Shivaratri Celebrations….decades ago: Part-1
Waking up early, on any sacred or festival day and just laying on the bed quietly, listening to the sounds...
Reviving the lost legacy of Reja fabric
Until recently the fashion scene all over the world was dictated by the West. European countries have always been a...
Hunting for that perfect Paithani – Part 3
Paithani - The very name ushers in a kind of awe, a sigh of longing, and a memory of a...
Hunting for that perfect Paithani – Part 2
Described in early Maharashtrian literature as 'the greatest of all fabrics', Paithani is believed to be 2000 years old. The...
Hunting for that perfect Paithani – Part 1
One of the things that reinforce Indian sisterhood like nothing else is saree shopping. Just walk into any well-known saree...
Once a significant means to propagate patriotic ideologies, Chador Badoni puppetry struggles to find an audience today
India is repeatedly labelled as a union of heritage and modernity, craft and skill, art and culture. While some art...
Lohri has more to it than feast, dance and music
https://youtu.be/vXqUCI3nJbg Celebrated on 13th of January every year, Lohri is an auspicious festival. It is considered as a harvest festival. ...
For these transgenders, art is the weapon in their fight for dignity
Thirty-two-year old Prerna is an artist who is very happy and confident today. Being a transgender, she could not see...
Warli paintings: Moving the art beyond the village walls
Tribal communities mostly live in proximity to nature and have deep reverence to the ecosystem that they live in. This...
Indian classical dance helps me experience design within me: Miti Desai
Founder and creative head of Miti Design Lab, Miti Desai is a designer and classical dancer. She teaches as a...