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

Stone Carving of Chattisgarh

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber, Coir & Stem Craft of Kerala

George, Ligi

Jewellery, Beads

Jewellery of Tamil Nadu

Textile, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari Saris of West Bengal

Craft Revival Trust

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware

Craft Revival Trust

Micro-history, Art History

Nineteenth Century Textile Technology in India

Uzramma

Photo Essay

A Hundred Charmers in Concert

Dutt, Bahar

Recycling, Upcycling

Daily Dump

Kasturi, Poonam Bir

Micro-history, Art History

Creating an Identity Through Crafts

Jain, Rishav

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

Crafting Craft

Bhand, Vishal C.

Skill Devt., Training, HRD

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Obituary

Ratnakar, Pooja

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.