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

Theatre, Performance Crafts

Phulam Japi/Hats of Assam

Wax, Batik

Batik on Leather of Shanti Niketan, West Bengal

Natural Fiber

Coir Craft of Puri, Odisha

Flowers, Seeds, Nuts, Grains

Betel Nut/Areca Catechu Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Arts, Painting

Nail Painting

Op-Ed

The Currency of Dil Bhavna

Chatterjee, Ashoke

Skilling, Training, Professional Devt.

Bamboo and Rural Prosperity

Ranjan, M P

Micro-history, Art History

From Kridapatram to Ganjifa

Gupta, Swati

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Interviews, Conversations

Jogi Folk Art

Arora, Radhika

Research

A Unique Chamba Rumal on The Gajantaka Theme

Pathak, Anamika

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

A Directional Study Towards Empowerment

Patel, Usha Nehru

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.