothing brand which has long been employing […]
Mother of Jaipur’s Blue Pottery revival positively hymns the blues
After running an array of social welfare activities in the villages around Jaipur in 1978, two years later, Leela Bordia established Neerja […]
The Glassblower Fanning Modern Curiosities
Fascinated by the remarkable skills of Firozabad glass artisans, designer Arjun Rathi has been focusing on prospects of the glass-making industry in […]
Mud House by Sketch Design Studio is a humble tribute to Rajasthan’s Stepwells
Embedded in an arid landscape of Alwar like an oasis of creativity, Sketch Design Studio has designed a farmhouse having rammed earth […]
Jaisalmer’s folk sensation dazzled with glam and glory at Cannes
Becoming the first folk artist to walk the Cannes red carpet, folk singer Mame Khan from Jaisalmer’s sequestered village made his presence […]
Marriage of traditional crafts- Ashdeen x Kanakavalli collaboration threads Gara on Kanjeevaram
Though the world of fashion and craft has always been symbiotic, the recent collaboration between fashion maestro Ashdeeen and Kankavalli make the Kanjeevraam […]
The writing is on the wall: Siblings scribble Warli language on the walls of Lodhi Colony
Born in the Warli community, the siblings Mayur and Tushar from Maharashtra with a genius for evoking moods and feelings took up […]
Architect – Artist from Delhi applies art of folding to the trifles of daily life
Having worked with over 40 odd daily use materials like paper, metal, glass, fabric, stone clay and even leather shadow puppetry from Nimmalakunta […]
MAP Bangalore triggers compelling conversations among art enthusiastsÂ
Located at the heart of the millennium city, South India’s first major private art museum The Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) […]