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Gujarat is the home of mind-blowing handicrafts and Mashru is one of them. It is a combination of silk and cotton perfect for the atmosphere of Gujarat. The sheen of silk and smoothness of cotton with bright strips of flat weave is the feature of mashru. Patan and Mandvi in Gujarat are the hub manufacturers of mashru. There is a special part of the Mashru saree and lengha in the marriage of different communities. Silk on the outer surface has a charming impression and cotton yarns and cotton yarns on the inner side soak sweat and feels of cool in warm weather. Craftsmen had involved new designs with the method of tie and dye. History   Mashru is an old traditional fabric. May be there is tint of Iraq an Arab countries. It is known that the thicker and sumptuous textiles were bought to India from the Empire of Ottoman from the 16th century which became foundation of Indian Mashru. Mashru is a Arabic eord which means permitted. According to Muslim ...

Storytelling in India is an age-old practice. There are mostly two modes of storytelling oral and Visual by scroll paintings. Most of the, Indian states have scroll paintings and the nombadic tribe mainly Thakar who narrates stories with the help of scroll painting named Chitrakathai painting.   History  The word chitrakathi is a combination of two words chitra means painting while kathi means story. The tribes showcasing the tales with scroll painting. There are three versions of chitrakathai leather shadow puppets, stringed wooden puppets and picture stories.now picture stories are defined as chitrakathai.  There is an age-old tradition of chitrakathi painting wall paintings Saora, Bhil, Gond and warli are famous not only in India but also in abroad. The painting is found over Maharashtra, a few parts of Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. They create sheets of painting and all the sheets of the same story were kept in a handl...

Farrukhabad printing is the study of history as well as fragile block printing from the town in Uttar Pradesh with the legends and stories of artisans. the painting is not only famous in India but is worldwide appreciated.    History  The history of the Farrukhabad style of calico printing can probably trace back to the 18th century. It is believed that the first Bangash Nawab, Muhammad Khan is believed to be the founder of farrukhabad block printing. While the proofs of activities comes from the thousands years ago. According to Muslim historians, the Nawab made special provisions in his city plan of the city for the construction of separate quarters given to the association of block printers called sadhs. They are later known as Sathwaras. Traditionally believe that block print belongs to the Asian town of kanauj, Which at that time flourished in the industry of printed clothes. Lucknow block print also probably had a common origin. ...

A cultivated art element from South India is the festival of religious wealthy artistic tradition named after the town of origin Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. Well known for their bizarre characteristics of deities using vibrant and ornamented embellishments specially the gold foil. Over the years art has undergone many changes even today, it is flawless in the fashionableness of art lovers. With its completely Indian style, the artists are inspired by it.   Roots and patronage  Tanjore has a special place in the history of Indian painting. The 11th-century Chola wall painting in the Beheaeshwar temple and the painting from the era of the Nayak period was brilliance of the art origin.  Dating back to the 16th century, the fall of the Vijayanagar empire and the conquest of humpi in the battle of Talikta in 1565 CE resulted in the migration of painters towards the Thanjavur and their art flourished till the Maratha was invented. when the Marat...

Narayan Peth is a traditional saree weaved in and around the Sholapur district. Maharashtrian women admired the saree most. This saree is popular because of its lightness, inexpensiveness, durability, low maintenance, and smoothing texture. Mostly the saree is worn on special occasions and festivals as the saree had its charm and added to it, is the zari border. Narayan Peth is a traditional saree weaved in and around the Sholapur district. Maharashtrian women admired the saree most. This saree is popular because of its lightness, inexpensiveness, durability, low maintenance, and smoothing texture. Mostly the saree is worn on special occasions and festivals as the saree had its charm and added to it, is the zari border. History The roots of the Narayan Peth sarees can be traced back to the period around 1630 AD. The innovators of Narayan peth silk were weavers in the time of Chatrapati Shivaji who settled in a village of the same title in Andra Pradesh. At that time Narayan...

Introduction   Mendh means “honey”, ki refers to “of” and Chappai means “printing “. Mendh ki Chappai was performed locally in the town of Sanganer for the tribal Merna, Jat, and Mali women. There is a similarity between the Bagru printing and Mendh ki Chappai with few differences.  History   Mendh ki Chappai ,a kind of block printing employing wax resist technique, is the heritage of “chippa” community of Sanganer, Rajasthan. Mendh is carefully organizes composition of beeswax, castor oil,  and cheed ka ras. The senses of the users were detoxicates by the natural fragrance of cheed ka ras weaves through the soul of fabric and spread upon it a delicate aromatic. Though the proper period of origin is not mention, due to lack of documentation.  Fabric The Mendh printing has been mainly used to print Phardas.  The Phaedra were printed on Reja fabric, the thick heavy cotton handwoven fabric. Other than pharda, full length skirt, the ghaghras, and le...