Dhamadka one of the prominent craft villages located almost 30 kms away from Bhuj is a place mentioned in several travelogues and books because of its history of hand block printing and a unique technique of Ajrakh Block Printing.
A local folklore about Ajrakh is full of stories. Some of these myth..
According to a myth of a tribe in north-eastern India, all human beings descend on earth with the help of ladders. The material of these ladders varie..
According to a myth of a tribe in north-eastern India, all human beings descend on earth with the help of ladders. The material of these ladders varie..
According to a myth of a tribe in north-eastern India, all human beings descend on earth with the help of ladders. The material of these ladders varie..
According to a myth of a tribe in north-eastern India, all human beings descend on earth with the help of ladders. The material of these ladders varie..
Maheshwari Handloom Weaving craftThe understated elegance of a Maheshwari sari is complemented by the subtle attributes that make it different. The Ma..
Maheshwari Handloom Weaving craftThe understated elegance of a Maheshwari sari is complemented by the subtle attributes that make it different. The Ma..
Maheshwari Handloom Weaving craftThe understated elegance of a Maheshwari sari is complemented by the subtle attributes that make it different. The Ma..
Maheshwari Handloom Weaving craftThe understated elegance of a Maheshwari sari is complemented by the subtle attributes that make it different. The Ma..
A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
Janakpur is the place from where Raja Janak ruled the whole Mithila kingdom centuries ago. In Sitamarhi, a historical place in Mithila, on the banks o..
Stone, too heavy; metal, too precious; terracotta, too brittle…. Is there something that can be sculpted like clay, yet doesn’t become heavy and easil..
“If an image has to be made, it must be made of wax first” Vishnusamhita, 5th century AD.Under clouds of smoke emanating from earthen lamps, amid batt..
FRAGILE STRINGS, EVERLASTING BONDS
On the full moon of the month of “Shraavan”, a burst of colour makes an appearance on boys and men alike, with mul..
There is something excruciatingly beautiful about a little town in the heart of Rajasthan, specked with colour all the time. With the sun’s heat breat..
Sanganer Block Printing RajasthanOral tradition suggests that the chhipa families of Jaipur began to shift their work to locations where space and run..