New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Often called ‘Paintings in Embroidery’, the art of Chamba rumal is losing its relevance and the skills required for it are fast disappearing. A skilful blend of painting and ...

While working on small pieces of square cloth in the art and craft class at school where she first learnt the embroidery technique of Chamba rumal, Lalita Vakil then only a teenager, did not know that ...

Shimla/New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) A craftsperson involved in protecting the globally acclaimed but dying art forms of the erstwhile princely hill state of Chamba in Himachal Pradesh Friday got the ...

A special workshop on ‘Chamba Rumal’ — the traditional embroidery art of Chamba marked by intricate needlework — was recently organised at H2O House in ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

The dying art of Chamba rumal got a breath of revival as the Delhi Crafts Council stepped in to bring back its glorious past as well as explore its contemporary themes. From telling the tales of Radha ...

SHIMLA: Some craft councils are trying to revive the near-forgotten Chamba "rumals", very often described as paintings translated into embroidery or a miniature painting embroidered on fabric. shimla: ...

Once upon a time during weddings in the foothills of Himalayas, rumals were gifted with great pride by families of brides to grooms as a token of goodwill. These were not standard handkerchiefsbut ...