Each craft has a story to tell. Each craft is a chronicle of our culture and heritage. Keep our heritage alive! Bring home the traditions of the East! Our pick for you – five must-buy crafts for your home and Read More …
Antique Jewellery Box My Dida (maternal grandmother) had an antique box inside which she used to keep all her personal belongings. It was a four-cornered storage box kept on the shelf inside her wooden almirah. Dida was married off at Read More …
Taking care of your Dhokra home decors and jewelry For owners of these exquisite bell metal traditional handicrafts, the primary means of keeping the artefacts looking good is to dust regularly with a soft, clean cotton cloth like a handkerchief. Read More …
Nandi, the Bull shaped disciple of Lord Shiva is the head of Ganas and is a symbol of strength and virility. The Vayu Purana states that Nandi is the son of Kasyapa and Surabhi. Other Vedic texts point to Nandi Read More …
The winter chill was in the air and we had set off from Bhubaneswar, after a heavy Indian breakfast, for a tribal village near Dhenkanal, called Sadei Berani, famous for Dokra creations. The journey had tugged at my heart strings Read More …