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

Cane, Bamboo

Cane & Bamboo of Gujarat

Craft Revival Trust

Embroidery

Chikan Embroidery of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Nanda, Gulshan

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber, Coir & Stem Craft of Kerala

George, Ligi

Hand-Block Printing

Wooden Block Making for Hand Printing in Pethapur, Gujarat

Craft Revival Trust

Jewellery, Beads, Jewelled Objects

Jewellery and Jewelled Objects of Tamil Nadu

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Skill Devt., Training, HRD

Artisans and Academics

McComb, Jessie F.

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

Cultural Investing

Jongeward, Carolyn

Reviews

Book Review

Tyabji, Laila

Op-Ed

The Currency of Dil Bhavna

Chatterjee, Ashoke

Sustainability, Sustainable Devt.

Craft Design and Public Awareness

McComb, Jessie F.

Interviews, Conversations

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.