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On the other hand, statistics from the All India Handicrafts Board show that craft export has risen from 230 million to over 90 billion since the past 50 years. [23] With rising economic and political issues in India, the craft sector is struggling to uphold. Although an interest to retain the culture of crafts is seen in designers and ...
This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still used. One of the earliest known lost wax artifacts is the dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro. [1] The product of dhokra artisans are in great demand in domestic and foreign markets because of primitive simplicity, enchanting folk motifs and forceful form.
Third, many artisans won state and national awards for their craft, thus increasing the prestige of their work. [6] In 2014, also women rogan artisan [ 9 ] (Komal) [ 10 ] work so good. when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the U.S. White House , he gave President Obama two rogan paintings, including a tree of life painted by Abdul Gafur ...
The Shilp Guru is the highest honour in the Indian handicrafts sector awarded by Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.It is conferred annually upon 10 master craftspersons who have created an exceptional piece of craft work, showcased highest level of quality and skill in the traditional Indian handicrafts and passed on their skills to the next ...
Aditi Ranjan (née Shirali; born 25 February 1952) is an Indian textile designer, educator and researcher involved in the field of Indian crafts. [1] She taught textile design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad from 1974 to 2012. [2]
Laila Tyabji (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian social worker, designer, writer, and craft activist. [1] She is one of the founders of Dastkar, [2] a Delhi-based non governmental organization, working for the revival of traditional crafts in India. [3] [4] [5] She was honored by the Government of India in 2012 with the Indian civilian award of ...
National Handicrafts Award is an Indian Government award conferred to outstanding master craftspersons in recognition of their outstanding contribution towards development of crafts. The main objective of this award is to give recognition to the outstanding craftspersons in the Handicraft sector.
The company was co-founded by Manoj Gupta, a venture capitalist, and Monica Gupta in 2011 with funding from India-based Nexus Venture Partners and US-based Lightspeed Venture Partners. The startup was launched with 80 employees and five offices across India. By 2012, the startup completely exhausted the Rs10 crore series-A round of funding ...