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Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam,' Tamil Nadu's answer to PM Vishwakarma Scheme
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam,' Tamil Nadu's answer to PM Vishwakarma Scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Aimed at empowering artisans and craftsmen based on social justice, 'Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam,' will be implemented in the state, Tamil Nadu MSME Minister, T M Anbarasan said on Saturday, days after Chief Minister M K Stalin apprised the Centre that the state will not implement the PM Vishwakarma scheme 'in its present form.' In order to develop crafts persons …

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Muslim craftsmanship behind kanwars used in Yatra
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Muslim craftsmanship behind kanwars used in Yatra

Hindustan Times  

NAJIBABAD Millions of Shiv devotees carry kanwar during the arduous religious trek known as the ‘ Kanwar Yatra’. Young Islam and Mohd Saif, also opted to carry forward the traditional trade of their families, proudly shared that their families were associated with making of kanwar for three generations and a similar tradition continued in many other families of the locality. …

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Unusual ancient buildings find new life in Fujian
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Unusual ancient buildings find new life in Fujian

China Daily  

Rusheng Lou is highlighted in the Chinese animated film Big Fish and Begonia. The tulou in Fujian were constructed by the Hakka people, a sub-group of the Han ethnic group that fled from the north to what is now Fujian in many waves to escape conflict in the central plains. According to historical records at the Fujian tulou museum, Yongding …

Fujian Lou
Unusual ancient buildings find new life in Fujian
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Unusual ancient buildings find new life in Fujian

China Daily  

Rusheng Lou is highlighted in the Chinese animated film Big Fish and Begonia. The tulou in Fujian were constructed by the Hakka people, a sub-group of the Han ethnic group that fled from the north to what is now Fujian in many waves to escape conflict in the central plains. According to historical records at the Fujian tulou museum, Yongding …

Fujian Lou
Met Gala 2024: Alia Bhatt's Sabyasachi saree with massive train was made in nearly 2000 hours by 160 craftsmen
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Met Gala 2024: Alia Bhatt's Sabyasachi saree with massive train was made in nearly 2000 hours by 160 craftsmen

Hindustan Times  

Stepping away from the usual gowns and tiaras, Bollywood diva Alia Bhatt made a powerful statement at the 2024 Met Gala. Met Gala 2024: Alia Bhatt embraces Indian heritage in an exquisite Sabyasachi saree with massive train Alia Bhatt at Met Gala 2024: An ode to Indian culture “There is nothing more timeless than a saree”, says Alia referring to …

Indian Saree 2024 Met Gala Alia Bhatt Sabyasachi
Metal engraving, a centuries-old tradition, added to UNESCO's intangible heritage list
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Metal engraving, a centuries-old tradition, added to UNESCO's intangible heritage list

Hindustan Times  

Mohamed Amine Htiouich began honing his metal engraving skills as a teenager. The long-standing tradition, which has been practised across North Africa and the Middle East for centuries, was last month added to UNESCO's intangible heritage list. The long-standing tradition, which has been practised across North Africa and the Middle East for centuries, was added last month to UNESCO's intangible …

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Living Heritage: Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures
1 year ago

Living Heritage: Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures

China Daily  

Tight as a thread, seamless as a seal, and coupled like yin and yang. For centuries,sunmao structures have been providing sturdy and durable supports for Chinese wooden architecture. Large components of traditional Chinese wooden architecture, including columns, beams, purlins and dougong, are often pieced together using sunmao structures. Craftsmen can make and process the components in advance and assemble them …

Chinese Structures Sunmao Structures
Living Heritage: Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures
1 year ago

Living Heritage: Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures

China Daily  

Tight as a thread, seamless as a seal, and coupled like yin and yang. For centuries,sunmao structures have been providing sturdy and durable supports for Chinese wooden architecture. Large components of traditional Chinese wooden architecture, including columns, beams, purlins and dougong, are often pieced together using sunmao structures. Craftsmen can make and process the components in advance and assemble them …

