One of the embroideries of Karnataka and a dying craft, Kasuti is slowly becoming digitised, laments national award winner for the art, Usha Pawar. She is conducting a workshop, hoping to revive the ...

Karnataka’s famous Mysore silk saris are all set to flaunt a different look: Kasuti, a traditional form of folk embroidery, will add more charm to them this Varamahalakshmi Puja season. Not just on ...

In February, the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) sent out an email to subscribers, inviting them to send in “archival photos/paintings/family portraits of people wearing a Kasuti saree where the ...

The kasuti motifs used in the saree include temple designs, lotus flower, rath, palanquins and peacock. This saree was designed by Kasuti expert Arati Hiremath of Narayanpur in Dharwad. Track the ...

This boutique in Malleswaram is trying to revive dying handiwork Kasuti, hand embroidery that originated in Karnataka, is not easily seen in Bengaluru. However, a boutique in Malleswaram can be found ...

DHARWAD: In earlier days, it was customary for a bride in north Karnataka to have a blue-black Ilkal sari with a distinct embroidery called Kasuti as part of her trousseau. The beauty of the Kasuti ...

“A great deal remains to be done to pull handmade kasuti embroidery back from the brink of obscurity as it competes with computerised versions entering the market,” laments Usha J Pawar, a ...

Kasuti or Karnataki Kashida is a traditional hand-embroidery form that originated in North Karnataka. To break the monotony of fan-shaped simple patterns and also to incorporate the heritage of ...

The Banjara Kasuti Institute in Vijayapura is revitalizing Lambani Kasuti embroidery, attracting students from NIFT Bengaluru for field study. NIFT students are documenting the art and exploring ...