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SUSTAINABILITY

Benefits Of Cotton Pads: Why Eco-Friendly Pads Are a Better Choice

Reusable pads for periods are growing in popularity. Explore the benefits of cotton pads and learn why these eco-frie...

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FESTIVAL GUIDE

Vibrant Janmashtami Celebrations In India - Dahi Handi to Raas Leela

 Know about the significance of Krishna Janmashtami. Check out how different states of India celebrate this day.

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CRAFT ATLAS

Stun In These Gorgeous 6 Must-Have Bengali Sarees At Any Occasion

These must have exquisite Bengali sarees will transform you in a diva. We have listed 6 types of sarees from Bengal t...

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BUYING GUIDE

7 Magnets with Unique Handpainted Designs: Add Elegance To your Home

If you have an affinity for cute accents for your home, you are going to fall in love with decorative magnets for ref...

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CRAFT ATLAS

Creative Treasures: Explore the Handicrafts of North East India

The region of North East India is home to numerous indigenous tribes and groups and is both culturally rich and visua...

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CRAFT ATLAS

Wood Craft in India: Explore Wooden Handicrafts from Different States.

Wood craft in India has a very rich heritage dating back several centuries, beginning around 3000 BC in the Indus Val...

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KIDS & PLAY

Vocal For Local: 9 Traditional Toys From India For Your Kids

Handicrafts have for ages been a significant part of Indian culture and heritage. The art of crafting various indigen...

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SUSTAINABILITY

Build A Mindful Home: 6 Sustainable Materials for Home Decor

Sustainable home decor can be defined as the use of sustainable accessories and furniture for elevating the look of y...

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HOME & LIVING

Back to Roots: 7 Traditional Floor Mats for Your Home

Indian floor mats are fondly known as Chatai. They go by various other names across different states, but Chatai is t...

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CRAFT ATLAS

Assam’s Artistic Heritage: A Window into Arts & Crafts of Assam

The northeastern state of Assam is a melting pot of different tribes with their rich heritage of art and culture. Ass...

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CRAFT TRAVEL

Explore The Breathtaking Beauty of 5 Unexplored Indian Heritage Sites

India's many historical places and monuments reflect its rich cultural heritage. While there are many well-known UNES...

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CRAFT ATLAS

Famous Handicrafts of India from 29 states and UTs

The grandeur of Indian handicrafts speaks volumes about India’s rich culture and is evident in the work of skilled cr...

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CRAFT COMPARISON

Indian Embroidery and Its Great History

Indian embroidery refers to the traditional Indian art of using material like threads, beads, pearls, etc. to adorn d...

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NATURAL DYES

What is the difference between natural dyes and chemical dyes?

Fabric dye, also known as fabric or textile colors, is a coloured substance, which enables the fibers and materials o...

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CRAFT COMPARISON

How to differentiate between Hand block printing and Screen printing

Design is bonded with the fabric's fibres to resist its extraction or removal while washing or friction. It is often ...

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FABRIC GUIDE

The Various Thicknesses of Textile

The thickness of the fabric is generally measured by looking into the distance between the upper and lower layers of ...

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CRAFT ATLAS

Folk Art Map of India: 10 Gorgeous Art Forms That Won the GI Tag

India has been a haven for traditional folk art forms that have been passed down from generation to generation. Some ...

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CRAFT ATLAS

Traditional Indian Crafts From Ages

Throughout centuries crafts have been embedded as a culture and tradition within rural communities. Crafts in India a...

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KIDS & PLAY

An Interesting Journey of Wooden Toys

Toys have been such an essential part of our childhood. When nobody is yours in your childhood you cons,ider your toy...

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CRAFT ATLAS

Silk Sarees of India

Sarees usually carry the name of their origin, and the places where silk sarees are woven are indeed many in India! A...

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AUTHENTICITY

Karuppur kalamkari paintings Kallakurichi wood carvings get geographical indication (GI) tags

In Tamil Nadu, the Karuppur kalamkari paintings and the Kallakurichi wood carvings recently received the geographical...

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CRAFT COMPARISON

The Difference between Power Looms and Hand Looms

The hand looms, performed manually by the artisans, tend to have some flaws, uneven surfaces, or thread pulls, while ...

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CRAFT ATLAS

Crafts of Different Indian States

Indian crafts have aged beautifully over time, started their journey in the Indus valley civilization, and have since...

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CRAFT ATLAS

Crafts around Andhra Pradesh and Telengana

The leather shadow puppetry of Andhra Pradesh, (Tholu - leather, Bommalata - puppet dance). Two kinds of shadow puppe...

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CRAFT ORIGINS

World's greatest invention needle

Native Americans were known to use sewing needles from natural sources. One such source, the agave plant, provided bo...

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CRAFT MEETS MODERN

Most fascinating Indian Stations that have Craft

In 2017, artisans painted station in Cheriyal scroll paintings, a narrative art of Telangana. The artwork has been do...

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CRAFT COMPARISON

Painting with thread- The art of embroidery

Hand embroidery is the process of designing a piece of cloth with colored threads and gorgeous beads. It is a kind of...

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BUYING GUIDE

Popular 1990s Indian Dupattas Still in Style | iTokri

Explore iconic Indian dupattas from the late 1990s that continue to inspire fashion today.Discover timeless designs, ...

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TRADE HISTORY

The Prehistoric Period Interest in Indian Muslin Fabric

The history of this textile is pretty old, rather ancient. It was highly popular among the royals and nobles' favouri...

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CRAFT COMPARISON

Indian Embroideries: The Art of Intricate Thread Work | iTokri

Explore the art of thread work,where intricate embroidery and designs bring fabrics to life.Discover its timeless be...

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CRAFT ATLAS

All you need to know about magnificient sarees of Odisha

Interesting fact, weavers in Nuapatna in cuttack district weave a special silk which has verses from the poem of Gita...

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SUSTAINABILITY

Kutch Kala Cotton: Why it is the Future of Fabric | iTokri

Discover Kala Cotton, the sustainable fabric from Kutch, known for its eco-friendly, breathable qualities. Learn why...

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BRIDAL & WEDDING

Significance of wearing bangles in an Indian Society

 The poet compares the childhood, teenage, marriage life, widowhood, and finally death of an Indian woman and how eve...

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CRAFT ORIGINS

Significance of Wearing Nose Pins - History & Now

Traditional aboriginal groups initially used objects like bones, to pierce their nose septums and wore them in the fo...

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