Discover Jaipur’s 300-year-old hand block printing tradition, a vibrant Rajasthani textile art made by skilled artisans.

“I have been doing block printing work for the past 20 years with my husband,” 40-year-old Musarrat Fayyaz tells The News on Sunday (TNS). “Our family has been associated with the centuries-old art ...

Block printing in the subcontinent originally has its roots in the Indus Valley civilisation, where the famous Sindhi ajrak was also handcrafted and dyed. While the essence of this technique is over ...

These are the days of graphic emblazoned t-shirts and digital printed dresses. And yet, uniqueness continues to reign in the fashion spectrum. The heritage craft of creating designs on fabric using ...

It is 5 AM and Kiran is hurrying to get the morning meal ready. Dawn is just about to break in Jhag, a small Rajasthan village about 40 km from Jaipur, and the young woman is eager to finish all ...

Discovering the artistic legacy of Sanganer's hand block printing, Sanganer is most renowned for its rich heritage in textile and handicraft industries. Have you heard of the Sanganeri hand block ...

Indigo blue printed fabric was common to the dress of European peasant women from the late 18th century.This small sample of linen was printed by hand in Russia during the early 20th century using a ...