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..
The East India Company imported raw cotton from India while they dumped the local Indian market with inferior machine-made cloth. This led to a great decline in the handloom industry. The khadi weavers were first affected with the subsequent establishment of the powerlooms in India. Imitations of th..
It is not just kaleidoscopic embroideries that Gujarat is so famous for; it is also the home of wonderful weaves that combine impressive skill and generations of expertise, with the result of pure aesthetic joy. Reaffirming that appearances are deceptive, the spectacular Mashru has the appearance of..
Indigo, spices, muslin and ivory – these were the items of luxury exported from India in the ancient times. Considered a noble craft, ivory carving created many a masterpiece in exquisite sculptures and artifacts. Ivory was used in palace decorations, “khadaun” or sandals used by Brah..
Indigo, spices, muslin and ivory – these were the items of luxury exported from India in the ancient times. Considered a noble craft, ivory carving created many a masterpiece in exquisite sculptures and artifacts. Ivory was used in palace decorations, “khadaun” or sandals used by Brah..
Indigo, spices, muslin and ivory – these were the items of luxury exported from India in the ancient times. Considered a noble craft, ivory carving created many a masterpiece in exquisite sculptures and artifacts. Ivory was used in palace decorations, “khadaun” or sandals used by Brah..
Indigo, spices, muslin and ivory – these were the items of luxury exported from India in the ancient times. Considered a noble craft, ivory carving created many a masterpiece in exquisite sculptures and artifacts. Ivory was used in palace decorations, “khadaun” or sandals used by Brah..
Indigo, spices, muslin and ivory – these were the items of luxury exported from India in the ancient times. Considered a noble craft, ivory carving created many a masterpiece in exquisite sculptures and artifacts. Ivory was used in palace decorations, “khadaun” or sandals used by Brah..
What day or date it is cannot be said with certainty because every day on the streets of this village, in its by-lanes and fields, at the porch of each household, in its ceremonies and in the insignificant but repetitive gestures of its women, carrying in their hands the destiny of their men, the fu..
Think of Gujarat and vibrant images flash across the mind… the exhilarating Garba, decorated camels in the great Rann and everyone clothed in colourful embroideries. Gujarat can be called one of the biggest contributors to the image of India as a colourful country. There are not one or two, bu..
“If you can’t go to the temple, the temple will come to you.”
Much before cinema and animations, storytelling was in such forms that would bring
the storyteller and listener together in their mesmerising worlds of mythical heroes
and gods. The Kaavad was one such method of storytelling, whi..
"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..
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..