In this age of web page and multimedia, the traditional palm leaf art is on the verge of extinction. The reason can be attributed to shortage of raw materials and apathetic attitude of the authorities ...

KENDRAPARA: The palm leaf craft of Kendrapara district is on its way to extinction with fast-dwindling number of artisans and increasing use of plastic products. According to sources, while around ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 28: The tale of Orissa’s rich heritage has often been found on ancient relics of palm leaf engravings. This 2,000-year-old art of etching manuscripts and religious texts on dried ...

There are around 1000 palm-leaf artists are in Puri, Khurda and Cuttack districts. GI tag will help in protecting the products and its techniques from infringement and will give a special status to ...

Mohana Vani who grew up in Coimbatore had a penchant for making things, as early as childhood. Through her travels, she began picking up generational crafts across Tamil Nadu and found a love for ...

Pulicat resident and artisan Hamsa Beevi made a life out of the ordinary palm leaf. She was recently honoured for her contribution to the world of palm crafts. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin presented ...

Debashish Sahu is keeping alive a more than 3,000-year old craft tradition which is the country’s earliest chronicle and record of human writing. Over centuries, palm leaf craft has morphed into a ...

Artisans fight to keep profession, which has been passed down through generations, alive Cairo: Virtually cut off from the world around him, Faraj Darwish is working to finalise a wooden cage, a daily ...

Kochi: It was an idea born out of a vision to reduce the use of plastic waste at public functions. It nudged a group of seven women from humble backgrounds in Alappuzha district to take up the task of ...