The region has its unique style of embroidery which is called "Chamba Rumal". These embroidered handkerchiefs and shawls usually tell mythological stories or use flower designs; thus expressing ...

The Chamba Rumal is one of those crafts ... which is greatly inspired from pahari painting. The motifs were inspired by Mughal miniatures of the 18th and 19th centuries. They look like paintings ...

Gradually, Chamba Rumal developed into an embroidered handloom ... We created new textures and surfaces and brought in new motifs like aeroplane motifs.” One could even find a comment on ...

rendering an exquisite motif in classic Chamba Rumal fashion. Once patronised by princely families of Himachal, it was a skill practiced exclusively by upper-class women, who turned out beautiful ...

The Chamba Rumal, an exquisite form of embroidery practiced by local artisans, reflects the town's cultural richness and ...

While working on small pieces of square cloth in the art and craft class at school where she first learnt the embroidery technique of Chamba rumal, Lalita Vakil then only a teenager, did not know ...

according to the chamba gazeteer, the term rumal was coined as the embroidery was done mainly in a square format, mainly by women from the upper class or the royalty. these women developed a level ...

Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arelkar being presented a traditional Chamba rumal at the inauguration of the Minjar Mela (HT Photo) The historic fair made a return after a two-year ...