Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Introduction Millions of pastoralists graze India’s forests, wastelands, grasslands and farm fallows. […]
Reviving Indigenous Wool Craft of India
Article Category: Safeguarding
Types of Zari Used for Brocade Weaving
Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Introduction The term zari is synonymous with textiles having elaborate and rich […]
Degrees of Endangerment: Presenting a system for grading the viability of traditional crafts
Issue #008, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 There is no need to underline what a central part traditional craft […]
In Context
By Design: Sustaining Culture in Local Environments Issue #004, Winter, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Many of the contributors […]
Design and Business Education for Handloom Weavers in India
By Design: Sustaining Culture in Local Environments Issue #004, Winter, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Introduction This essay draws […]
Can Our Future be Handmade?
Issue #002, Monsoon, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 This paper explores the dichotomies of India’s craft experience. These reflect the centrality of hand […]
Practical “Sustainability” in the Himalayas
Issue #003, Autumn, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 We talk about it, others practice it since 23 years. If you take a plane […]
Bewitched by the Baluchari
Issue #003, Autumn, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Ruby Palchoudhuri’s abiding contribution to the revival of the traditional Baluchari lies in her pioneering […]
Kashmir
“I have always wondered what is it that has drawn me to Kashmir, ever since I was a child. In earlier days I thought it was the beauty visible to my eyes, the natural splendor that was always a part of my fantasies. Over a period of time, I have realized there has been a […]
Weaving New Freedoms in Rajasthan
Abstract Urmul Marusthali Bunkar Vikas Samiti (UMBVS) is a community-based organization that has succeeded in improving the social and economic status of handweavers in villages of Western Rajasthan. This article gives a narrative account of the formation of UMBVS and the changes in circumstances among traditional pit loom weavers who have joined UMBVS and received training in […]