In Nanoor, a small village near Santiniketan, kantha embroidery was once a domestic practice shaped by reuse and necessity.

Kantha, an old ingenious art form originating in Bengal, is slowly emerging again from the edge of extinction. It is said to be over 1000 years old and has been mentioned in Vedic and pre-Vedic ...

With #vocalforlocal in the buzz these days, it's great to witness the revival of handloom crafts to not only represent Indian craftsmanship on the global platform but also draw support to millions of ...

What started as a simple way to reuse old saris and dhotis by turning them into quilts and wraps has now become one of India’s most loved embroidery styles, kantha. Known for its clean stitches, soft ...

In the face of extreme poverty after marriage in 2001, Salma Khatun did not just sit back. Capitalising on her drawing skills, she started making Nakshi Kantha, hand-crafted traditional embroidered ...

Kantha is a simple yet elegant embroidery from West Bengal and Odisha, created using running stitches Gota Patti is an embroidery with applique work using ribbon-like strips of gold or silver fabric, ...

Kantha embroidery artist Pritikana Goswami, who was among four Padma awardees from West Bengal, hopes the coveted award will inspire many more women to take up the traditional art form. The ...

Thanks to the efforts of revivalists, Kantha caught fashion designers’ imagination and that of the people. But there exists a similar form of quilting technique from Bihar, which despite its beauty is ...