By Brijendra Dubey
Carpet weaving on handlooms is fraying at the edges for the Julaha community of weavers of Jasowar Pahadi in Mirzapur district, who are unable to make ends meet anymore.
Carpet weaving on handlooms is fraying at the edges for the Julaha community of weavers of Jasowar Pahadi in Mirzapur district, who are unable to make ends meet anymore.
By Shrinivas Deshpande
Ghongadi blankets were once considered the pride of tribal communities in Maharashtra. Rough in texture, the woollen blankets are woven on pit looms and then dyed with organic and natural dyes. An initiative is reviving this traditional craft and enhancing the livelihoods of the weavers.
Ghongadi blankets were once considered the pride of tribal communities in Maharashtra. Rough in texture, the woollen blankets are woven on pit looms and then dyed with organic and natural dyes. An initiative is reviving this traditional craft and enhancing the livelihoods of the weavers.
By Ashis Senapati
The Tussar Pilot Project Centre in Odisha's Jajpur district is half-a-century old and in these five decades, it has helped a large number of handloom silk weavers chart a journey to economic well-being.
The Tussar Pilot Project Centre in Odisha's Jajpur district is half-a-century old and in these five decades, it has helped a large number of handloom silk weavers chart a journey to economic well-being.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
A rural development society in the ancient village of Anegundi, Karnataka, uses locally sourced banana crop waste to make baskets, floor mats, table runners and lampshades. It trains rural women in various skills and enables them to start and run their own businesses.
A rural development society in the ancient village of Anegundi, Karnataka, uses locally sourced banana crop waste to make baskets, floor mats, table runners and lampshades. It trains rural women in various skills and enables them to start and run their own businesses.
By Ashis Senapati
While weaving and embroidering shawls with their tribal motifs has been an age-old practice in the Dongria Kondh tribal community in Odisha, it has also become an important source of income for 1,800 tribal women in Rayagada district, as their traditional shawls are being sold far and wide. They now await a GI tag for their labour of love.
While weaving and embroidering shawls with their tribal motifs has been an age-old practice in the Dongria Kondh tribal community in Odisha, it has also become an important source of income for 1,800 tribal women in Rayagada district, as their traditional shawls are being sold far and wide. They now await a GI tag for their labour of love.
By Mithilesh Dhar
Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district is well known for its handloom craftsmanship. Till some time ago, every house engaged in handloom craft, but now this trade survives even less than 50%
Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district is well known for its handloom craftsmanship. Till some time ago, every house engaged in handloom craft, but now this trade survives even less than 50%
By Shrinivas Deshpande
घोंगडी कंबल को कभी महाराष्ट्र में आदिवासी समुदायों के लिए फख्र की निशानी थी। बनावट में खुरदरे, ऊनी कंबल पिट लूम पर बुने जाते हैं और फिर इन कंबलों को जैविक और प्राकृतिक रंगों से रंगा जाता है। इस पारंपरिक दस्तकारी को जिंदा करने और बुनकरों की आजीविका को बढ़ाने के लिए एक पहल की जा रही है।
घोंगडी कंबल को कभी महाराष्ट्र में आदिवासी समुदायों के लिए फख्र की निशानी थी। बनावट में खुरदरे, ऊनी कंबल पिट लूम पर बुने जाते हैं और फिर इन कंबलों को जैविक और प्राकृतिक रंगों से रंगा जाता है। इस पारंपरिक दस्तकारी को जिंदा करने और बुनकरों की आजीविका को बढ़ाने के लिए एक पहल की जा रही है।
By Mudassir Kuloo
Following the intricate codes of kaleen taleem hanging from their looms, 50 artisans across Budgam district in central Kashmir hand weave silk carpets, 8 feet wide and 11 feet long, which will hang on the walls of the spanking new Parliament building in New Delhi. Kashmiri carpets worth Rs 300 crores are annually exported from India.
Following the intricate codes of kaleen taleem hanging from their looms, 50 artisans across Budgam district in central Kashmir hand weave silk carpets, 8 feet wide and 11 feet long, which will hang on the walls of the spanking new Parliament building in New Delhi. Kashmiri carpets worth Rs 300 crores are annually exported from India.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
With an aim to promote the sale of fabrics made of khadi, the Uttar Pradesh government is set to launch a slew of measures like using digital marketing and acquiring talent from the country's premier fashion institutes. More details here.
With an aim to promote the sale of fabrics made of khadi, the Uttar Pradesh government is set to launch a slew of measures like using digital marketing and acquiring talent from the country's premier fashion institutes. More details here.
By Ashwini kumar shukla
On National Handloom Day, travel with Gaon Connection to a Mising tribe village in Lakhimpur, Assam, where every household has a bamboo loom on which women and young girls weave the traditional Mekhela Sador.
On National Handloom Day, travel with Gaon Connection to a Mising tribe village in Lakhimpur, Assam, where every household has a bamboo loom on which women and young girls weave the traditional Mekhela Sador.