You want to sit down to write but you have no idea where to begin, like words have run away from you. You are very aware that there are a zillion tasks to be done by the end of the day, but you have lost
The snow in the Himalayas dictates the intensity of the cold in North India but somehow the art and craft forms of the region seem to have had less of an impact on the rest of the country. I reckon it’s time to change this,
Basketry is as old a craft as perhaps pottery, practised by communities across the world using a variety of techniques and an array of materials. A typical basket is made of grass, and tightly woven into beautiful patterns using bright colours. These baskets (and other
Indian traditional apparel and costumes, specially the ones made for festive occasions tend to be heavily embellished. Some like it extra ‘heavy’ and some like it ‘light’, but very few people can steer clear of the golden lure! As a little girl, my sister was
Phulkari from the wonderful land of Punjab shouts out joy, happiness, laughter, colour, togetherness and endless love….People of Punjab have been weaving the most magical craft stories for centuries . A colourful Phulkari scarf worn across a Parisian white top never fails to brighten up my
We are passionate about handmade crafts of India. Delving deeper into the stories they spin, makes some of them even more endearing. I believe that stories have the power to steer attention and engage the readers; so even though we have written about ‘The colours
Who doesn’t like a good card game? Remember the long summer afternoons that were spent playing card games while guzzling down large amounts of ‘neebu-pani’ and ‘Rasna’ with your cousins and even without realising, as children we learnt about arithmetic, shapes and colours while having fun!
I was attending a Diwali party last week and the most entertaining aspect for me was analysing the sarees that literally ‘made up’ the room; the faces cease to exist (well, for a moment or so!) and all that fluttered in front of my eyes, were the
A couple of years back, on one of my visits to Kolkata, I happened to walk past Elgin Road on a sunday evening and stopped to hear some extremely melodious music. I learnt from a friend that a social enterprise called Banglanatak dot com creates a cultural
‘When I received my first paycheck from my now known day job, I spent it on a period craftsman chair and a Frank Lloyd Wright-wannabe lamp. With my second paycheck, I bought a stereo.’ – Brad Pitt Priorities, I say! A chair and a lamp
