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Craft Stories

Handcrafted gift items set out on a wooden table for a corporate gifting order: terracotta tea cups, painted coasters, a storage box and a blank card
Buyer's Guide

Corporate Gifting With Meaning: A Planning Guide for Teams and Clients

Shalu Mishra

A corporate gift is read twice: on arrival, and when it is kept or binned. Here is how to plan one that stays.

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Craft Stories

Handcrafted festive gifts on a wooden table in a bright Indian living room: terracotta tea cups, a hand-painted tray and a blank card beside an opened parcel, with soft fairy lights behind.
Buyer's Guide

Festive Gifts in India: Handcrafted Gift Ideas from Durga Puja to Valentine's Day

Manasvi Shah

Four months of festivals, one test for every gift: will it still be in use in March? Here is how to plan the season.

Handcrafted housewarming gifts on a wooden table at a new home entrance: terracotta tea cups, a painted wooden tray, a pattachitra painting and a Dhokra brass figurine
Artisan Life

Housewarming Gifts in India: Handcrafted Pieces That Last a Lifetime

Shalu Mishra

Most housewarming gifts are forgotten within a week. Here is how to choose one a new home will keep for decades.

Handcrafted Indian Diwali gifts including Dhokra brass figurine, terracotta cup and Pattachitra painting arranged on wooden surface
Buyer's Guide

Diwali Gifts That Last Beyond the Festival - A Guide to Handcrafted Indian Gifting

Manasvi Shah

Most Diwali gifts don't survive Diwali week. Here is what to give instead and why it matters.

Indian woman holding a hand painted Pattachitra silk saree with traditional motifs in natural light
Buyer's Guide

Six Yards of Story: A Complete Guide to Choosing Your Pattachitra Saree

Manasvi Shah

Most women who buy a Pattachitra saree spend a long time choosing. Here is why the choice matters so much.

How to Decorate Your Home with Indian Handcrafted Art: A Room-by-Room Guide
Buyer's Guide

How to Decorate Your Home with Indian Handcrafted Art: A Room-by-Room Guide

Manasvi Shah

Your home already has the walls. India has the art to fill them. A room-by-room guide to handcrafted Indian decor.

Sambalpuri weaver working at a pit loom in Bargarh, creating ikat bandha saree
Artisan Life

The Saree That Can Take Months to Make: Inside a Sambalpuri Weaving Workshop

Manasvi Shah

Before a single thread touches the loom, weeks of work have already happened. Inside a Sambalpuri weaving workshop.

Chitrakar artisan hand painting Pattachitra motifs on Tussar silk saree with natural pigments
Buyer's Guide

When a Painting Becomes a Saree: The Story of Pattachitra Hand-Painted Silk

Manasvi Shah

Not printed. Not woven. Hand-painted on silk by a Chitrakar artisan. The story behind India's most extraordinary saree.

Indian woman wearing handcrafted Dhokra brass tribal necklace and earrings in a modern Indian home
Artisan Life

Dhokra Jewellery | The 4,000-Year-Old Craft That Made Brass Beautiful

Manasvi Shah

A statue from Mohenjodaro started it all. The 4,000-year story of Dhokra jewellery, from clay to brass to your hands.

Artisan hands carving and polishing a horn craft figurine in Paralakhemundi, Odisha
Artisan Life

The Craft Born from a Maharaja's Curiosity: India's Ethical Horn Craft

Shalu Mishra

A royal fireworks display, a hollowed horn, one man's curiosity. How Odisha's most unusual craft came to life.

Framed Pattachitra painting displayed on a warm-toned living room wall in a modern Indian home
Buyer's Guide

Pattachitra in Modern Homes: Where to Hang It and How to Style It

Sangam Mishra

Your Pattachitra painting deserves the right wall. A room-by-room guide to placing and styling India's sacred art.

Best online store to buy Sambalpuri saree collection
Buying Guides

Top 5 Best Online Stores to Buy Sambalpuri Saree in India

Shalu Mishra

Not all Sambalpuri sarees sold online are authentic. Here is how to find the ones that truly are.

Why Does a Handloom Saree Cost So Much? Here Is the Honest Answer
Buyer's Guide

Why Does a Handloom Saree Cost So Much? Here Is the Honest Answer

Shalu Mishra

Eight days. Four artisans. One family. The real math behind a handloom saree and what your choice actually means.