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Dying arts of India

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 India has always been known for its rich culture and heritage around the world. But due to modernization and technology development, the traditional arts and crafts of India are dying slowly, which is also affecting the livelihood of the artisans and their families. These Handmade tales of India are on the verge of extinction and getting replaced by machine-made products.  Dying Arts and Crafts of India  includes Rogan Art,  Thanjavur painting, Dhokra handicraft, Toda embroidery, Gara Gara embroidery, and many more...   In this blog, we are going to talk about such arts and a little about their history and techniques. One of such kind is Rogan Painting Art of Kutch, this art is dying slowly there is only one family left in the world who is still practicing this art of fabric painting. A little History of this beautiful art-  The word   Rogan   comes from   Persian , meaning varnish or oil, a term adopted under the   Mughal Empire . ...