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

Metal

Metal Craft of Bangladesh

Craft Revival Trust

Clay, Terracotta, Pottery

Clay, Terracotta and Ceramics

Craft Revival Trust

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber, Coir & Stem Craft of Kerala

George, Ligi

Wood

Craft in Architecture

Craft Revival Trust

Wax, Batik

Fabric/Fibre/Flower/Candle/Glass Paintings

Craft Revival Trust

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Skill Devt., Training, HRD

Accounting for Craft in Development

Jongeward, Carolyn

Reviews

Book Review

Dhamija, Jasleen

Policy

Canada's Visa Refusal to Indian Artisans

Chatterjee, Ashoke

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

Credit Flow to the Handloom Sector

Kanitkar, Dr. Ajit

Craft, Handloom, Art

Examining the Aboriginal Art Centre Model

Wood, Sharmila

Photo Essay

A Hundred Charmers in Concert

Desai, Meha

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.