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 ...

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 ...

John Baby twists and folds a long strip of coconut palm leaf. In a few minutes, he transforms the strip into an elegant grasshopper. He soon makes another and the two grasshoppers look like they are ...

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 ...

Twenty women belonging to the Dalit community in Sirukadambur village, in Ariyalur district’s Senthurai Taluk, are savouring financial independence after taking up a craft that has become a lucrative ...

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 ...

At age 84, Venerable Chau Ty continues teaching the sacred art of palm-leaf scripture carving, safeguarding Khmer Buddhist heritage in modern Vietnam. Nestled at the foot of To Mountain, Soai So ...