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

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Craft Revival Trust

Stone

Stone Craft of Pakistan

Craft Revival Trust

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta & Ceramics

Craft Revival Trust

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Engraving and Calligraphy on Rice Grains

Craft Revival Trust

Murals, Floor, Wall Painting

Abharai/ Mud murals and paintings of Kutch, Gujarat

Craft Revival Trust

Op-Ed

Abhyas in Crafts

Jaitly, Jaya

Micro-history, Art History

A Glimpse into the World of Patuas

Yagna

Micro-history, Art History

From Kridapatram to Ganjifa

Gupta, Swati

Travelogue

Bihar Journal

Tyabji, Laila

Op-Ed

Towards a Renaissance of India’s Crafts

Jaitly, Jaya

Reviews

Book Review

Dhamija, Jasleen

Cultural, Creative Industries

God's Little Dancers

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.