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Rajesh Kochhar

Author of The Vedic People ( Orient BlackSwan), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge), and (jointly with Jayant Narlikar) of Astronomy in India (INSA)

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Dhokra ( lost-wax) metal casting craft in eastern India

Rajesh Kochhar 08/12/2008 2 Comments

Paper presented at WAITRO Conference, Nairobi, 6 Sep.2004 CONTINUITY EMBEDDED IN CHANGE: TECHNOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE TO DHOKRA METAL CASTING CRAFTSMEN IN EASTERN INDIA Rajesh Kochhar NISTADS: National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies, Pusa Gate, K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi 110 012   Abstract Dhokra craftsmen, spread over ( continue reading… )

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