INDIAN TEXTILE HERITAGE (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
DHSC 612(C)
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives (COs):

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Create awareness of embroidered, dyed and printed textile heritage of India.
  2. Initiate identification of regional embroideries developed by various communities.
  3. Learn about the evolution of various textiles over a period of time.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

DHSC 612C

 

 

 

 

Indian Textile Heritage

(Practical)

 

 

 

 

The students will be able to -

CO313: Develop skills of motifs creation design identification and preparation of embroideries

 

CO314: Recognize and create the design effects in textile masterpieces of the world

 

CO315: Develop traditional embroideries samples and explore various crafts of India

 

CO316: Identify various embroidery styles of different states on the basis of colours, motifs, layouts

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Demonstration

 

Learning activities for the students:

Practical assignments, Simulation, Portfolio Preparation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation

 

CONTENTS

  • Make samples of tradition embroideries of India:                                                                                                                                                    34 hrs
  • Jammu and Kashmir-Kashida & Zalakdozi
  • Gujarat-Kutch- Kathiawar
  • Punjab-Phulkari.
  • Uttar Pradesh-Chikankari
  • Karnataka-Kasuti.
  • West Bengal-Kantha.
  • Rajasthan –gotta patti
  • Tie & Dye
  • Block Printing
  • Batik

                                                                                                                              

  • Visit to craft centers and museum                                                                                                                                                                              6 hrs
  • Preparation of an article incorporating any Traditional Indian Textile/ Techniques                                                                                          20 hrs

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Naik., Traditional Embroideries of India, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi 
  • Crill, R., Indian Embroidery, Prakash Book Depot, New Delhi 1999.
  • Bhatnagar. Parul., Traditional Indian Costumes & Textiles, Abhishek Publications, 
  • Gillow, John, Traditional Indian Textiles, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London 1993.
  • Kokyo Hatanka Collection., Textiles Arts of India Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 
  • Rai, Inderpal. Indian Embroidery and Textiles, Books Treasure, Jodhpur 2008.
  • Bhatnagar. Parul., Traditional Indian Costumes & Textiles, Abhishek Publications, Chandigarh
 
Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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