The geo-political tension triggered by the killing of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) top military leader Qasem Soleimani and the subsequent retaliatory missile attacks on American military bases in Iraq by Iran has brought many countries including India to the edge. Thoug...
As the name suggests, handicrafts are creative products made by the skill of the hands without much help from modern technologies and equipment. When we talk of handicrafts, a beautiful image comes to our mind; an image full of artistic complexion, creative delicacy and beautiful appearance. Handicr...
There is a common link between the Taj Mahal, the Ajanta-Ellora caves, the Sanchi Stupa, the famous temples of south India, the terracotta pots, the exquisitely designed cane furniture, phulkari textiles, and jute jewellery. All these are manifestations of skilled Indian craftsmanship. Through monum...
Indian folk arts are integral parts of Indian handicrafts. Every community in India has its own art forms - known as folk art. The ethnic but colourful, simple but vibrant folk arts of India convey a lot about Indian heritage. Integrity in diversityKasturi Gupta Menon, Honorary President of the Craf...
In the past, middlemen were necessary to enable effective market linkages for the handicraft sector. However, they used to often, if not always, exploit artisans by paying them only a fraction of the profits. The artisans, on the other hand, being unaware of the market value and due to lack of barga...
Tantuja is a state government undertaking and a leading handloom product manufacturer of West Bengal. With a range of Tangail, Jamdani, Baluchari, Battick, Dhanekhali, handloom and hand printed sarees, Tantuja offers some of the best of indigenous collections. Rabindranath Roy, MD, Tantuja, spoke to...
India has more than 640,000 villages and yet very few of them would be as graphic as the village of Naya - located in the Malikgram panchayat of the Pingla block in the Paschim Midnapur district of West Bengal.Apart from the houses painted with artwork, the village has a number of other unique attri...
Siragu, a Women Empowerment initiative of SREI Foundation works with the underprivileged women community by teaching them various forms of handicrafts such as making of bags, baskets, newspaper items, candles and many more things. The aim at Siragu is to impart different skills to women so that they...
Biswa Bangla is a five-year-old brand that is aimed to promote West Bengal’s handicraft and handloom sector. It is currently operated by the Department of MSME and Textile, Government of West Bengal.The brand has nine showrooms across India. Six of them including their airport outlet are in Kolkat...
Dear Readers,Indian Economy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ambitious plans of making India a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25. Government has pegged GDP growth at 5% for financial year 2020, the slowest in 11 years, though it slumped to a six-year low of 4.5% in Q2 FY20. Majority of businessmen ...