Charma karya is a leather craft of Kutch; the craftsmen blend leather work with embroidery and punch work to produce sophisticated leather products. Marwari Meghwal community gets the leather from Maldhari Muslim community of same area, the men concentrate on fabrication of leather products while their women counterparts embellish the objects with embroidery work in […]
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The leather craft of Jawaja, which was practiced for more than three hundred years, was beautifully structured and meticulously stitched back to glory through a joint initiative taken by IIM and NID in the 1970s. Through this collaboration known as ‘The Rural University Initiative’ the institutions devised innovative methods of coproducing, that would prove fruitful […]
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Ajrakh is an elaborate block printing technique that involves layering of prints to create unique effects. Interplay of natural dyes and designs of hand-carved wooden blocks bring themes like starry nights and seasons on the fabric. Originally from the Sindh region (now in Pakistan), the craft later flourished in the kutchh region of India and […]
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