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Weaving the Future: India’s Handloom Revival
From Banarasi silk to Pochampally ikat, India's ancient weaving traditions are finding new markets and renewed dignity —…
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Meera Joshi edits Optimist India's Culture & Heritage desk. An arts and culture writer with a background in heritage conservation, she covers India's crafts, classical and contemporary arts, festivals and the people working to preserve them. Meera believes cultural reporting should be celebratory without being shallow: her stories carry context, history and the voices of artisans and custodians themselves. She commissions the desk's festival coverage and its profiles of craftspeople and conservationists. She is based in Pune.
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From Banarasi silk to Pochampally ikat, India's ancient weaving traditions are finding new markets and renewed dignity —…
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From the Bharatanatyam stage to the Hindustani mehfil, classical dance forms and two great musical streams keep an…
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From stepwells to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a growing movement of archaeologists, volunteers and planners is working to…
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From Diwali diyas to Onam pookkalams, India's festivals sustain artisans, bind communities across faiths and regions, and are…