Abstract: Forced to flee political upheaval, Tibetans living in exile in India face the ongoing challenge of preserving their cultural heritage while adapting to a foreign sociocultural environment. This experience of displacement often generates feelings of alienation and uncertainty, as individuals negotiate the tensions between inherited traditions and the realities of life in a new […]
Table of Contents Japanese Plant Names Introduction: Geographical Environment and Plants Fibres from Herbaceous Plants Fibres from Tree Bark Ply-Joining (umu) Spinning Techniques in Asia Beyond Japan: The Spread of Cotton Cultivation Current State of Plant fibre Textiles Conclusion Bibliography Photographs Japanese Plant Names In this text all the plants will be referred to […]
ABSTRACT On makeshift stages across London, students from a Tamil Saturday school reenact myths and stories from Sri Lanka. Based on multi- sited ethnographic research across the city, I show how these school plays move difficult and painful cultural memories from the edge of visibility into the public realm. Performed at the Museum of London, […]
To decipher “ Khes” as a domestic textile, one made as a labour of love ,affection and pride by the womenfolk in the northwestern belt of the undivided India, one needs to know the land , it’s people and their beliefs with as much sincerity. As one set out to learn about this textile that […]
Abstract: Tailors are an integral part of our lives, but do we know about their histories and practices? Perhaps because the profession contributed marginally to the national economy and was viewed with contempt historically. They are skilled artisans who often remain on the socio-economic margins but contribute to both elite and popular fashions with their […]
Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Hand spinning is an ancient technique and it is considered that it […]
[…]
[…]
Thirty years ago the Crafts Council of India (CCI) held its 1986 National Meet at Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan, a gesture of respect to a profoundly influential craft ethos. Perhaps CCI was also in search of tranquility in a turbulent year that had altered India’s history: the siege of the Golden Temple and injustice to Shah […]
Uttranchal – an opportunity Issues of conservation that affect hill stations and hill areas take on particular significance in Uttranchal. The creation of this new state was founded on a struggle for equity in the ownership and use of natural resources. Local wisdom here has always recognized that human progress and protection of the environment […]