Skilling, Training, Professional Devt. – Global InCH – Encyclopedia of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Reviving Indigenous Wool Craft of India

Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Introduction Millions of pastoralists graze India’s forests, wastelands, grasslands and farm fallows. […]

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 […]

Teaching Rug Hooking In Guatemala

Issue #006, Autumn, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 This article describes an income-earning initiative for rural Maya artisans that my 3 colleagues […]

A Curriculum for Artisans

Issue #006, Autumn, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 THE DILEMMA OF EDUCATION FOR ARTISANS The future of traditional craft depends on the […]

Craft Through a Rear View Mirror

Issue #003, Autumn, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 I am happy to be here with all of you to Lucknow, and to Sanatkada, […]

Design Education in India

Issue 1, Summer 2019 ISSN: 2581 – 9410 Each encounter with design students and practitioners these days acts as […]

A Directional Study Towards Empowerment

Issue 1, Summer 2019 ISSN: 2581 – 9410 The concern on ecological principles is forcing the design fraternity to […]

Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Among Artisan Organisations in India Survey Report

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Ashtadhatu Sculptures of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

The Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) skyline is dotted with vimanas and every street hosts a temple or two. Peals of bells greet you five times a day. This small town was wrecked with religious riots in 1990 when Hindu fundamentalists attacked and destroyed the Babri Masjid. Today, this extremely violent recent history is not much in […]

Artistic Broom and Mat Weaving from Madhya Pradesh

Broom-making is an extremely relevant example of using specialised craft skills to create items of everyday use – of the merging of utilitarianism and craft technique and skill in the artisans’ hands. Broom-makers from village Kamedh in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, like the family of Sharada Verma, have been making brooms – from the leaves […]