What defines a creative community? Artwork that is made in collaboration, spaces that encourage novel construction or physical places to practice craft? In the back corner of the Arts and Crafts ...
If you went down a typical alley of Dhamrai decades ago, you would have seen and heard hundreds of craftsmen and businessmen hard at work. A resounding sound came from metal being beaten to check for ...
Once a source of livelihood for thousands, this intricate art is waning fast with only two families left in the business as the younger generation opts for secure livelihood over metal casting Tucked ...
Bhubaneswar: A 5-kg pipe lock and key, an intricate betelnut cracker, a ‘mudgar' used by ‘paikas', an array of tribal ornaments, lamps used by both kings and commoners, bowls (locally called ‘pakhala ...