by admin | Mar 12, 2026 | Art and Craft
by admin | Mar 12, 2026 | Art and Craft
(Please note this blog article has been edited from Vimla Patil’s article “The Origin of the Saree”, July 2012 and is being published as a series. Part 2 follows the blo ssoming of the textile industry in India – how techniques of dyeing and printing originated...
by admin | Mar 12, 2026 | Art and Craft
Copper, one of the earliest elements known to man, was said to be discovered in Iraq about 9,000 B.C. The word copper originated from the Latin language (Cuprus). The making of copper and brass vessels is one the most flourishing traditional crafts in Pune. Copper...
by admin | Mar 12, 2026 | Art and Craft
India’s recorded history of clothing goes back to the Indus Valley Civilisation where cotton was spun, woven and dyed. Around the 1st century AD, new trade routes created a cultural exchange with Central Asia and Europe. Romans bought indigo for dyeing and trade...
by admin | Mar 12, 2026 | Art and Craft
Chanderi is an old fortified town nestled between the hills alongside Betwa River in Madhya Pradesh. It does not even have a train station, but the fame and glory of its weave is known to all the world. Weaving is literally the heartbeat of the town, the streets...
