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Ballyn, John |
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Design in Craft A note
December , 2009
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Innate Design Skills - Looking for Origins
May , 2007
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Training for artisans - blending the market-led approach with tradition, sustainability and environmental issues - John Ballyn's response to Poonam Bir Kasturi's "Transforming the 'Guru-Sishya' Parampara"
April , 2007
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Banerjee, Debanjali |
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Potential of Eco-friendly Floral Dyes in the Handmade Paper Industry
April , 2010
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Bapna, Shilpa |
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Promotion
May , 2009
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Basu, Dr. Kaushik |
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Child Labour: Should it be Banned
September , 2007
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Bhasin, Anuradha |
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Crafts in the Policy Space: Crafts and Tourism
April , 2007
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Crafts in the Policy Space: Including Craft in Trade Negotiations
April , 2007
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Crafts in the Policy Space: Numbers Count - Laying the Base
April , 2007
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Summary of the Dr. Arjun Sengupta 'Report on the Conditions of Work and Promotion of Livelihoods in the Unorganised Sector' (NCEUES)
June , 2008
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Bhatt, Ashwini |
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Learning and Unlearning Dance
April , 2007
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Bhatt, Jatin |
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Design Education and Crafts - Conflicts and Synergy
April , 2007
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Innovating New Paradigms of Value in Handicrafts
October , 2008
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Chatterjee, Ashoke |
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A Moment for Reflection
October , 2008
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Design in Developing Societies - Problems of Relevance
August , 2008
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Excerpts from Crafts in Transition
September , 2007
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The Indian Craft: Sunrise or Sunset in a Global Market
April , 2007
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What is the Sari?
April , 2010
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Desai, Meha |
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A Hundred Charmers in Concert
May , 2009
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Dhar, Parul Pandya |
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Excerpts from 'Ornamentation in Traditional Indian Architecture'
September , 2007
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Dutt, Bahar |
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A Hundred Charmers in Concert
March , 2008
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Livelihood & Traditional Knowledge : Jogi Nath Snake Chamer Community
September , 2007
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Edwards, Eiluned |
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A Quiet Revolution
October , 2008
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Threads of Life
July , 2008
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FICCI, NIFT Care India |
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Craft Initiatives in Kutch: Rehabilitation - a Replicable Model
June , 2007
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Flury, Tracy |
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Walking Through Markets of Old Peru: A Photo Essay - August 2007
March , 2008
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Frater, Judy |
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Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya's First Annual Convocation Mela
April , 2007
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Kala Raksha Vidyalaya: A New Approach for Revival of Craft
April , 2007
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The Second Annual Convocation and Mela of Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya!
June , 2008
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Gupta, Manisha |
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Geographical Indicators - Wake up Call!
April , 2007
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Jaitly, Jaya |
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Abhyas in Crafts
September , 2009
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Employment in the Craft Sector
June , 2008
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Make Crafts for Everyday Life for Growth
April , 2007
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New Paths
April , 2007
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The Sons of Visvakarma
July , 2008
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The Urban Haat Experience And Possibilities
April , 2007
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Varanasi Handloom Weavers: Lost in the Urban and Global Jungle
February , 2009
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Johar, Navtej |
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Framing the Fluid Multiple perspectives on Bharatanatyam: philosophical, historical, attitudinal, aesthetic and socio-cultural
September , 2007
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Johnson, Patty |
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North South Project: A New Model of Design and Craft Collaborations in the Developing World
September , 2007
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Jongeward, Carolyn |
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International Craft Trade With Integrity: Maiwa as Model
April , 2007
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The Cultural Diversity Umbrella: A Space for Handmade
April , 2007
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Where Do Craftspeople Fit into International Trade Agendas?
