The Continuing Kagzi Tradition of India

摘要

Indian handmade paper is often associated with paper made from cotton rags, mostly produced by Gandhi Ashrams scattered all over the country. This paper, which began to be produced in the 1920s, with unskilled labor and semi-mechanized processes, floods the Indian and global markets. Few know the rich history of this craft tradition which dates back centuries in India and even fewer are aware that the original, Islamic tradition of papermaking still exists in Sanganer, a small town in the state of Rajasthan, in the northwestern region of India.