A tiny town known for the exquisite Kalamkari style of textile printing - which earned it a GI tag - may be losing its sheen, thanks to a spurt in the use of modern and chemical methods that threaten ...

Here's everything you want to know about Kalamkari. Kalamkari is a traditional Indian textile printing technique that involves hand-painting or block printing designs on fabrics using natural dyes.

Archana Tiwari, a research scholar from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Mumbai, has completed her research on ‘Traditional block needs contemporary fabrics.’ She had explored many ...

Ancient art has survived vagaries of time; tradition is now facing modern challenges Pichuka Srinivas is fighting a lone battle to keep the authentic traditions of Kalamkari hand-block printing alive.

The Vegetable Hand-block Kalamkari Printers’ Association has passed a resolution and circulated among its members appealing all of them and the stakeholders to ban the practice of screen printing, ...

Kalamkari suits blend heritage artistry with fashion. Known for their motifs and earthy colour palettes, these prints add a ...