THE wondrous world of Indian craft with its colours and intricacies is rarely introduced to children at an early age. The reasons are understandable. India’s numerous crafts are out of reach for children and parents. Patua art is from West Bengal, Aipan from Uttarakhand and Madhubani from Bihar. To see Ikra houses in Assam or Himachal Pradesh’s Kath-Khuni homes children would have to travel. Neither would it be viable for them to learn kite making or block printing in the comfort of their homes.
But what if a slice of India’s crafts arrived. . .
