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Walnut wood carving is one of the most important crafts of Kashmir. Srinagar is strewn with walnut wood carving workshops where you find craftsmen bent over the wood, chiselling and polishing. In this interview, master craftsman Ghulam Qadir Sheikh talks about life within the workshops. He talks…
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In the landscape of Kashmir, handicrafts play a very important role for its people, both socially and economically. They are an essential attraction for the tourists visiting Kashmir. Locally, too, these crafts are in great demand. The Kashmiris drape pashmina shawls, spread carpets on the floor…
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Kashmir is one of the few places in the world where the walnut tree grows at a height of 5,500 feet to 7,500 feet above sea level. Walnut wood carving is one of the important crafts in the state. Walnut wood furniture occupies pride of place in Kashmiri households; it is also an essential…
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हाट बाजार में बंजारा शिल्प की दुकान , जगदलपुर। २०१८
बंजारा समुदाय अपनी स्त्रियों के रंग बिरंगे वस्त्रों और चांदी के बने भारी –भरकम गहनों के लिए जाना जाता है। बंजारा स्त्रियां चमकीले लाल , नीले ,पीले कपड़ों पर मोटे सूती धागे से की गयी कशीदाकारी और शीशों के जड़ाव से सजे वस्त्र पहनना पसंद करतीं हैं।…
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Sonadhar Lohar is a national award winner for iron sculpture from Bastar. This conversation with him traces at one level the position of the Lohar community within the social space of Bastar. At another level, it also talks about the materiality of this craft and the changes that have filtered into…
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