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The erstwhile native craft that was once the pride of Chamba and the nation - the Rumal of Chamba - is being celebrated once again in pockets of India for its unique double-sided stitch, thanks to the efforts of the organisation #rumalsofchamba.

If Madhubani and Patna Kalam had to have a baby, it would look like Tikuli art! Bihar's indigenous art form that dates back about 800 years and borrows its proportional figures from Patna Kalam, and its themes of daily life and celebrating festivals from Madhubani, has been reinstated in the commercial mainstream of indigenous art forms, and in doing so, has provided sustainable livelihood to thousands of women.