Art & Craft

Chikan, also known as Chikankari or Chikan ki kadhai, is a traditional hand embroidery style woven into a very delicate and intricate shadow work....

The Indian Institute of Heritage shall be set up in Noida which will offer many courses including PhD as well as masters courses for...

Rajasthani Leather embroidery, made on leather products, can be found of appealing colourful Mojdis and bags which make a style statement for fashionistas. These leather...

Rajasthan’s Shekhawati region and the Silk Road, which once linked the modern-day India, Pakistan and China, are connected since ages and speak the story...

Rajasthan will soon accommodate one of the world's largest open modern art galleries, the Mandawa Art Village, which will bespeak the stories of desert,...

Mandala Art stands significant in therapeutic and spiritual fields and its colors also depict various meanings such as White stands for Openness. Red for...

Meet IAS Mugdha Sinha, a self-taught artist who loves to paint glass bottles, upcycle old cookie tin jars and artify tote bags!Working with Rajasthan...

Lata Kachhawaha is a women of substance leading from the front in Barmer to empower 15000 rural women who are now selling their embroidery...

Kota Doria! Have you ever heard this name? Do you know the story behind its origin? Are you aware of how it came to...

A desert with clay and sand!Doesn’t it sound appealing? I know most of you must be visualising the beauty of the place listening to...

There is a museum situated in a castle in Rajasthan which has 89 volumes of handwritten diaries by the Thakur of an estate which...

The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is being built by the Sompura family of temple architects, led by the patriarch Chandrakant Sompura who first visited the historic site where...

Kumbh 2021, to be organised in Haridwar this year, will remain polythene free.Around 30,000 cloth bags stitched by women folks in Jaipur have...

Bagru is a small village, located 35 km from Jaipur on the Ajmer Road, and is known for the traditional Bagru prints which originated...

Rajasthani handicrafts and handloom are known all across the world for their distinguished style and enchanting look.Here are some of the handmade articles one...