Artisans from the Toda tribe in the Nilgiris fear that duplication of their traditional handwoven textile designs may soon edge them out of the market, leading to the more than 300 women who depend on ...

It was 10 years ago that the unique black and white embroidery of the Toda community was awarded a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, making it the only tribal handicraft in the Nilgiris to receive one ...

Toda artisans involved in the production of intricate hand embroidery designs have demanded that measures be initiated to prevent non-Todas from duplicating their work, as they claim that superior ...

There are 12 Toda families in the small village of Mullimund in Ooty district. The Toda community is a pastoral community and their specific style of embroidery has been practised for around 3,500 ...

Udhagamandalam: For the first time, a three-month training programme for Toda tribals on their exclusive embroidery work was held in Ooty in the Nilgiris. About 20 Toda women were trained for three ...

Thirty years ago, Tarun Chhabra, then a young dentist in the Nilgiris, devoted himself to keeping alive the world of the Todas — their chants, embroidery, myths, names and songs — mapping their sacred ...