Most Chennaiites will be familiar with the intricate, white-on-white chikankari embroidery from Lucknow ... “Though it is one of Bengal’s traditional arts, kantha has rarely had extensive ...

A single woman’s journey to earn a dignified livelihood has today evolved into a revival of the traditional Kantha embroidery that has led to empowerment of rural women in West Bengal Driven by ...

Kantha, an ancient embroidery style popular in the ... "Among flowers and traditional motifs suddenly appears a sahib in a palki or a memsahib with a parasol," the organisers said.

CUTTACK: The traditional Kantha embroidery work of Cuttack is in for huge image boost with uniform sarees of school teachers in increasing areas of the State donning the hand stitched designs and ...

A Bengali embroidered kantha quilt from the 19th Century portrays typical animal and floral motifs in a variety of stitches (Credit: Alamy) Most traditional kanthas had an image of the Sun or a ...

Now, kantha-embroidered products are accessible at a variety of qualities and prices across India." 'Traditional and contemporary' Over the decades, many have contributed to Kantha becoming an ...

India's ancient marketplaces are a treasure trove of cultural crafts, giving an insight into the country's rich heritage ...

The idea behind this collection was to celebrate the intricate beauty of Kantha, a traditional form of embroidery from Bengal. We wanted to showcase how this centuries-old craft can seamlessly ...

An exhibition - that brings traditional techniques of aari and zardozi techniques, satin stitch, phulkari, Kutch embroidery, kantha stitch and more onto the artistic platform - makes a point about ...

A consistency for colour and craft marks Mehta’s oeuvre. Kantha and aari embroidery, beadwork, block printing, Shibori and bandhani are signature techniques innovatively incorporated on textiles.