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

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Stimulating Deliberation

Embroidery

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

Ritual Arts/Crafts

Aranmula Kannadi Metal Mirror of Kerala

Wax

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Metal

Metal Crafts of Pakistan

Leather

Camel Leather Craft of Pakistan

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Arani Silk Sari Weaving of Tamil Nadu

Wood

Craft in Architecture: Wood Carving of Nepal

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils of Nepal

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal Pradesh

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Jewellery and Jewelled Objects of Tamil Nadu

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Embroidery of Kerala

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

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.

Introductory essay: Block Prints Mastani Meeta	One Block at a Time – Memories with Block Printers. Tyabji, Laila
Chikankari : Printing and Block Making Khan, Noor	The Keeper of Bela’s Block Printing History D’Costa, Annabelle
A Cautionary Tale: Imperial stratagems and their impact on block-printing in India. 1700 -1900 Sethi, Ritu	Rediscovering Jajam Wabisabi
Humans of Block Printing: Photo Essay Wabisabi	Decoding copyright and design laws in hand block printing Majumder, Shwetasree
A Legacy of Ajrakh– Abdul Jabbar Mohammad Khatri Badamikar, Aarti	Words and Birds Mastani, Meeta and Visser, Marlies
Innovation and Tradition- A Story of Collaboration between Chaubundi and Bindaas Unlimited Mastani, Meeta	Beyond Blocks Kaul, Mayank Mansingh
Interview with Kalawati Devi, Damodar Nama, Krishan Kumar Dosaya and Praveen Dosaya of Chaubundi, Kaladera Rajasthan Mastani, Meeta	Rubedo \|\| Li Chiao-Ping Dance \|\| performed in WEIGHT OF THINGS concert Click Here to Read