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Daboo Printing: A perennial block printing technique

Daboo Printing: A perennial block printing technique

March 27, 2021

Native to a small village tucked away from urban civilisation in the north-western state of Rajasthan, Daboo printing is a mud-resist hand block fabric printing technique sustaining the local Chipa Muslim community. It is one of the oldest block printing techniques in India, famo...

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Terracotta clay art: An ancient Indian craft still going strong

Terracotta clay art: An ancient Indian craft still going strong

January 12, 2017

Pottery is associated deeply with the Indian history and the fine art of terracotta is still alive and well. This ancient craft shows understanding of various art forms in India and the art not only survived through ages but has also stood out with time.

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Bagru Printers

Bagru Printers

April 6, 2016

Like other traditional art forms of India, block-printers of Bagru, too, have been fleeced by middlemen and traders. Through community initiatives, however, the printers are equipping themselves to work on their own terms. Bright printed fabrics spread at the common village groun...

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