by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Arts & Crafts of India
India boasts a luxuriant range in wood and the wood works. The Kashmiri wooden architecture, made from walnut and deodar wood, has flourished from the 11th century A.D. The lattice-work called acche-dar and azli pinjra and the khatamband are famous. The Gujarat... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Arts & Crafts of India
India has a glorious tradition in toys. The excavations from Harappa and Mohenjodaro have thrown up a magnificent profusion of clay toys. A large variety of materials are used for the manufacture of toys and dolls. Red wood, cow dung, papier-mache, paper and clay are... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Arts & Crafts of India
In India, stone monuments, sculpture and carvings are fairly common. These are magnificent structures of sublime beauty and grandeur reflecting perfect symphony between their architecture and sculpture. Beautiful specimens of stone carving can be found in the temple... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Arts & Crafts of India
Basketry and mat weaving is one of the very oldest of man’s creations done by joining grass with grass and interlacing leaves, with the minimum of tools. In India, the grass mat was used for religious purposes like sitting down to pray, meditate or offer... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Arts & Crafts of India
The valley of Kashmir is perhaps best known for the craft of papier mache which was brought to it by a Kashmiri prince who spent years in a prison at Samarkand in Central Asia. Soaked waste paper, cloth, rice straw and copper sulphate are kneaded into a pulp which is... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Arts & Crafts of India, Cultural Bodies in India
The Crafts Council of India (CCI), which was established by Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay in 1976, is a registered non-profit voluntary organisation working for the welfare of crafts persons and the preservation and development of handicrafts. It has its headquarters in... 