07Feb
Pattu
Away from the hustle of city life where Sun gleams bright over deserted roads, Some
23Jan
Uncommon sense
Do you think ‘common’ sense leads to a loss of ‘sense’?
Wikipedia defines ‘common sense’ as a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge things that are shared by (“common to”) nearly all people and can reasonably be expected of nearly all people without need for debate.
11Dec
Immortal Bones
Life goes on. And it evidently does in case of those whose privileged bones pass
23Nov
Bobbili ~ a look into the culture & state of Veena today!
Playing a specific kind of string instrument, carried by her from her village, known for its skilled craftsmen was disclosed... Bobbili Veena, from the village of Bobbili.
17Jul
Textiles of Andhra
The looms of Pochampalli, Venkatagiri, Narayanpet and Dharmavaram are well-known for their silk and cotton sarees all over India. Each loom is recognized with its distinct weaving style and variety of fabric.
01Nov
Kandur waan…
It is a six inch round everyday breakfast bread. A small ball of dough is spread across a stone platform with the palm dipped in milk. Texturing it with the impression of the fingers, the naan-wai pulls the stretchy dough off the stone and slaps it on the warm oven wall gently. It come out with golden on the upper side and white on the lower and is usually had with butter or jam along with nun-chai.
20Oct
Six yards of play!
Husband & wife weave together on a loom. Simple jacquards are used to make the motifs along with border with an extra weft.
20Sep
The toys that made them!
Etikoppaka excelled in making playing tops and Baranis (wooden boxes) to contain various items to be offered to Gods since historic times.
25Aug
Pattunulkarar – The Silk Weaver
they reached Madurai & mesmerized by the spiritual aura, finally settled in & later dispersed to various other places in Tamil Nadu from there, one of them being the Dindigul region. Their skill earned them the title of “Pattunulkarar”, meaning “the silk weaver”,
20Aug
Koorai Pattu Pudavai
Koorai Pattu Pudavai, a sari for the lasting journey of marriages worn by women folk of a few casts of Hindu Community of Tamil Nadu
04Aug
Back from the memory lane…
Pilkuwa motifs are inspired from existing vocabulary of motifs like Mughal Butta, Soorajmukhi Jaal, Tree of Life, elephants, peacocks, been documented by Sardar Hussain.
24Jul
A stitch, a leap!
Mutwa embroidery... the embroidery of a girl who travels far in her imagination while social confines keep her within limits.
