{"id":17737,"date":"2026-07-10T15:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/?p=17737"},"modified":"2026-07-10T15:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:07:50","slug":"1964-census-of-india-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/1964-census-of-india-1961\/","title":{"rendered":"1964 – Census of India 1961 – Vol. VII – Kerala – Part VII A – Selected Crafts of Kerala – M.K. Devassy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Through this post, we are releasing the digital scan of\u00a0Census of India 1961 \u2013 Vol. VII \u2013 Kerala \u2013 Part VII \u2013 Selected Crafts of Kerala <\/strong>written by\u00a0M.K. Devassy<\/strong>\u00a0and published in the year\u00a01964.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1964 – Census of India 1961 – Vol. VII – Kerala – Part VII A – Selected Crafts of Kerala – M.K. Devassy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Census of India Report 1961- Vol. VII presents a descriptive account of seventeen selected traditional crafts of Kerala chosen for their artistic excellence, featuring detailed monographs on six major industries\u2014bell-metal, Kathakali costumes and accessories, coir, ivory carving, kora grass mats, and wood carving\u2014alongside short notes on the remaining eleven. Utilizing a preliminary list from the Director of Industries and Commerce, Kerala, the study bypassed traditional questionnaires in favor of direct field investigations conducted by the author and research staff at major craft hubs.<\/p>\n

These documents are digitized as part of the\u00a0Madras University Library digitization project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Metadata and link to the digitized document<\/h3>\n

Metadata and link to the digitized document are provided below. A facility to read the document online is provided in the item page. Click on the first image that you see on the item page to download the document.<\/p>\n