Textile Traditions of Rural and Tribal India
- 30 hours Hours
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2 Credits
*(T&C Apply) Credits applicable only for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students enrolling for SIKSHA courses through academic institutions based in India.
- UG
- Upcoming Courses
(GST additional)
About The Course
This curriculum provides a detailed overview of the Indian traditional textile traditions. It explores the diversity of traditional textile products of different parts of the country produces by varied artisans. The methods, design patterns, threads, instruments used, style of weaving are well described in this course. The cultural perspectives of design patterns in different traditional textiles is described through case studies. Different module of this course is linked with the concept of sustainable development and endogenous development with respect to Indian textiles.
Syllabus
- Unit I: History and present status of Indian Textiles (1- 10)
- • Historical Overview: Ancient and Medieval textile production techniques in India
- • Case Studies of Current Indian textiles: woven, embroidered, painted & printed, dyed, etc.
- • Culture and cloth in Indian context.
- Unit II: Comparative Analysis of Indian Textiles (11-22)
- • Major textiles of rural India
- • Major textiles of tribal India
- • Modern Indian textiles
- • Comparative Analysis among major textiles in India
- Unit III: Socio-Economic challenges for Indian Traditional Textile Industry (23 -36)
- • Major stakeholders of textile industry in India
- • Market competition, resources, impact of globalization and Design Issues
- • Labour intensive economy, communal livelihood, value system and textiles in India
- • Implemented development programmes for development of textile industry and its effectiveness
- Unit IV: Indian textile industry and sustainable development (37-44)
- • Sustainability challenges to textiles: Environment, Health and Culture
- • Traditional Textile Knowledge System in India
- • The emerging economic models and their alignment with traditional practices
- Unit V: Indian textile and culture (45-56)
- • Cultural identity of different product design
- • Cultural descriptions of designs
- • Culture specific designs Changing design patterns
More Information
- Learning Objectives
- This is meant to be an elective course, which can taken by the UG students of different subjects
- Intended Outcomes
- • To detailing different traditional textiles from vary corners of the country so that students can get knowledge regarding the rich history and heritage of textile traditions of India.
- • To provide knowledge about different design patterns and styles of weaving, by which students can be benefited with rich knowledge of Indian textile industry.
- • To enable the students about cultural diversities of Indian textile industry which groom the current generation towards ‘beauty lies with diversity’ rather than mass consumerism for ‘one-size-fit-for all’.
- • To enrich the Indian students towards cultural sustainability through symbolic values of different design patterns and thus creating Indianness by which cultural sustainability can be achieved.
