Issue #007, Winter, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Copyright, as the name suggests, is a great example of irony! Contrary to what the word suggests, it […]
Decoding copyright and design laws in hand block printing
Article Category: IPR, Legislation
Deciphering the intellectual property conundrum
Issue 1, Summer 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 This setting could be anywhere in the world. In a village […]
Global Enterprise: Challenges for Sustainability
Kala Raksha: From Cultural Identity to Intellectual Property Through Kala Raksha we explore the dynamic relationship between fashion and tradition, and examine how working for the global fashion market was turned from a threat to cultural identity to an opportunity for developing a concept of intellectual property. In traditional South Asian society, identity is visually articulated. […]
Artisan Enterprise: Development, Cultural Property and the Global Market
Mary A. Littrell and Judy Frater Artisan participation in the global fashion industry engenders debate. Ashoke Chatterjee (2007), an internationally respected leader for craft development in India, observes that Indian politicians and international development leaders question whether craft sector employment is a “fringe, feel-‐good activity unrelated to power and economic vitality” (12). In response, Chatterjee […]
In Context
By Design: Sustaining Culture in Local Environments Issue #004, Winter, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Many of the contributors […]
In Praise of The Real Thing
Kolhapuri chappal look alikes made in rubber and sold by a large shoe chain, Ajrak hand-blocks printed on a roller machine, powerloom masquerading as a Banaras handloom, Kantha printed by silk screen, Dhokra lost wax statues made in moulds that replicate it in thousands…the stories are endless. For many copying is a profitable business. A […]
From the Heart of Karnataka’s Dusty Iron Ore World Shines the Mirror Work of Sandur Lambanis
Issue #002, Winter, 2019 […]
Geographical Indicator Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh
Mr. Mahesh Gulati, National expert, UNIDO Chanderi spent an afternoon at the Craft Revival Trust office telling us about his work to develop the Chanderi Craft cluster since 2003. While the application and successful allocation of the GI for Chanderi is a major step in protecting the craft and its identity and is a useful […]
Geographical Indications
Importance Of GI Registration: Under the law of Geographical Indications in India, only if a Geographical Indication (hereinafter referred to as, “GI”) is registered in India, then the registration affords legal protection by enabling infringement action possible. Further under the TRIPS Agreement, to which India is one of the signatories, registration in the home […]
Geographical Indicators
While everybody’s attention is focused on the Sariska issue, which is being called the “biggest wakeup call”, there’s yet another issue which needs to be addressed by the state of Rajasthan. Since even “protected tigers can disappear and be lost forever, what about things left unprotected? The reference here is to the various products of […]