Process

Sankheda Furniture

A craft tradition so deeply inherent in the collective identity of the practitioners, that their town is named after it. Sankheda,…

~ May 31, 2010

A picture is worth a thousand words…

A grand procession is on its way from the palace. There are soldiers on horses, ministers riding on camels and the king…

~ May 17, 2010

Budni Lacquer Craft

On the banks of river Narmada, surrounded by forests, there is a small locality of craftsmen, who make lacquered wooden articles. This…

~ May 13, 2010

Voyage Across Time

Where the river Rukmavati meets the Arabian Sea, at the ship building yard of Mandvi, it seems that time has stood still here. Half finished…

~ May 6, 2010

Art for Enlightenment

A work of art, matchless in splendour, which originated as an inspiration for meditation for the monks in the cold mountains…

~ April 30, 2010

When The Gods Rest…

Misty daybreak and the first calls of the rooster in a scenic village have the men going to the river…

~ April 10, 2010

The Eternal Azure…

Long time ago, there was a king of Sindh, who like any other king, was fond of royal luxuries and…

~ April 3, 2010

Bobbili Veena

Darsana sparsane chasya bhoga svargapavargade | Punito viprahatyadi patakaih patitam janam || Danda sambhuruma tantri kakubhah kamalapatih | Indra patrika…

~ March 30, 2010

Old Earth, Timeless Kiln

When nomads settled down in cities at the beginning of civilization, it was a turning point for the way humans would live.…

~ March 22, 2010

Pichwai Paintings

When Indra, the lord of rains, showed his wrath on the people of Vrindavan, with violent rains and thunder, lord Krishna lifted…

~ March 18, 2010

Woolen weaves of the hills

Large fields, small hills, going uphill in the summer and coming downhill in the winter, amidst the beautiful mountains… this…

~ March 11, 2010

Lacquer Lathe Work

Colour permeates every single activity in an Indian’s life, more so in our villages. In Kutch, Gujarat, colour pervades not just…

~ March 6, 2010

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