Month: May 2021
History , Social and cultural Aspects of Aipan
The history of Aipan art is almost 1000 years old and can be connected with first Chand king Somchand of Kumaon.It is also been assumed that this art was brought to kumaon by Brahmin and Shah Community from outside and this art is preserved and developed mainly by these communities from centuries. To be continued…
Aipan inspired wall arts
This beautiful Aipan inspired wall art is creation of our Consultant Designer, Mamta.She designed and prototyped it for Haridwar Maha kumbh 2021. We are proud to share that these prototypes got finalized for production and Aipan Artisans of the region subsequently got a very big order for same.
My journey to reviving the local craft
It is quite an interesting circumstance that I landed up in reviving and developing the local art Aipan from heading an Engineering college. Having Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and being a veteran of developing and running engineering colleges across North India it is very difficult to think about working on a grass root level …