HANDCRAFTED, Sustainable Fashion
Dhamadka, a small village in Kutch some 45kms from Bhuj is famous for the Ajrakh prints traditionally used by the Maldhari (pastoral) communities of Kutch and Sindh. The special feature...
Mohammadbhai Siddikbhai from Dhamadka has been one of the most famous Ajrakh printers in Kutch. By the 1980s, Mohammadbhai was invited to many national and international museums and craft...
I have known Ismail since 1977 when I first stayed with his family for two weeks at Dhamadka, we were both teenagers. Over the years, I have collaborated with...
Most block printing centres developed near rivers as flowing water is a very important for dyeing fabrics. Dhamadka was close to the river Saran Ganga, which dried up in the...
Rogan work is a unique technique of painting on cloth. The patterns resembled the embroideries worn by the local communities living in Banni and Pachcham regions of Kutch. Khatri Abdul...
People of the Sodha community migrated from Sindh to Kutch after the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war and first settled around Jhura village in refugee camps. Today, their population is over 25,000...
BANDHANI: The Art of Tie-Dye Patterns
SHAHTOOSH shawls
SOOF EMBROIDERY
Muslin: The Legendary Cotton Fabric of Bengal
RAMNAGAR, Karnataka – Mulberry silk production
Odisha TASSAR cocoons
Celebrating HANDLOOM
BARIJORI Haat
North Eastern States
ODISHA IKATS
