Dr Annapurna Garimella, art historian and designer, warns the participants before she begins her introductory lecture, “This is a history of crafts; this is not the history of crafts… It’s not so much a linear history but [moments] that come together to make a historical narrative.” The course she is talking about is MAP Academy’s new self-paced online course, A History of Indian Craft: 1850s to the Present, designed by her.

Kasuti embroidery on a blouse. Picture Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons