12Sep
The divine art of disguise
Assam has a rich tradition of the theatrical arts. The tradition of the temple dancers in
Tag: Gaatha
29Jul
Hand ka koi end nahi…
“The story goes as back as the times in history when my father would walk
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.
16Apr
Life in Colour
Among the precious jewels, silks, ivory and spices exported across the seas; there was something that was so unique and rare, that it got its name from the land it came from. It was Indigo, the colour deep blue as the sky, which was used to dye the muslins of the Indus Valley Civilization.
10Feb
Leather puppets of Andhra Pradesh
eather shadow puppetry of Andhra Pradesh is known as Tholu Bommalata, (Tholu – leather, Bommalata – puppet dance). Two other kinds of shadow puppetry are practiced in Andhra Pradesh, the Sutram Bommalata (String puppets) and the Koyya Bommalata(Wooden puppets). The leather puppets, because of their transparency and jewel like glow, are most popular.
13Nov
“Gaatha” A tale of Crafts
Handicraft ~ The act of ‘hand-crafting’ an object to suffice a daily chore; to pacify