April , 2007
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Kak, Dr. Krishen K |
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Integrating Crafts and The Educational System
April , 2007
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Some Thoughts on The Future of Tradition
April , 2007
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Traditional Artisans and Modern Architects: A Polemical Statement
April , 2007
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Kalia, Anjali |
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Response to the Talk on Kalaraksha Vidhyalaya
April , 2007
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The True Spirit of Craft
March , 2007
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Kanitkar, Dr. Ajit |
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Credit Flow to the Handloom Sector: Appraisal of the Current Scenario
September , 2007
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Kasturi, Poonam Bir |
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Designing Freedom
April , 2007
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Poonam Bir Kasturi responds to John Ballyn's Training for artisans
April , 2007
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Towards the Future... The Respositioned Institute of Design
April , 2007
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Transforming the 'Guru-Sishya' Parampara: Changing the Way Training is Planned for the craft sector
May , 2007
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Kaul, Ekta Khokhar |
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Celebrating Creativity
April , 2007
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Innovation in Creative Industry
April , 2007
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Protecting Heritage - Harris Tweed
April , 2007
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The Traditional Contemporary: Tartan
April , 2007
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Tomorrow’s Textiles: Building Tradition - Technology Synergies
April , 2007
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Kaul, Mayank Mansingh |
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Evolution in Crafts: Negotiating the Handmade and the Machine-made
April , 2007
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Of Chiffon Phulkaris and Forgotten Nuances: Crafts in a Changing World
April , 2007
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Revisiting Coomaraswamy for our times
November , 2007
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Lodaya, Arvind |
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The Crisis of Traditional Craft in India
April , 2007
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Majumdar, Minhazz |
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Bringing Arts, Crafts And Culture To School Children
May , 2007
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Folk Art Forms in India: Evolving a New Paradigm
April , 2007
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Marketing Crafts: A Personal Perspective
April , 2007
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McComb, Jessie F. |
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A Balancing Act: Himalayan Art and Craft at the Rubin Museum of Art
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Aid to Artisans
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American Folk Art: Historical, Beautiful and Bizarre
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Artisans and Academics
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Craft Design and Public Awareness
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Craft in Connecticut: Brining it Back Home
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Crafts & Tourism: Challenges and Potential
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Digging into Past Policies to Prepare for the Free Trade Future
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Exploring the North: The Crafts of the North American Tundra
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High End Craft: Blurring the Lines Between Art & Craft
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Making it to the Market: Crafts in the American Marketplace
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Mera dil hai Tajikistani..? Part 2
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Mera dil hai Tajikistani..? Part 3
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Mera dil hai Tajikistani..? Part I
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Stores, Stations & Sites: The Emerging Craft Industry
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The American Divide: Artisans from both side
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The Effects of Modernity and Postmodernity on the Significance of Craft in the Process of Globalization
April , 2007
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The Fuller Museum
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The Hands-on Approach in Handcrafts Design
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The Pitfalls and the Prosperity of Using the Internet
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The Sacred and the Mundane
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Mohsini, Mira |
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Social Markets, Networks and Crafts-Based Livelihoods in India
April , 2007
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Murray, Kevin |
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A Feisty Spirit in Latin American craft
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A glimpse of craft in Paraguay
June , 2007
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A New Spin on Making
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A Taste of World Craft
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An infantalisation of ceramics
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An Introduction
June , 2007
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Architecture & Craft: Brick by brick
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Can craft be smart?
April , 2007
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Common Goods: Cultures Meet through Craft
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Commonwealth Craft
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Craft and the 'National Gallery' question
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Craft Education at the bottom of the world
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Craft on the edge in London
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Craft Unbound: Make the Common Precious
October , 2008
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Does it need a hand? The Curators Dilemma
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Five questions for 2007
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Handmade in Tasmania
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Is made in China the future of Western craft as well?
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Learning from Africa
April , 2007
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Letter From Australia: Craft 2.0?
October , 2007
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Revenge on the iPods
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Simple things bring Bruce and Pablo together
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The Australian Folk Art Revival
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The Australian Glass Half Full
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The Code of Pratice for Comminsionning Craft Persons
April , 2007
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The Paradox of Traditional Development
September , 2007
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The Productive Struggle Between Craft and Design
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What Price Culture? A Hypothetical About Craft and Design
March , 2008
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Where Craft Meets Design - A Map for the Future
August , 2008
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Muthukumaar, G.K. |
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Geographical Indications
May , 2009
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Nanda, Gulshan |
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Well intended but half done Marketability of Crafts from the North East
May , 2009
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Narayan, Sarika |
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A Journey Into Eternity: Focus on Sirali Impex
June , 2007
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Indian Craft: A bumpy ride on the high streets of fashion
April , 2007
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Interview with Shalini Jaikaria & Paras Bairoliya of Geisha Designs
June , 2007
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Nath, Deeksha |
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In conversation with designer Anshu Arora Sen
June , 2007
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Interview with Designer Anjali Kalia
March , 2007
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Interview with Designer Sonam Dubal
March , 2007
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Interview with Designer Vidhi Singhania
March , 2007
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Interview with Fashion Designer Payal Jain
March , 2007
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Paswan, Raju |
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Saperas and the Right to Information
May , 2007
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Patel, Usha Nehru |
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Design for Need Vs Need for Design
April , 2010
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Prakash, Aditi |
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Design Education for Traditional Craftspeople Vandh, Kutch, Feb ‘06
April , 2007
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Indian Embroiderer Receives the Best Craftsperson Award in Oxford
September , 2007
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Radhakrishna, Sabita |
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Death knell for handlooms?
