Indian crafts reading list

Jain, Jyotindra (ed). Other Masters: Five contemporary Folk and Tribal Artists of India, New Delhi: Crafts Museum & The Handicrafts and Handlooms Corp of India, 1998

Balaram, S. Thinking Design. Ahmedabad: National Institute of Design, 1998

Maker and Meaning: Crafts and Society. Madras Craft Foundation.1999

Cooper, Ilay. Arts & Crafts of India. London: Thames and Hudson, 1996

Barnard, Nicholas. Arts and Crafts of India, London: Conran Octopus, 1993

Peterson, Jane. Traditional Pottery of India. London: A& C Black, 2000

Prabhas, Sen, Crafts of West Bengal. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publications, 1994

Jaitley, Jaya (ed), Crafts of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publications, 1990

Krishna, Nanditha (ed), Crafts of Tamilnadu. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publications, 1992

Aryan, Subhashini. Crafts of Himachal Pradesh. Ahmedbad: Mapin Publications, 1993

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