textiles

Friends with Differences

Siddharth Singh

The US is a major export destination for Indian pharmaceuticals, textiles, gems and jewellery. Trump’s tariffs will hit these sectors. What saves India is its relatively low exposure to exports as a source of growth

A Coat of Many Colours

Hasan Askari and Nasreen Askari

The contribution of Hindus to the arts and crafts of Sindh before Partition

Weaving a Legacy

Ritika Kochhar

Celebrating the role of Martand Singh in India’s textile tradition

Hemp: A Different High

Madhavankutty Pillai

Hemp, long associated with narcotics, is also a useful raw material for legitimate products ranging from textiles to pharmaceuticals. Indian entrepreneurs are beginning to exploit its potential

Woven in Time

Ritika Kochhar

They work with textiles and break the traditional boundaries of a craft

A Colourful Past

A Basu

he Indian Museum in Kolkata recently broke open some cupboards lying forgotten on its premises. It yielded an exhaustive set of British records for natural dyes and textiles used in 17th century India