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

Wood

Wood Turning - Shagzo

Craft Revival Trust

Floor Covering, Carpets

Dhurries of Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh

Craft Revival Trust

Floor Decorations

Floor Coverings of Bihar and Jharkhand

Craft Revival Trust

Cane, Bamboo

Cane and Bamboo of Laos

Craft Revival Trust

Games, Toys, Dolls, Kites, Sports

Dolls and Toys of Tripura

Craft Revival Trust

Advocacy

The Currency of Dil Bhavna

Chatterjee, Ashoke

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Daily Dump

Kasturi, Poonam Bir

Micro-history / Art History

A Unique Chamba Rumal on the Gajantaka Theme

Pathak, Anamika

Micro-history / Art History

Crafting Craft

Bhand, Vishal C.

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

A Love Letter to the Vibe of India

Sunny and Meeta

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Aruvacode

Dastakari Haat Samiti

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Discover groundbreaking transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate processes and techniques.

Collections, Exhibits and Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects from across South Asia and the world. 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.