Sagwan (teak) and Sheesham (Indian Rosewood)

The commercial extinction of Indian rosewood from global market

The commercial extinction of Indian rosewood from global market

September 5, 2019

Has India failed to impress CITES to lift the curbs on rosewood trade? Devastated by the ban artisans and exporters allege India failed to put up a strong case at the CoP 18 in Geneva.

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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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