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

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Craft Revival Trust

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles and Leather

Craft Revival Trust

Clay, Terracotta

Clay, Terracotta & Ceramics

Craft Revival Trust

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Craft Revival Trust

Wood

Agarbatti/Incense Stick Making

Craft Revival Trust

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

A Directional Study Towards Empowerment

Patel, Usha Nehru

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

Crafting Craft

Bhand, Vishal C.

Recycling, Upcycling

Daily Dump

Kasturi, Poonam Bir

Op-Ed

Abhyas in Crafts

Jaitly, Jaya

Luxury

Ethical Fashion Show, Paris (9-12 September)

Prajapati, Uma

Micro-history, Art History

Terracotta

Mohan, Ranjana

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.