By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Weaving palm leaves together to make decoration pieces, and weaving traditional headgears with siali leaves are the ancient crafts of the Bhumij tribe. A Balasore-based charitable trust is working with villagers to keep the craft alive.
Weaving palm leaves together to make decoration pieces, and weaving traditional headgears with siali leaves are the ancient crafts of the Bhumij tribe. A Balasore-based charitable trust is working with villagers to keep the craft alive.
By Satish Malviya
Kuppu Swamy grew up watching his father and grandfather working with blocks of wood, from which would emerge beautiful idols. He is a Kallakurichi craftsman too. His wooden carvings range from a foot to four to five feet high idols of Gods.
Kuppu Swamy grew up watching his father and grandfather working with blocks of wood, from which would emerge beautiful idols. He is a Kallakurichi craftsman too. His wooden carvings range from a foot to four to five feet high idols of Gods.
By Ashis Senapati
Around 70 women in Odisha’s Keonjhar district are keeping the ancient papier-mache craft alive by utilising paper waste. These collective efforts have also resulted in these women eking out their livelihoods as the products they make are highly marketable.
Around 70 women in Odisha’s Keonjhar district are keeping the ancient papier-mache craft alive by utilising paper waste. These collective efforts have also resulted in these women eking out their livelihoods as the products they make are highly marketable.
By Ashis Senapati
Owing to the sheer abundance of its presence in Indian kitchens, the humble-looking bottle gourd is seldom taken seriously. However, the vegetable known for its bland gustatory appeal, is a vital source of livelihood for the tribal Tumba artists in Odisha. They make intricate decorative products by drying, carving and painting these vegetables.
Owing to the sheer abundance of its presence in Indian kitchens, the humble-looking bottle gourd is seldom taken seriously. However, the vegetable known for its bland gustatory appeal, is a vital source of livelihood for the tribal Tumba artists in Odisha. They make intricate decorative products by drying, carving and painting these vegetables.
By Ashis Senapati
Pursuing the ancient Dhokra metal craft has not only helped many tribal residents in Odisha to earn a living but also ensured that they stay close to their families. Their products are also provided linkage to the markets by the Odisha Rural Development And Marketing Society. Details here.
Pursuing the ancient Dhokra metal craft has not only helped many tribal residents in Odisha to earn a living but also ensured that they stay close to their families. Their products are also provided linkage to the markets by the Odisha Rural Development And Marketing Society. Details here.
By Ashis Senapati
The otherwise quiet village of Posei in Kendrapara district bustles with activity before Kartik Purnima when its artisan families get busy making miniature boats that are sailed on water bodies to commemorate the state's maritime history.
The otherwise quiet village of Posei in Kendrapara district bustles with activity before Kartik Purnima when its artisan families get busy making miniature boats that are sailed on water bodies to commemorate the state's maritime history.
By Fahim Mattoo
Namdas, the coarse, sheep-wool floor rugs can be found in almost every Kashmiri household. But, Namda weavers are on a decline. Farooq Ahmad Khan, a 40-year-old weaver, is using a new nano-felt technique to make the Namda craft more versatile.
Namdas, the coarse, sheep-wool floor rugs can be found in almost every Kashmiri household. But, Namda weavers are on a decline. Farooq Ahmad Khan, a 40-year-old weaver, is using a new nano-felt technique to make the Namda craft more versatile.
By Sadaf Shabir
Ali Mohammad Najar from Budgam, Kashmir, is painfully aware that he is perhaps one of the last custodians of the craft of wooden utensils, which were once integral to every Kashmiri kitchen. The craftsman now works as a labourer and repairs wooden roofs to make ends meet.
Ali Mohammad Najar from Budgam, Kashmir, is painfully aware that he is perhaps one of the last custodians of the craft of wooden utensils, which were once integral to every Kashmiri kitchen. The craftsman now works as a labourer and repairs wooden roofs to make ends meet.
By Amarpal Singh Verma
A farmer from Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan has made a name for himself and his village with his wooden sculptures that he handcrafts using only non-mechanised tools.
A farmer from Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan has made a name for himself and his village with his wooden sculptures that he handcrafts using only non-mechanised tools.
By Jigyasa Mishra
मुगलों के आगमन के साथ शुरू हुई काष्ठ कला, सहारनपुर की पहचान बन चुकी है और देश, विदेश तक लोकप्रिय है। आज भी सहारनपुर में कई परिवार सिर्फ़ इसी काम के भरोसे अपना जीवन यापन कर रहे हैं।
मुगलों के आगमन के साथ शुरू हुई काष्ठ कला, सहारनपुर की पहचान बन चुकी है और देश, विदेश तक लोकप्रिय है। आज भी सहारनपुर में कई परिवार सिर्फ़ इसी काम के भरोसे अपना जीवन यापन कर रहे हैं।