Related Keywords: Arts of the Deccan, embroidery forms toda (Tamil Nadu), embroidery works, kausti (Karnataka) and banjara (Andhra Pradesh). explore technique, Kerala’s floral carpets, National Museum, Nauras exhibition, new-age textile embroidery, peninsular region, zari brocade and kalamkari traditions
Nauras: The Many Arts of the Deccan’ ongoing exhibtion organized on the embroidery works of the peninsular region at the National Museum here, depicts the art of Deccani sultanates between the 16th and 19th centuries.
Although embroidery is popular across the country, techniques used in the Deccan region are lesser known. Apart from the zari brocade and kalamkari traditions, some of the famous embroidery forms of the region are toda (Tamil Nadu), kausti (Karnataka) and banjara (Andhra Pradesh).
