THE KALANIVAS PRESERVATION INITIATIVE

Dying Arts. Living Legacies.

A dedicated space in every region for endangered traditions, practising custodians and evidence-led cultural preservation.

KALANIVAS COLLECTIONS

Traditions worth documenting

These are research candidates, not verified classifications of endangered status. Only authorised heritage editors can publish a verified classification.

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Nicobari mat weaving

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Andhra Pradesh

Leather shadow puppetry

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Arunachal Pradesh

Traditional Monpa wood carving

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Assam

Majuli mask making

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Bihar

Manjusha painting

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Chandigarh

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Chhattisgarh

Traditional Bastar wrought iron craft

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Traditional tribal basketry

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Delhi

Traditional calligraphy

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Goa

Kaavi art

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Gujarat

Tangaliya weaving

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Haryana

Sarkanda grass craft

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Himachal Pradesh

Chamba Rumal embroidery

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Jammu and Kashmir

Namda felting

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Jharkhand

Paitkar scroll painting

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Karnataka

Kasuti embroidery

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Kerala

Nettur Petti craft

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Ladakh

Traditional Ladakhi wood carving

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Lakshadweep

Traditional palm-leaf craft

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Madhya Pradesh

Traditional Bagh block printing

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Maharashtra

Himroo weaving

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Manipur

Longpi black pottery

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Meghalaya

Traditional Garo weaving

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Mizoram

Traditional Puan weaving

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Nagaland

Traditional Naga pottery

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Odisha

Talapatra palm-leaf engraving

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Puducherry

Traditional palm-leaf weaving

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Punjab

Thathera brass and copper craft

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Rajasthan

Usta art

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Sikkim

Lepcha weaving

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Tamil Nadu

Pattamadai mat weaving

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Telangana

Cheriyal scroll painting

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Tripura

Traditional Risa weaving

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Uttar Pradesh

Traditional Varanasi wooden toys

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Uttarakhand

Likhai wood carving

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West Bengal

Sholapith craft

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Dying Arts. Living Legacies.

Traditions worth documenting

Nicobari mat weaving

Leather shadow puppetry

Traditional Monpa wood carving

Majuli mask making

Manjusha painting

Regional craft documentation needed

Traditional Bastar wrought iron craft

Traditional tribal basketry

Traditional calligraphy

Kaavi art

Tangaliya weaving

Sarkanda grass craft

Chamba Rumal embroidery

Namda felting

Paitkar scroll painting

Kasuti embroidery

Nettur Petti craft

Traditional Ladakhi wood carving

Traditional palm-leaf craft

Traditional Bagh block printing

Himroo weaving

Longpi black pottery

Traditional Garo weaving

Traditional Puan weaving

Traditional Naga pottery

Talapatra palm-leaf engraving

Traditional palm-leaf weaving

Thathera brass and copper craft

Usta art

Lepcha weaving

Pattamadai mat weaving

Cheriyal scroll painting

Traditional Risa weaving

Traditional Varanasi wooden toys

Likhai wood carving

Sholapith craft

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