The guides
Each piece is researched like a brief. If you can read it in 30 seconds, it wasn't worth writing.
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Objects & Craft
The Dhokra brass figure and what it tells you about 4,000 years of Indian metalworkLost-wax casting is one of humanity's oldest manufacturing techniques. The Dhokra artisans of Chhattisgarh still use it, mostly unchanged since the Indus Valley Civilisation. This guide covers the craft, the economics, how to tell a good piece from a bad one, and where to buy the real thing.
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Gift Guides
The best Diwali gift under ₹3,000 that isn't a dry fruit boxAn honest, opinionated guide for people who want to give something worth keeping.
Objects & Craft
Longpi pottery: the most underrated kitchen object in IndiaStone cookware from Manipur that cooks better than cast iron and looks like nothing else you own.
Desk & Study
The best notebooks made in India right nowFrom Jaipur handmade paper to Khadi cotton covers — a field guide for people who still write by hand.
Objects & Craft
Copper vs brass vs bell metal: a buyer's guide to Indian metalwareWhat the metals actually are, where they come from, and why the difference matters when you're spending ₹2,000+.
Gift Guides
Gifts for the researcher or policy person in your lifeThings for people whose bookshelves are overflowing and whose desks are full. Curated with actual thought.
Objects & Craft
The Kondapalli toy and what it tells you about Andhra's craft economyA deep-dive into a GI-tagged craft tradition that employs over 3,000 families — and is quietly disappearing.