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

Natural Fiber

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

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Embroidery of Kerala

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting of Gujarat

Embroidery

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

Bone, Horn, Shell, Ivory

Coconut Shellware of Sri Lanka

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Wax

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

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Wax

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Leather

Camel Leather Craft of Pakistan

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Dhokra/Lost Wax Metal Casting of West Bengal

Silver, Gold, Precious Metals

Brass and Silver Filigree of Nepal

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Wool, Felt

Dhurrie/ Floor Covering Weaving of Odisha

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