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BSc Home Science Traditional Textiles of India Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

This is the Semester 3 syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it: her third-year timetables name that scheme, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.

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Major · Semester 3 · Second Year · 2 credits · 50 marks

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Syllabus for Traditional Textiles of India

Major · Semester 3 · Second Year · 2 credits · 50 marks

Module I

  • A Introduction to traditional textiles of India.
  • B Certified marks related to traditional textiles of India (Handloom mark, GI tag, Silk mark, Wool mark, etc.).
  • C Dyed, printed, painted and woven textiles:
  • i North India: Ladakh & Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh, Punjab & Haryana.
  • ii East India: Bihar & Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh & Odisha.
  • iii North East India: Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura.

Module II

  • A Dyed, printed, painted and woven textiles:
  • i West India: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa.
  • ii South India: Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
  • iii Central India: Madhya Pradesh.
  • B Handloom Industry of India and Khadi Board: Overview of history and functions.

Text Books & Reference Books

  • 1 Chattopadhyaya, K. (1976). Carpets and floor coverings of India. Taraporevala
  • 2 Chattopadhyaya, K. (1985). Handicrafts of India. (Revised Edition). New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
  • 3 Crill, R. (2015). The fabric of India. Harry N. Abrams .
  • 4 Das, A. K. (2018). Traditional textiles of North East India - A Catalogue of The IGNCA Collection. B.R. Corporation.
  • 5 Dedhia, E. & Hundekar, M. (2008). Ajrakh: impressions and expressions. Colour Publication Ltd.
  • 6 Dhamija, L. (2014). Indian folk arts and crafts. National Book Trust.
  • 7 Dhamija, L. (2019). Baluchars: the woven narrative silks of Bengal. Niyogi Books .
  • 8 Edwards, E. (2016). Block printed textiles of India: Imprints of Culture. Niyogi Books.
  • 9 Gillow, J. & Barnard, N. (2014). Traditional Indian textiles. WW Norton .
  • 10 Irwin, J. & Hall, M. (1971). Indian painted and printed fabrics. Calico Museum of Textiles.
  • 11 Jain, L. (2011) Rapture: the art of Indian textiles. Niyogi Books.
  • 12 Karolia, A. (2019). Traditional Indian handcrafted textiles: history, techniques, processes, and designs. Niyogi Books.
  • 13 Lynton, L. (2002). The sari. WW Norton
  • 14 Murphy, V. and Crill R. (1991). Tie-dyed textiles of India. London: Victoria and Albert Museum.
  • 15 Raman, V. (2012). The Warp and the weft: community and gender identity among the weavers of Banaras. Taylor & Francis .
  • 16 Rizvi, J. & Ahmed, M. (2017). Pashmina: the Kashmir shawl and beyond. Marg Publications .
  • 17 Ramaswamy, V. (2006). Textiles and weavers in South India Oxford University Press .
  • 18 Shah, A. (2013). Shifting Sands: Kutch: textiles, traditions, transformation. Bandhej Books .
  • 19 Singh, M., Chishti, R. K. & Jain, R. (2000) Handcrafted Indian textiles: tradition and beyond. Lustre Press .
  • 20 Singh, S. (2023). Traditional textiles of India. LWRN Studio .

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Home Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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