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

Embroidery

Embroidery of Maharashtra

Craft Revival Trust

Wool, Knits, Felt

Galeecha / Wool Carpets of Punjab

Craft Revival Trust

Metal

Forged Hollow Metal Utensils

Craft Revival Trust

Wax, Batik

Batik on Textiles

Craft Revival Trust

Metal

Bidri/Inlay on Metal

Craft Revival Trust

Safeguarding

From the Ocean of Indian Folk Stories

Majumdar, Minhazz

Micro-history / Art History

Craft Design and Public Awareness

McComb, Jessie F.

Micro-history / Art History

Terracotta

Mohan, Ranjana

Micro-history / Art History

Creating an Identity Through Crafts

Jain, Rishav

Micro-history / Art History

Canada's Visa Refusal to Indian Artisans

Chatterjee, Ashoke

Micro-history / Art History

Jogi Folk Art

Arora, Radhika

Micro-history / Art History

Kalamkari

George, Ligi

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.