Think of Panchgani and you immediately start plotting an itinerary of hiking trails in the lofty Sahyadris, watching the sun set over the powder-blue Krishna River and visiting the luscious strawberry ...

Just outside MAP I overhear a group of students talking about the dhokra pieces scattered as bric-a-brac about their homes. Like them, I had seen the pieces on display at the museum and I too, was ...

Orissa's dhokra ware makes even the most mundane tribal object resonate with loveliness. In shades of beaten gold, in stylised motifs and amidst a crisscross of jaali and ancient forms, household ...

It is not perfect. Its beauty lies in its imperfection—its inability to foster an exact replication of its counterparts. This quality is what sets ‘Dhokra’ apart from innumerable mass-produced, ...

If you are an art lover and wish to use your fondness for art in a creative manner then look no further. Happiness Studio is conducting a Dhokra Art workshop online on October 3 and 4 between 3-5.30 ...

HYDERABAD: AS part of the World Telugu Conference, handicrafts and handloom stalls from Telangana have been set up in LB Stadium.V Parvathi, a Dhokra artist from Adilabad, has items carved out of ...

On the outskirts of Bankura town, the village of Bikna Shilpa Danga continues to preserve the ancient art of Dhokra metal craft for generations. This enduring dedication to traditional craftsmanship ...

A fortnight long workshop on traditional tribal woodcraft and Dhokra art titled as ‘Katha-Srishti’, was organized in the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS). In this workshop artists ...

Dhokra art has been practiced by tribal families throughout India for 4,500 years. But because of an economic reform in 2016 and the rising cost of raw materials, the future of this craft may be in ...

The formation of the Bastar Kala Gudi, an artisan producer organisation, is expected to help Dhokra artisans command the right price for their products. A report by Deepanwita Gita Niyogi Alwahi is a ...