Only a few would know that ajrakh printing is one of the oldest and most interesting crafts. Ajrakh remains to be a favourite with designers for its organic and sustainable qualities What is ajrakh?

Steam is emanating from huge earthen pots filled with dyes. A little distance away, colourful yards of cloth are being laid out to soak up the sun. It’s October, just before winter starts to set in, ...

Dr. Ismail Mohemed Khatri says he can trace his roots back to a 16th century ancestor who came to India from Sindh, bringing with him the craft of Ajrakh printing. Ajarkh takes its name from the Hindi ...

From sassy style divas to traditional couture czarinas, all are parading sartorial lines that bear religious and ethnic signs, imageries imported from nature and motifs drawn from ancient ...

It is the world’s only natural blue dye, claims Indigo expert Jenny-Balfour Paul, research fellow at University of Exeter in the UK, and author of Indigo: Egyptian Mummies to Blue Jeans (2011).

Ever since Alia Bhatt graced the awards ceremony in Dubai in a stunning Ajrakh-printed saree, the buzz around this traditional Indian print has skyrocketed. In the ever-evolving world of fashion, ...

How do you take the age-old craft of ajrakh printing and give it a modern twist? Well, apart from saris, dupattas and dress materials for which it has been used for nearly four centuries, you use it ...

Think moonless, think midnight, think darkness… the star spangled sky, against a stark blue-black background. This is what ajrakh, meaning blue in Arabic, is likened to. It is the synergy between ...