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

Highlights

Stimulating Deliberation

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Bihar and Jharkhand

Craft Revival Trust

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Craft Revival Trust

Natural Fiber

Date, Palm Leaf, Straw and Palmyra and Other Leaf Mats and Baskets

Craft Revival Trust

Wax, Batik

Cire- Perdue / Lost Wax Metal Casting - Houshold Items and Utensils

Craft Revival Trust

Constructed garments, Apparel

Dance Costumes of Manipur

Op-Ed

Towards a Renaissance of India’s Crafts

Jaitly, Jaya

Design, Designers

Excerpts from 'Ornamentation in Traditional Indian Architecture'

Dhar, Parul Pandya

Policy

Budget Allocations For Handlooms and Handicrafts

Gautam, Kumar

Organisations, Institutions, Movements

Aruvacode

Dastakari Haat Samiti

Technology

Handicraft Articles Made with Cane

Innovarte

Micro-history, Art History

A Glimpse into the World of Patuas

Yagna

Recycling, Upcycling

Daily Dump

Kasturi, Poonam Bir

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Discover transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate processes and techniques.

Collections, Exhibits and Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects. In addition browse through 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

This guide has been conceived as an introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.