Art 'n' History
A Pan-India Story of Sibling Bonds and the Sare...
In Bengal, a sister sits her brother down on a low seat, dips her finger in sandal paste and presses a small dot on his forehead. As she does it,...
A Pan-India Story of Sibling Bonds and the Sare...
In Bengal, a sister sits her brother down on a low seat, dips her finger in sandal paste and presses a small dot on his forehead. As she does it,...
Dressed for the Light: The Story of Bengal’s Fe...
In Bengal, the festive season does not begin with a date on the calendar. It begins with a parcel. A new saree, still folded in its shop paper, comes home...
Dressed for the Light: The Story of Bengal’s Fe...
In Bengal, the festive season does not begin with a date on the calendar. It begins with a parcel. A new saree, still folded in its shop paper, comes home...
Shine in Yellow: The Ultimate Guide to Haldi Sa...
Every Haldi ceremony begins with yellow. Turmeric on the skin, marigolds in the hair, and now, a hand-painted Madhubani-inspired saree to match.On the morning of a Haldi, the courtyard smells...
Shine in Yellow: The Ultimate Guide to Haldi Sa...
Every Haldi ceremony begins with yellow. Turmeric on the skin, marigolds in the hair, and now, a hand-painted Madhubani-inspired saree to match.On the morning of a Haldi, the courtyard smells...
Kolkata's Puja Fashion: Where Art, Heritage and...
It's Shashthi evening, and somewhere in a flat in Gariahat, a phone is buzzing with the same message from three different cousins: "tui ki porchhish?" (what are you wearing?)Nobody is...
Kolkata's Puja Fashion: Where Art, Heritage and...
It's Shashthi evening, and somewhere in a flat in Gariahat, a phone is buzzing with the same message from three different cousins: "tui ki porchhish?" (what are you wearing?)Nobody is...
A Festive Tapestry: The Story of India's Saree ...
Somewhere in late September, the cupboard starts filling up differently. The everyday cottons move to one side. The good sarees are the ones with a little more border, a little...
A Festive Tapestry: The Story of India's Saree ...
Somewhere in late September, the cupboard starts filling up differently. The everyday cottons move to one side. The good sarees are the ones with a little more border, a little...
From Loom to Pandal: The Craft Story Behind Eve...
Somewhere in Nadia, West Bengal, a few weeks before Mahalaya, a weaver sits down at a pit loom before sunrise. The shuttle moves left, then right. A thread of white...
From Loom to Pandal: The Craft Story Behind Eve...
Somewhere in Nadia, West Bengal, a few weeks before Mahalaya, a weaver sits down at a pit loom before sunrise. The shuttle moves left, then right. A thread of white...