Chinese Structures Sunmao Structures
PM Modi launches Vishwakarma scheme to support artisans and craftsmen
1 year, 3 months ago

PM Modi launches Vishwakarma scheme to support artisans and craftsmen

Op India  

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma scheme at the India International Convention and Expo Centre in the National Capital with the objective of supporting traditional artisans and craftsmen. "PM Vishwakarma Yojana will help us a lot, we will get the training and low-interest loan under this scheme", says Kanti Prasad, a Potter From shoemakers to …

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Skills contest to attract talented craftsmen
1 year, 3 months ago

Skills contest to attract talented craftsmen

China Daily  

Workers are busy at a production line of the new energy vehicle Avatr at a workshop of Chang'an Auto in Jiangbei district, Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, July 20, 2023. China will hold its second vocational skills competition in Tianjin, offering a stage for talented craftsmen and young masters before the next WorldSkills competition. Nearly 40 percent of the events are …

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Kashmir's artisans honoured for their exceptional craftsmanship on Teachers' Day
1 year, 3 months ago

Kashmir's artisans honoured for their exceptional craftsmanship on Teachers' Day

Hindustan Times  

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday honoured artisans and craftsmen on Teachers' Day, hailing them for their craftsmanship and passing on their skills to future generations. J&K administration honours artisans and craftsmen on Teachers' Day, and recognises their importance in passing on skills. Singh said the purpose of the celebrations was to honour the craftsmen and artisans especially those …

Kashmir Singh Teacher Craftsmen Exceptional Craftsmanship
Skilled craftsmen are true spirit symbols of self-reliant India: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Skilled craftsmen are true spirit symbols of self-reliant India: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed a post-Budget Webinar on the subject of 'PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman'. PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman Yojana or PM Vishwakarma, the Prime Minister said is a result of this thinking. "Skilled craftsmen are symbols of the true spirit of self-reliant India and our government considers such people as Vishwakarma of new India," …

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Managing two relentless master craftsmen was the greatest pressure on me, says Rohit
1 year, 10 months ago

Managing two relentless master craftsmen was the greatest pressure on me, says Rohit

The Hindu  

Rohit Sharma admitted he was under the pump during Australia’s second innings on Saturday. So, yeah, that’s the challenge of captaining them.” Jokes apart, no captain could have asked for a better spin duo in his armoury than Ashwin and Jadeja. When you have the quality of Axar, Jadeja and Ash, having played in India for so many years, playing …

India Test Rohit Virat Jadeja
Top Notch | Tarang Arora: 'All western jewellery looks the same; Indian jewellery has 8-9 craftsmen working in tandem'
1 year, 10 months ago

Top Notch | Tarang Arora: 'All western jewellery looks the same; Indian jewellery has 8-9 craftsmen working in tandem'

Firstpost  

IN 1978, two buddies from History class got together and decided to start a business together. The next generation, especially Rajiv’s son Tarang Arora, CEO and Creative Director of Amrapali, and Tarang’s wife Akanksha, are taking the label forward with newer sub-brands as well as moving in step with innovative retail efforts. Whereas Indian jewellery has 8-9 craftsmen working in …

India Indian Jewellery Brand Akanksha Tribe Tarang
Farzi review: Brilliantly crafted crime thriller with multiple craftsmen
1 year, 10 months ago

Farzi review: Brilliantly crafted crime thriller with multiple craftsmen

Firstpost  

When poverty hits you hard, you really don’t know how to deal with it. So, welcome to the fake world of counterfeiting Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Bhuvan Arora, Amol Palekar, Zakir Hussain, Rashii Khanna, Regina Cassandra Director: Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. Language: Hindi One of the longest web series, sometimes you may feel the storyline is a little …

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Craftsmen turn shells into artwork in Pingtan
1 year, 11 months ago

Craftsmen turn shells into artwork in Pingtan

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-01-05 A craftsman creates Pingtan shell carving artwork. Pingtan residents created outstanding shell carvings in the last century by using wisdom and creativity to transform shells. Pingtan's experienced shell carvers use the natural color, texture, and shape of the shells to create incredibly fashionable traditional handicrafts that are made with artistic design and craftsmanship. The art, which …

