- UNESCO released a list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of the country which includes Toda embroidery and Sungadi from Tamil Nadu, Himroo weaves from Hyderabad etc.
- It explains the making of textiles which is a complicated and secret processe and mentions the causes for their dwindling popularity, and provides strategies for their preservation.
- South Asia faces a huge challenge in safeguarding its intangible cultural heritage due to a lack of proper inventories and documentation, according to UNESCO. These 50 textiles have been selected based on years of research, which has been compiled into a publication that aims to fill this gap.
- Awadh Jamdani from Varanasi and Khes from Panipat are some iconic handcrafted textiles documented from north India. There is also Ilkal embroidery from Karnataka, Lambadi or Banjara embroidery from Thanjavur, as well as Sikalnayakanpet Kalamkari from Thanjavur.
- There is also a place for the Kunbi weave from Goa, Mashru weaves from Gujarat, Patola from Gujarat, Himroo from Maharashtra and Garad-Koirial from West Bengal on the list of 50 iconic textiles.
UNESCO launches list of 50 iconic Indian heritage textiles
