a

A variety of handicrafts

Jewellery, textiles, readymades, ethnic wear…. the crafts fair has it all




a

Persian influence abounds in Bidri ware





a

I am…Padmakumar – Metal craftsman




a

Colours of India

The Craft Bazaar brings together handicraft and handlooms from across the states




a

Magnetic appeal

A.S.R. Murthy’s magnets from across the world are more than just souvenirs. They are a mine of information




a

Get stylish, the jute way

Showcasing a variety of products in jute




a

Kerala govt planning to organise international bamboo festival




a

Delhi International Kite Festival 2012

Delhi Tourism hosted the second edition of its International Kite Festival.




a

Catch up with the latest trends




a

Take another look

Artist Phillipe Ramette changes the way you look at the world with his gravity-defying photographs




a

Celebrating craft

The Dastkar Mela brings together handlooms and handicrafts from across the country



  • Life & Style


a

Artisans steal the limelight




a

Renowned sculptor Jasuben Shilpi passes away in Gujarat




a

A new look at the deity

Jayaprakash sculpts the female form with an African inspiration




a

An award for my devotion to sculpture: Mohapatra

Meet Raghunath Mohapatra, a doyen of stone sculpture, who has been chosen for India’s second highest civilian award - the Padma Vibhushan-this year




a

Spatial issues

Apparao Galleries’ upcoming show is a curious take on space and architecture




a

A slice of the rural

Generous portions of rich food, sprawling houses, folk arts, skill games and animal rides… There’s never a dull moment at Chokhi Dhani Village




a

A tool to record history

Kishore Nagappa, the sculptor behind statues for the likes of Jawaharlal Nehru, Ambedkar, Sathyamurthi, Muthuramalinga Devar and the most recent one of Pennycuick




a

A threadbare existence

Artisans and their indigenous crafts are being pushed to the brink due to fierce competition and lack of cohesive government support




a

ART of investment

London-based Anders Petterson, who was in city to launch the Chennai Art Club recently, shared his views on art investment in the global market




a

Pitching on the Patola

Narshi Bhai’s Patola saris and dupattas are works of fine craftsmanship. They are on display at Basava Ambara.




a

Rafoogari tales

Priya Ravish Mehra has documented the life and work of skilled darners or Rafoogars of Najibabad in Uttar Pradesh besides giving them international exposure to them through workshops and seminars.




a

Creativity in every fold

Their passion for folding paper to create exciting shapes led to their forming the Origami Society of Madras. T. Subash and V. R. Karthik talk about their unusual hobby




a

Creative bazaar gets under way

175 artisans across the country take part in the expo




a

Visitors throng crafts festival

The 10-day carnival has a wide range of products on display




a

Students develop skills at handicrafts-training camp




a

Homemade treats

A new store in Thiruvananthapuram has hand-made products sourced from different places in India




a

Forms and imagery

Nine artistes, from different parts of the country, have used their kilns to give an expression to themes as varied as mythology and everyday objects in 'Fired up' — an art collection being exhibited at the Kalakriti Art Gallery till June 22.




a

A looming crisis

Cheap Chinese silk is choking indigenous sericulturists and weavers.




a

A day for play

Imagine being able to bake cakes, do carpentry, splash paints, knit, sew, get hands muddy and sing songs all on the very same day. Kids accompanied by their parents do just that at The Yellow Train Kids Festival




a

Threads of partnership

Friends and collaborators Bina Rao and Villoo Mirza are bound by their passion for handlooms





a

Glue, paper, wood, scissors...

