To some, a quilt is nothing more than three layers of fabric stitched together to create a bed covering. But to others, it's so much more than that – a centuries-old art form, a mosaic of sewn ...

Although eco-friendly, ethical, and sustainable fashion has only been a recent awakening for the global fashion industry, Bangladesh has been a quiet champion practicing it in silence for multiple ...

Patchwork is a centuries-old craft that involves sewing together small pieces of fabric to create a larger design. Its history is rich and global, with roots in both practicality and artistic ...

We've grown up learning of the gleam of Kanchipurams from Tamil Nadu, the historical grandeur of Banarasis from Varanasi, the familiar swirls of kantha from West Bengal. But provenance is a curious ...

An IAS officer of the 1992 batch, VL Kantha Rao has assumed charge of the new Secretary of the Ministry of Mines. Rao belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre and was serving as the Additional Secretary of ...

Cahokia was a robust economic and cultural center for the Mississippian people. They built hundreds of massive mounds but suddenly left the city in the 1300s. Built from an estimated 22 million cubic ...

Colombo, Dec. 10 (Daily Mirror) - Minister K.D. Lal Kantha expressed strong frustration, warning that Kandy “may even have to be relocated” amid continuing red-level landslide alerts issued by the ...

A quilting metaphor, unique to our nakshi kantha, aptly describes Bangladesh's politics today. The intricate needlework that underpins the beauty of our nightly wrap-on continues to be a revered ...

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