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

Wax

Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh

Cane, Bamboo

Vaas Kaam/Cane and Bamboo of Gujarat

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Rod Puppetry of West Bengal

Tribal Crafts

Cane and Bamboo of Arunachal Pradesh

Embroidery

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

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Murals, Floor art, Wall Art

Mud Murals and Paintings/Abharai of Kutch, Gujarat

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Doll Making in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Arts, Painting

Sacred Paintings/ Thangkas and Paubhas of Nepal

Silver, Gold, Precious Metals

Brass and Silver Filigree of Nepal

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle of Nepal

Textiles, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Baluchari Weaving of West Bengal

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Haryana

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Glass Bead Craft of Arunachal 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.

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