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Baisali and The Poem

August 5th, 2016 • admin

You look at me, child, and you laugh. You call me old-fashioned, traditional, simple. Oh, my dear girl, my lovely love, my fire-brand modernista — call me what you will… I am happy to be. But, before you shut these cupboard doors and laughingly dismiss me as impractical exotica, tell me first… what stories do […]

Coimbatore Chronicles

August 5th, 2021 • admin

CCTNCBE 1.1 The Craft Exhibition The Craft Council Tamil Nadu Coimbatore organised its annual exhibition starting from July 27th up until 2nd August. I was reluctantly upbeat about Coimbatore, compatriots at Dastkar Delhi had told me that I should make my way there. They really buy – some had counselled. I had a condescending Bengali […]

DRAPE DRAMA

September 14th, 2021 • admin

Dancer Paramita Saha strikes a pose at the launch of Qissaa — a handwoven, handspun apparel and lifestyle store at 21/1 Lansdowne Place (lane opposite Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan). The collection has saris in Jamdani, Baluchari, taant, tussore, kantha and batik, alongside decor and fashion accessories. “My store will focus on India. We also have […]

Forgotten Weaves Gauda not Kunbhi

August 5th, 2021 • admin

Textile traditions and ecosystems around weavers have succumbed to modernisation and have survived and renewed its energy. Weaving as an occupation is Progressive efficient decentralised aligned with agriculture. The Goan tradition is connected to Bengal (Gaud Saraswat). The saree is called kaapad. Shakti worship was the worship of anthill or mother earth. The Devi […]

Forgotten Weaves Punarjeevana

August 5th, 2021 • admin

Hemlatha – Punarjeevana. A re-life Hemalatha Jain is a fascinating woman, dedicated, never say die, honest, committed to her cause which is finding the lost weaves of Karnataka. Patteda anchu is also known as dundina seere or devaru seere or laxmi seere. Jedara Dasimayya wrote about it in the 10th century. He talks about colours […]

FRENCH CONNECTION

September 14th, 2021 • admin

French cosmetic and wellness brand Thalgo has stepped into the city, via Solace Day Spa and Wellness Centre. Tollywood actor Parambrata Chattopadhyay launched the brand’s skincare products and took a quick 15-minute treatment. Stop by the Sunny Park pamper point to try out four new Thalgo treatments, just in time to ring in the festivities!

INSIDE STORY

September 14th, 2021 • admin

Ameesha Patel was in town recently to unveil the festive collection at AJ’s Home Couture. The actress shopped at this Salt Lake home furnishing and decor den and picked up wall clocks and coffee tables for her Mumbai home. “Our collections stand apart because of the diversity and furnishing styles. We are proud to present […]

My Qissaa

December 2nd, 2017 • Vibha Mitra

My journey at Qissaa has been focussed exciting wayward adventurous. My love for textiles prompted me to ask pertinent questions always and as a consequence my data bank was considerable. I wanted hand woven stuff imperfections and all. My dream was to curate stuff from all over the country like my ma initiated my love [...]Read more →

Prakashi – My Moment

March 27th, 2022 • admin

Pra-Kashi: a display presented by the National Museum in collaboration with the Devi Art Foundation, curated by Pramod Kumar KG and supported by Eka Archiving Services, the exhibition that displays textiles from the Asha Workshop of Varanasi. Rahul Jain a visionary who gave up a World Bank job seduced by the transcendental beauty of our […]

Prakashi – The Light of Benaras

August 5th, 2021 • admin

Pra-Kashi: A layered term meaning light or from Kashi, Benaras, the holiest of holy cities where Hindus find salvation on the banks of the Ganga. A place where Tulsi and Kabir Das wrote their dohas and Buddhism was preached some distance away. Unity of religions, a place where Muslim weavers with their consummate skill weave […]