A Prayer in Clay: A traditional artisan gives the finishing touches to a Ganesha idol in Hubballi, where weeks of painstaking craftsmanship and devotion culminate in preparations for the festival Hubballi: With the Ganesha festival approaching, concerns are growing in Hubballi over idols made of plaster of Paris (PoP) and other chemical substances, even as…
Varanasi: To mark National Handloom Day, Bharat Kala Bhavan at Banaras Hindu University hosted a special talk titled “From Threads to Finery” on Friday, celebrating the legacy and contemporary relevance of Banaras brocades.The session featured Kamaluddin Ansari, National and Sant Kabir Awardee, and young artist Mohammad Muzzammil, who highlighted the importance of handloom as a…
Bhubaneswar/Pipili: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art Pipili appliqué handicrafts hub in Puri district.The five-storey integrated facility, to be built over more than five acres at Jagannathpur under Pipili tehsil, will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 80 crore by the department of handlooms, textiles and…
