19Apr
Brooms & Superstitions
While superstitions surrounding our lives might be a big turn off for the present generation,
28Mar
Mediya
Batik prints were an essential part of the daily ensemble of the native communities, the artisans made ‘Odhna’ for women with Fulkiya print, Bairaj print, Singh Champa print and Chonia print.
11Mar
Dhokra
“If an image has to be made, it must be made of wax first” Vishnusamhita,
24Jan
Banarasi from Varanasi
“Older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend—and looks twice as old as
22Nov
Mother’s love
Himalaya Spinning weaving knitting On a winter afternoon in the Himalayas, whether it is the
31Oct
Bead jeweled!
An adolescent girl is sitting on the porch of a neatly arranged hut, fiddling with
27Oct
Cased treasures…
A carpet of dried maple leaves and the sound of two pairs of tiny feet
27Oct
Nandna
Traditional Nandna prints From the plateaus of Madhya Pradesh, to the arid Thar Desert of Rajastha,
24Oct
Stairway from heaven
According to a myth of a tribe in north-eastern India, all human beings descend on
20Oct
Tanka-kaam
Over a century ago, when the world was bereft of any mechanical looms, the fabrics
16Oct
Chained with love ~ Aarikam Kashmir
As claimed by a local legend, a ‘Raffoogar’(darner) named Alibaba lived in the valley of
12Oct
Sikki
A haat bazaar in Sitamarhi district of Bihar is abuzz with villagers, children springing around
