Beginning of Costume, Growth of Dress out of painting, cutting. Indian costumes –Historic approach from ancient period to 20th century emphasizing the Mugal period,British period.

Study of dyed and printed textiles of India –Bhandhani, patola , ikkat, kalamkari- in all the above types and techniques used. Study of woven textiles of India – Dacca Muslin, Banarasi/ Chanderi brocades, baluchar, himrus and amrus, , pochampalli , silk sarees of Kancheepuram. Costumes of ancient civilization –Egypt,Greece,Rome,England,France,Japan, America

Traditional Costume of different States of India; Maharastra, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarpradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Madhyapradesh. Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Andhra Pradesh ,Karnataka ,Assam, , Mizoram, Tripura , W.Bengal, Sikkim

Indian Jewellery – jewelleries used in the period of Indus valley civilization ,Mauryan period , Gupta Period , the Pallava and Chola Period ,Symbolic Jewellery of South India,Mughal period. Temple Jewellery of South India,Tribal jewellery A brief study of gems and precious stones.

Traditional embroideries of India – Origin ,Embroidery stitches used –embroidery of Kashmir Phulkari of Punjab ,Gujarat – Kutch and Kathiawar, embroidery of Rajasthan , Kasuti of Karnataka Chickenwork of Lucknow, Kantha of Bengal – in all the above – types and colours of fabric /thread.