VashramBhai ki Hatdi
The word 'Hatdi' or हाटड़ी , finds its mention in the tales of Diwali narrated in the pooja in Sindhi Communities.
Making of Hatdi is…
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Tap Tap Toddy!
A 35 year old, KC kuttan came walking towards us while we were still docking our house boat. Seeing the black jug in his hand, everyone got excited an…
Future of the crafts industry
What our generation preserves today will be the future of crafts tomorrow. The crafts industry, the untapped goldmine, is seeing a sudden rush of…
Cultural Sustainability
Culture is a key element in the concept of sustainable development as it frames people’s relationships and attitudes towards the built and the natural…
Working with Artisans
Working with artisans and local communities is an experience. Experience occurs. Because it doesn’t end after an occurrence of incidences. It continues with our interaction.…
Selling Aspirations
Consumers who seek a more sustainable way of life are growing each day. Pressures on natural resources and climate change are growing. Conscious consumption.…
Ecotourism, Local Communities and the Pandemic
Ecotourism; -Now defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education”…
Indigenous knowledge and why it needs documentation?
“Local and indigenous knowledge refers to the understandings, skills and philosophies developed by societies with long histories of interaction with their natural surroundings. For rural…
Artisan to Artist
Why is knowing the difference important? Why should you bother? Oftentimes, my friends refer to me as an artist seeing me dirty my hands…
Crafts and Craftsmen, the New Age Product
Marketing Inadequacy- It means making potential customers feel inadequate and insecure. Using this as a persuasive technique they influence you to buy products. And…