Though mass production of Mysore Sandalwood Soap was started in 1916 to utilise the excessive reserves of sandalwood in the region, the industry today...

Made of poniki softwood and representing the Kakatiya-era craft, Nirmal toys received the GI tag in 2009, and now offer hope that all the products...

Originated in Elegandal and identified with Karimnagar, the elegant Silver Filigree, while remaining true to its original style, has managed to keep...

Boasting of deep civilisational roots, the uniquely casted Bastar bell metal craft — as an earthbound expression of nature and folk life — has gone on...

Introduced in 14th-century Kashmir and popularised during the Mughal period, the Sozani craft is a fine needlework that has now emerged as an...

Bastar wood craft, traditionally used as a memorial art, has acquired functional attributes and serves as an important source of livelihood

Apart from fulfilling the longstanding demand of Ladakh’s autonomy, abrogation of Article 370 brought parity in development of both Leh and Kargil...

After independence, Ladakh, as an administrative district under Kashmir division, faced political marginalisation — nudging Ladakh Buddhist...

Following the Treaty of Chushul, the Dogra rule in Ladakh and Gilgit came under European influence but trade continued to prosper, with Leh emerging...

Trade ties between Ladakh and Lhasa kickstarted in late 17th century as a by-product of the Treaty of Temisgam imposed on Namgyal dynasty by Tibetans;...

Amit Ranjan, in his book ‘John Lang’, reconstructs the life of the Australian writer who was neither a rebel nor did fit into the Victorian space; he...

Three varieties of Jasmine — the queen of fragrance — having geographical associations with Hadagali, Mysore and Udupi received the GI tag in 2007...