30Sep
Reborn
A livelihood, a dying craft in the barren hamlets of Rajasthan once more saw the
27Sep
Grey Steel & Glistening Gold
The history of Rajputs has been one of great courage and bravery in wars against
06Sep
Sar ka Taaj
Bohra Caps / Topi In a temple, or a mosque, all heads bow down in
30Aug
Sewing Montages
A few kilometres from Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa, is a village where all houses and shops
23Aug
Fragile Strings, Everlasting bonds
On the full moon of the month of “Shraavan”, a burst of colour makes an
16Aug
Sacred cloth of the Goddess
Mata ni pachedi literally means “behind the mother goddess”, and is a cloth that constitutes a temple of the goddess. When people of the nomadic Vaghari community of Gujarat
07Aug
Parandi Rangbirangi..!
The land of five rivers, that bravely withstood the attacks of different invaders over centuries, is also
28Jul
Woven Pixels
Patola is one of the most prized and valued textiles. (As described in the earlier post on “Patola” ) It is revered not just for its religious significance across many faiths, but also for the amazing level of skill and perseverance required to make it.
22Jul
The Sole of Punjab- Jutti making
One of the earliest materials, durable and versatile, used for every purpose from storage of
12Jul
A grand monsoon walk
These huge, colourful chariots are drawn by hundreds of devotees, and watched by millions, who believe that seeing the gods in procession expiates them of all sins.
10Jul
Etched in Time – Palm leaf Pattachitra
Even though Talapatrachitra / palm leaf writing preceded paper, many collections of a few hundred years old palm leaf manuscripts survive to the present date, because they are much stronger and tensile than paper.
30Jun
Mirrors, mirrors on the Wall….Mud Relief
Mud relief work is one forte of village dwellers, which they use to decorate their houses. In the great Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, many hamlets have Mud relief walls with the motifs that usually represent their feelings and beliefs.
