Dyeing

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..

A haat bazaar in Sitamarhi district of Bihar is abuzz with villagers, children springing around the toy seller, plundering his basket, men hawking on newly fabricated tools brought by the blacksmith and the giggles of young women mixing with that of glass bangles. Spice hills have been laid out on m..

A few kilometers from Ujjain, on the banks of river Kshipra, is the small town of Bhairavgarh. Known for the temple of Kaal Bhairav, the fearful manifestation of Shiva, also for tantriks who perform occult rituals in cremation grounds and the fables of king Vikramaditya and vampire spirit Betaal, th..

A few kilometers from Ujjain, on the banks of river Kshipra, is the small town of Bhairavgarh. Known for the temple of Kaal Bhairav, the fearful manifestation of Shiva, also for tantriks who perform occult rituals in cremation grounds and the fables of king Vikramaditya and vampire spirit Betaal, th..

Wrinkled brown, sturdy leather, like the cracked parched expanses of the Rann, dotted with multicoloured droplets as if sun tanned skin is punctuated with tribal tattoos.Earlier a collaborative outcome of the Maldhari nomads’ tanning expertise and the Meghwal community’s stitching and embroider..

A few kilometers from Ujjain, on the banks of river Kshipra, is the small town of Bhairavgarh. Known for the temple of Kaal Bhairav, the fearful manifestation of Shiva, also for tantriks who perform occult rituals in cremation grounds and the fables of king Vikramaditya and vampire spirit Betaal, th..