Roots and traditions
Painting, textile, floor-drawing and sacred-diagram traditions of India, each with who makes it, how it is made, what it means and how to learn from it with respect. Every statement comes from a cited museum, government or registry source.
Painting
- Madhubani / Mithila painting Mithila region, Bihar, and neighbouring Nepal
- Warli painting Thane and Palghar districts, Maharashtra, with parts of Gujarat and neighbouring territories
- Gond painting Gondwana region of central India, especially Madhya Pradesh (Dindori district and Bhopal)
- Odisha Pattachitra Odisha, centred on Puri and Raghurajpur
- Phad painting Bhilwara and Shahpura, Rajasthan
- Cheriyal scroll painting Cheriyal village, Telangana
- Kalighat painting Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal
- Pichwai painting Nathdwara, Rajasthan
- Thanjavur (Tanjore) painting Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- Rogan painting Nirona, Kutch, Gujarat
Sacred diagram
- Mandala South Asia and the Himalayas
Floor drawing
- Kolam Tamil Nadu and neighbouring South Indian states
- Rangoli Across India, with many regional names
- Alpana (alpona) Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh)
- Aipan Kumaon, Uttarakhand
Textile
- Mata ni Pachedi Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Ajrakh block printing Kutch (Gujarat), Barmer (Rajasthan) and Sindh (Pakistan)
- Bandhani / Bandhej tie-resist dyeing Kutch and Saurashtra, Gujarat
- Kalamkari (Srikalahasti and Machilipatnam) Srikalahasti and Pedana (Machilipatnam), Andhra Pradesh
- Pochampally ikat Bhoodan Pochampally and nearby villages, Telangana
- Kantha Bengal (West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh)
- Phulkari Punjab (India and Pakistan)
Technique
- Lippan kaam (mud-and-mirror work) Kutch, Gujarat
- Hand block printing Rajasthan, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, India (among other places)
Body art
- Mehndi / henna art South Asia, the Arab states and North Africa