Asia InCH – Encyclopedia of Intangible Cultural Heritage – Open educational resource on the intangible cultural heritage of the traditional arts, crafts and textiles and their practitioners and transmitters in South Asia

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Embroidery of Kerala

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware of Sri Lanka

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Embroidery

Chikan/White-on-White Embroidery of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics of Pakistan

Wool, Felt

Dhurrie/ Floor Covering Weaving of Odisha

Leather

Camel Leather Craft of Pakistan

Embroidery

Ahir Embroidery of Gujarat

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Gabba Embroidery of Kashmir

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate techniques.

Collections, Exhibits, Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects. Browse exhibitions and displays that are bound in time and space.

Bibliography

Over 10,000 bibliographic listings on the arts, traditional crafts, design, heritage, culture - intangible and tangible, its practitioners, its history and associated studies.

Glossary

An introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.

Teaching Craft Heritage in Schools: Introductory essay Ratnakar, Pooja	No wonder they call him Ustaad !! Krishna, Geetanjali
Craftmanship in Education: Towards a Creative India in the Knowledge Economy Ranjan, M P	Repositioning Handicraft Ecosystems in Modern Education Pedagogies Vinod, Khyati; Kotia Shinjini
Handicrafts in Indian Schools Chatterjee, Ashoke	Approaches to Teaching Craft Heritage Khaliq, Aruj
Seeking Urban Interaction: Tools as a medium of Exchange Goswamy, Iti Saanchie	Khadi in a straitjacket Jaitly, Jaya
Degrees of Endangerment: Presenting a system for grading the viability of heritage crafts Sethi, Ritu	Gandhian Science in the Indian Cotton Textile Industry Uzramma
Heritage in Development: Art for Livelihood for Rural Development Chiba, Moe	Balaposh Roy, Purabi
Handloom Spaces: Locating Mubarakpur Khanna, Arushi Chowdhury	Click Here to Read