A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
A familiar chatter swells in the air as feet chase the trail of a carelessly flying odhani in the by-lanes of Bhuj, spilling colors all over. While&nb..
There is something excruciatingly beautiful about a little town in the heart of Rajasthan, specked with colour all the time. With the sun’s heat breathing down on them strongly, bobbed in bright colorful pagdis, the printers walk through the sleepy village located on the edge of a broad riverbank. S..
“The story goes as back as the times in history when my father would walk me to the river side, where lengths of colorful patterns waved up and down, with the gushing flow of Sabarmati. Things changed however, open banks were replaced by concrete blocks, flowing river by inert marshes, pr..
The Nadia district of West Bengal is a famous center of Vaishnavism. It is best known to devotees as the residence of Sri Advaita Acharya. After Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu renounced material ways of life, Sri Nityananda Prabhu accompanied him on a trip to Jagannath Puri via Nadia.The principle deity ..
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. -Eleanor RooseveltGoing against tradition, a man decided to create his own destiny for the sake of his dreams. In the village Sawai Jai Singh Pura in Jaipur, Rajasthan, an ironsmith’s son, Hazarilal was so fascinated with li..
Long time ago, there was a king of Sindh, who like any other king, was fond of royal luxuries and used to sleep on a new bedspread everyday. One day, when his servant was about to change the bed sheet, the king stopped him, saying “Aaj Rakh” (keep it today); he had liked it so much. It was a beautif..
Khurja is one of a kind place that homes hundreds of hand skilled potters. It is situated 100km from Delhi. Being a small town of Uttar Pradesh, it supplies a large portion of the pottery used in the country. The unique factor of its splendid pottery is that in spite of being hand-made and hand-pain..
"I am convinced that Swaraj cannot come so long as the tens of millions of our brothers and sisters do not take to the Charkha, do not spin, do not make Khadi and wear it." ~ M.K.Gandhi (Opening speech at Belgaum Congress, 26-12-1924; 25:465)Khadi means hand spun and handwoven cloth. In..
"I am convinced that Swaraj cannot come so long as the tens of millions of our brothers and sisters do not take to the Charkha, do not spin, do not make Khadi and wear it." ~ M.K.Gandhi (Opening speech at Belgaum Congress, 26-12-1924; 25:465)Khadi means hand spun and handwoven cloth. In..
"I am convinced that Swaraj cannot come so long as the tens of millions of our brothers and sisters do not take to the Charkha, do not spin, do not make Khadi and wear it." ~ M.K.Gandhi (Opening speech at Belgaum Congress, 26-12-1924; 25:465)Khadi means hand spun and handwoven cloth. In..
"I am convinced that Swaraj cannot come so long as the tens of millions of our brothers and sisters do not take to the Charkha, do not spin, do not make Khadi and wear it." ~ M.K.Gandhi (Opening speech at Belgaum Congress, 26-12-1924; 25:465)Khadi means hand spun and handwoven cloth. In..