Mulberry silk from Karnataka, zari thread from Surat and weavers touched by divinity! Did you know that your favourite Kanjivaram silk is a repository of myth, heritage and history? Sage Markandeya, who, aeons ago, wove tissue from lotus fibre for...
It takes creativity and a fiery imagination to reinvent something. An undying passion enhances the process of creating unusual and quirky pieces that are sometimes far more interesting than the original. And when you have a meeting of minds and...
Kolam is the traditional Indian art form of drawing intricate geometric patterns on the ground, especially at the entrance to homes and temples, at weddings or festivals. Kolam is the understated South Indian cousin of the flamboyant rangoli of North...
Upcycling or “creative reuse” has been a part of most cultures across the globe. Sarangi has collaborated with Kambli Studio to create some exquisite patchwork cushion covers with Kanjivarams that have been impacted by time
Toran / Thoranam comes from the ancient Sanskrit word ‘Torana’ (तोरण) which refers to an arch or a triangle supporting a large balance loosely translating as a pass. The earliest Torans can be found in Buddhist architecture, and refers to...
Khadi Oaxaca is a farm-to-garment collective which comprises around 400 families, which live and work on traditional farms and homesteads in southern Mexico. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a reference to the region of Oaxaca (pronounced O-aa-ha-ka) in Mexico, where he...
We’ve been enjoying the soft winter winds, the subtle warmth of sunlit mornings and special winter foods these days, here in India. The crops are ripe, the sky overhead is a clear bright blue, and sugarcane fields are ready for...
Set up by the renowned political cartoonist K. Shankar Pillai (1902-1989), Shankar's International Dolls Museum has the largest collection of costume dolls anywhere in the world.Housed in the building of the Children's Book Trust on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New...
Aditi Jain, a textile designer, and Swami of Kaskom had jointly raised funds for artisans during the early days of the pandemic. V. Swaminathan founded Kaskom, an initiative to revive the indigenous cotton varieties and its cultivation across India. Aditi...
