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

Natural Fiber

Date, Palm Leaf, Straw and Palmyra and Other Leaf Mats and Baskets

Craft Revival Trust

Carving

Gem Stone Carving

Craft Revival Trust

Cane, Bamboo

Cane & Bamboo of Gujarat

Craft Revival Trust

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Craft Revival Trust

Stone

Stone Carving of Uttar Pradesh

Craft Revival Trust

Museums / Collections

Airline Playing Cards of the World

Gordhandas, Kishor N.

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Crafts in the Policy Space

Bhasin, Anuradha

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Micro-history / Art History

Alternative Entrepreneurship in Thailand

Jongeward, Carolyn

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Cultural Investing

Jongeward, Carolyn

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

A Directional Study Towards Empowerment

Patel, Usha Nehru

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.