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‘Vanity GIs’

Soolkaama2020-11-12T10:21:52+05:30

‘Vanity GIs’ - India’s Legislation on Geographical Indications and the Missing Regulatory Framework

Geographical Indication (GI)
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Seeking the spiritual in the material

Soolkaama2020-11-12T10:30:08+05:30

Seeking the spiritual in the material Making by hand once used to be a function of the mind, body and soul that required patience, perseverance and practice to provide...

Indian Craftsmanship
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Pashmina and the Changpa’s of Ladakh, India

Soolkaama2020-11-12T10:32:25+05:30

Cashmere wool or simply cashmere is one of the most luxurious and most expensive natural fabrics. Cashmere is made from the processing of the hair of Capra Hircus goat that lives on the...

Geographical Indication (GI)
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Post COVID-19 – Crafts and Technology

Soolkaama2020-11-12T10:44:24+05:30

Many have spoken and written of the crushing impact of COVID-19 on the Indian craft sector. For months, craftspeople have been without markets, sales, orders or prospects. They lack...

Geographical Indication (GI)
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The Toda mund, from Richard Barron, 1837, View in India, chiefly among the Nilgiri Hills

Copying designs protected by Geographical Indications is wrong

Soolkaama2020-11-12T10:44:58+05:30

“See this photo of a tag on a kurta [marketed by a big brand] talking about ‘Toda embroidery’. It is a print stamped on the cloth! And they have...

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