Election time always meant that Ramesh Dutta Street in north Kolkata—home to artisans that traditionally make paper cut-outs of political leaders and party symbols—would be out of bounds for motor ...

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Editor's note: Chinese paper-cut is an ancient folk art form that involves cutting intricate patterns and images from paper. This technique, deeply rooted in Chinese cultural traditions, is not only ...

Ji Yulan, an inheritor of the intangible heritage paper-cutting from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] With a pair of scissors in her right hand and red ...

Any way you slice it, a paper cut is painful. Magazines, letters and books harbor a devious potential for minor self-induced agony. But other types of paper — like thin tissue paper or the thicker ...

Overtaken by technology: An artisan makes a cut-out for a political party at Rambagan in north Kolkata. Vinyl cut-outs work better as the design is saved on a computer and prints can be taken when req ...