... are what Vidya Ravichandran uses to handcraft gift items




a

Mamallapuram to host Tamil Nadu International Kite Festival for the first time

The maiden edition of Tamil Nadu Kite Festival is set to see custom kites, brought in by professionals from USA, Thailand, Malaysia and India, take flight



  • Life & Style

a

Channapatna dolls come a-knocking: Karthik Vaidyanathan brings his store, Varnam, to Chennai

At Varnam, entrepreneur Karthik Vaidyanathan brings innovative creations by Karnataka’s Channapatna artisans to Chennai, from traditional toys to home decor pieces



  • Life & Style

a

Traditional Indian art is witnessing a contemporary makeover. And the art market is loving it

Tribal and traditional artists explore novel ways of storytelling, experimenting with colour, techniques and contemporary themes, to connect with younger, mainstream audiences




a

One craft at a time

An opportunity for Hyderabadis to shops all the crafts of Kutch under one roof



  • Life & Style

a

Kondapalli toys get a new lease of life

An incentivised training programme is helping a quiet revival of Kondapalli toys, and at the fore are craftswomen



  • Life & Style

a

A peek at Kokūn’s zero-waste, naturally-dyed apparel

Zero-waste apparel dyed with home-grown rhubarb and madder is the forte of Mridu Mehra Tiwari’s brand Kokūn, which just launched its Spring collection and a men’s range




a

Tribal art, a focal point

‘Thinking Hands’, an exhibition of craft collectibles in Bengaluru, reinforces the growing interest in contemporary Indian tribal art among serious collectors



  • Homes and gardens

a

Label Erode’s debut collection blends the GI-tagged jamakkalam with Jimi Hendrix’s music

How a Mumbai-based fashion label is reviving the GI-tagged Bhavani jamakkalam through its debut collection




a

An efficient approach to AviCys analogues via regio- and stereoselective hydrosulfuration of ynamides

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01572J, Research Article
Zhenjia Zhang, Zhe Ding, Jinhua Yang, Yongli Zhao, Zhenguang Zhao, Can Liu, Norman Metanis, Junfeng Zhao
A novel synthetic strategy for the construction of AviCys analogues via a highly efficient regio- and stereoselective hydrosulfuration of ynamides was reported.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




a

Synthesis of C-glycosides enabled by palladium-catalyzed glycosylation reactions

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01619J, Review Article
Wenli Tong, Jie-Ping Wan, Jianchao Liu
This review highlights the recent progress in palladium-catalyzed C-glycosylation reactions for the synthesis of C-glycosides.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




a

Manganese(III) acetate in organic synthesis: a review of the past decade

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01499E, Review Article
Jian Wang, Yan Zhang, Ying Zhou, Xin Gu, Bingxu Han, Xuelu Ding, Shuai Liang
In this review, we summarize the latest developments and applications of Mn(OAc)3 in organic synthesis over the past decade, focusing on efforts to achieve milder reaction conditions while expanding the scope of synthesis possibilities.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




a

Pyrrolylsulfonium salts: stable, accessible and versatile pseudohalides for Stille couplings

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01793E, Research Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Jodie L. Hann, Catherine L. Lyall, Gabriele Kociok-Köhn, Simon E. Lewis
Pyrroles functionalised with a thianthrenium or diphenylsulfonium group undergo Stille couplings with aryl or alkynyl stannanes in good yields, avoiding the issues of instability that can hamper the use of the analogous pyrrolyl halides.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




a

All-thiophene dendrimers based on cyclooctatetrathiophene: synthesis and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) features

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01525H, Research Article
Pengfei Wang, Chunmei Zhao, Shuai Qiu, Wan Xu, Chunli Li, Zhiying Ma, Wei Cao, Li Xu, Hua Wang
A novel class of all-thiophene dendrimers with obvious AIE emissions was designed and synthesized based on saddle-shaped cyclooctatetrathiophene (COTh) as building blocks.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




a

Isomeric diazapyrene–thiophene conjugated systems: synthesis, characterization, and transport properties

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01305K, Research Article
Open Access
Honglei Li, Guodong Zhao, Qingxin Tang, Hongkun Tian, Lixiang Wang
Three key dihalogenated diazapyrene intermediates were synthesized and the corresponding isomeric co-oligomers with bithiophene demonstrated distinct position-dependence in the crystal structures, and optoelectronic and charge transport properties.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry




a

Photocatalytic hydrotrichloromethylation of unactivated alkenes with chloroform

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01496K, Research Article
Dawei Gong, Caiyu Gao, Qixuan Li, Yufei Li, Lina Zhao, Degong Kong
Trichloromethyl compounds are essential constituents in synthetic and medicinal chemistry.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry