This research paper explores the role of communication within rural India, focusing on a rural economic zone called "Protovillage", in Andhra Pradesh, India. The paper investigates how Protovillage has achieved its resilient living and how it is looking to enhance its communication system with neighbouring communities by introducing a newsletter service. It highlights the importance of...
Indian fashion has been one of the largest contributors to the country’s economy with various traditional textiles. Pochampally Ikat is one of the traditional fabrics that is manufactured in Pochampally, Nalgonda District, Telangana. This is an exceptional fabric that is dyed even before it is woven. This fabric weaving follows the tie and dye technique where the yarns are dyed according to the...
Dasara Doll festival is a tradition during the Navaratri Hindu festival celebrations in South India. The festival of Navratri is celebrated in a very interesting and unique way at homes, which is commonly known as Bombe Habba or Golu or Kolu (Kannada) or Bommala Koluvu (Telugu) or Bommai Kolu (Tamil) or simply Dasara dolls. This tradition involves a toy festival that is celebrated by families...
The present social and environmental contexts are very importantly governed by the interplay of crafts, fashion, and sustainability. Their efficient combination contributes to employment generation and the creation of new economic avenues for the country. This is the key focus issue that research studies should attempt to achieve. There is a need to understand “craft”, with a perspective that...
The interior design style of different states of India has been the subject of considerable research in disciplines such as art forms, handicrafts and cultural identities of interior styles. But modernization of the world has created a rage of creating minimalistic spaces, this caused the need for the fusion of traditional into modern interior style. This helped in retaining our culture and...