Myths
about the origins of Indian crafts
This compilation of Myths about the origins of certain crafts, specifically tribal myths, was done as a DES (Design Exploration Seminar) project in my final year of college, under the guidance of Prof. Ravi Poovaiah (IDC, IIT-B).
The reason why such myths exist is to explain how a practice or an artform came to be. These myths are simply a product of wonder. As M.C. Escher correctly describes - they who wonder discover that this in itself is wonder. Thus myths are not only gateways to wonder, to imagine, to expand our understanding about a phenomenon but in themselves are wonders.
You may refer to D'source as well for an analytical breakdown of these wonderful myths :-
https://www.dsource.in/resource/myths