Shell Pingtan
Book Review | The cobbler’s contribution
2 years, 2 months ago

Book Review | The cobbler’s contribution

Deccan Chronicle  

Despite having a profusion of excellent photographs of embroideries, The Shoemaker’s Stitch is not just a coffee table book about the chain stitch embroidery from Gujarat, known as “mochi bharat”. In the opening chapter of the book, she discloses the originators of this type of fine chain stitch embroidery were “mochis” or cobblers of Kutch. Shilpa Shah in her chapter, …

India Embroidery Book Craft Kutch Bhuj Stitch
New Beijing museum sets a gold standard for craftsmanship
2 years, 3 months ago

New Beijing museum sets a gold standard for craftsmanship

China Daily  

A lacquer box with gold inlay decoration on display in the new museum in Beijing. The gold lacquer inlay art is widely known as one of the "Yanjing Bajue", the eight outstanding imperial handicrafts of Beijing. He understands that more work is needed to effectively bring the traditional arts back into people's lives, and it starts with gold lacquer inlay …

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Craftsmen enjoy their brush with success
3 years, 3 months ago

Craftsmen enjoy their brush with success

China Daily  

NANCHANG－Zhou Pengcheng, 76, has dedicated his life to the centuries-old intangible cultural heritage of making writing brushes. Wengang's long-standing tryst with brush pens dates back to 1979.Over the decades, the town has grown into one of the country's biggest brush-pen markets, attracting tens of thousands of buyers from across China. In Chinese culture, writing brushes are counted among the "four …

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Craftsmen strike a chord
3 years, 4 months ago

Craftsmen strike a chord

China Daily  

A display of some of Anwar Axim 's products. It is meant to be eye-catching, and at 25 meters high and 56 meters wide, the loess statue－a man holding a rawap, a plucked Uygur instrument－stands proudly at the entrance of Jiayi village, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, indicating the characteristic feature of the village. The village, located in Xinhe county, Aksu …

Village Uygur
Craftsmen strike a chord
3 years, 4 months ago

Craftsmen strike a chord

China Daily  

A display of some of Anwar Axim 's products. It is meant to be eye-catching, and at 25 meters high and 56 meters wide, the loess statue－a man holding a rawap, a plucked Uygur instrument－stands proudly at the entrance of Jiayi village, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, indicating the characteristic feature of the village. The village, located in Xinhe county, Aksu …

Village Uygur
Tjori is empowering Indian craftsmen through its global marketplace
3 years, 5 months ago

Tjori is empowering Indian craftsmen through its global marketplace

Hindustan Times  

The onset of the covid 19 pandemic jolted various industries. In unfortunate times like these, Tjori, a brand born out of love for the Indian traditional handicrafts and apparel aims to preserve and improve the lifestyles of artisans across India. As they say, “when it’s done right, it can change lives and benefits the brand equally” Given the current scenario, …

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The skilled craftsmen and women who are national treasures
3 years, 8 months ago

The skilled craftsmen and women who are national treasures

BBC  

The skilled craftsmen and women who are national treasures Irwin Wong, Handmade in Japan, gestalten 2020 The wagasa, or washi-paper umbrella, is enjoying a resurgence in popularity From beautiful ceramics to everyday domestic objects, Japan's extraordinary crafts embody tradition – and a bright future. Irwin Wong, Handmade in Japan, gestalten 2020 The highly skilled master craftsmen and women in Japan …

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Unearthing a fascinating past
3 years, 8 months ago

Unearthing a fascinating past

China Daily  

A Terracotta Warrior depicting a Qin Dynasty general adorns researcher Xu Weihong's recently published book, Archaeological Gleanings－Back to the Qin Dynasty. After careful consideration, we inferred it was used by some anonymous craftsmen as training material to hone their basic skills," says Xu. Under the pressure, some of them might have practiced their skills with the waste material," says Xu …

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