July , 2008
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Ranjan, M P |
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Bamboo and Rural Prosperity: Leveraging the Seedlings of Wealth
April , 2010
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Crafts Training for India: Initiatives and Imperatives
April , 2010
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Craftsmanship in Education: Towards a Creative India in the Knowledge Economy
April , 2010
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Giving Design Back to Craftsmen: Transformations in an era of Global Change
April , 2010
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Giving Design Back to Society: Towards a Post-mining Economy
April , 2010
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Green Design and Bamboo Handicrafts: A Scenario for Research and Action in the Asian Region
April , 2010
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Hand-Head-Heart: Ethics in Design
April , 2010
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Sustainability and Social Equity in the Rural Agriculture and Handicrafts Sectors in India through Design Research and Action in India
April , 2010
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The Thick End of the Wedge: Skill Building to Support Livelihoods
April , 2010
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Ratnakar, Pooja |
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God's Little Dancers - The Gotipua Tradition of Orissa
May , 2009
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Obitury: Subal Kumar Patra, Sabai Grass Artisan, Orissa
October , 2009
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Sanyal, Amba |
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The Artist and the Craftsperson
April , 2007
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Sethi, Ritu |
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Deconstructing GI1 to Create Value for the Handmade
April , 2010
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Prescription for Growth A 5 Point Agenda
October , 2009
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Putting Ideas First: The use of knowledge as a catalyst for development, equity and growth in the crafts sector
October , 2009
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Smith, Clare Brett |
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Selling "World Heritage" Craft
April , 2007
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Smith, Nima-Poovaya |
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Connect: People, Place, Imagination
September , 2007
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Sobel, Anna |
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The Changing Face of Traditional Puppetry
April , 2007
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Sood, Anubha |
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Crafts as Sustainable Livelihood Option in Rural India
May , 2007
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Retailing Crafts - A Selling Proposition
May , 2007
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Southwell, Dr. Mirjam |
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Magic by Design: Technology Transformed
April , 2007
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SRUTI |
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The Jajmani System - A Sruti Report
June , 2007
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Sunny and Meeta |
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A Love Letter to the Vibe of India - Madland, Motherland, Maddestland
October , 2008
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Bypassing Jaipur - Changing Castes, Natural Dyeing and Bum-Chik-Bum in Kaladera
May , 2008
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NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) to NRSDA (National Rural Sustainable Development Act)
December , 2009
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NREGA Mandirs and Fendi Block Prints
December , 2009
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Observations on Craft - From looms to the Fields: Dastakar Andhra
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Observations on Craft: Artisanal production - the third millennium
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Observations on Craft: Chippas - from block printers to entrepreneurs
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Observations on Craft: Craft Journeys - Time Travel
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Observations on Craft: Thoughts on the Vanishing Ghaghra
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Tyabji, Laila |
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A Designer in Development - New Designs for Indian Craftspersons - Ornamental Irrelevance or
a Paradigm for Development?
June , 2008
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A Saree is a Many Splendoured Thing; a Thing of Joy Forever....
August , 2009
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Bihar Journal: To Bhusara with Ambika for the Asia Society Sujni Design Workshop - 6th - 12th February 98
July , 2008
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Counted Stitches - In Search of Kasuti
April , 2010
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Crafts - Linking and Dividing
April , 2010
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Dastkar and the Marketing of Craft: A Subsidized Con Trick or a Success Story
April , 2010
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Dream Come True: Being a Jury Member at the first graduation of the Kalaraksha Design School
April , 2007
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Puriben Vaghabhai Ahir From stones to stitches - a life transformed by craft
April , 2010
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The Indian Footwear Tradition Style Accessory cum Weapon
July , 2009
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Tradition and Transition A Crafted Solution to Development
October , 2008
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Uzramma |
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Artisan travel in Italy - July 2007
July , 2008
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Cotton to cloth: an Indian epic
July , 2008
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My journey in craft - Part 2
July , 2008
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My Journey to Craft - Part 1
July , 2008
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Nothing for the Handloom Industry
July , 2008
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Vencatachellum, Indrasen |
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Intervention at the WCC General Assembly (Metsovo Greece, 3 June 2004)
April , 2007
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Walikhanna, Charu |
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Intellectual Property Rights & Folklore
September , 2007
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Wood, Sharmila |
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Crafting Access: Building a Market for Indian Handicrafts in a Globalised World
April , 2010
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Yang, Minja |
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Sustainable Tourism: UNESCSO's Plan for India
April , 2007
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