Indian traditional textiles

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Art N Soul: Arts and the Common Man at the Gurusaday Dutt Museum
B.N. Goswamy
During a trip to Kolkata, Prof B.N. Goswamy visited the Gurusaday Dutt Museum, with its overwhelming collection of folk art in everyday use. Of special interest to him were the various Kantha textiles, he writes. (Photo courtesy: Gurusaday Museum) This article appeared originally in The Tribune,…
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Weaver Communities of India
Navina Lamba
India has hundreds of weaver communities such as the Julaha, Ansari and the Kashmiri Kani weavers who have kept the weaving traditions alive for centuries. Here, we look at some of the dedicated weaver communities of India, whose lives are intertwined in the very patterns they create. (Photo…
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Aari and Zardoziwork: Legacy of Nawabi Lucknow
Kanza Fatima
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Taana-Baana Narratives: Pattu Weaving in Kullu
Namrata Toraskar
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Phulkari: In conversation with Sunaina Suneja
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Phulkari, The Journey of a Craft Revival
The article first appeared in Textiles Asia Journal, May 2017, Volume 9 Issue 1. It has been reproduced here with the kind permission from Textiles Asia, USA.
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Muslin Jamdani Weaving
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