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Aubergine Allegory

Wedding Splendour

Aubergine Allegory Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived a young, articulate, “convent...

Dec 30

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Rust & black beauty

Handlooms

#19 Rust and black beauty Another bewitching Bomkai, kohl black and rust with large off white...

Dec 29

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Turquoise tanchoi tantalizer

Saree From My Past

#21 Turquoise tanchoi tantalizer While she liked to believe she was familiar with all the ‘ways’...

Dec 29

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Bewitching Bomkai

Handlooms

So what is it about Bomkais that hold me in their spell? Is it the masterful...

Dec 22

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Bhagalpur beckoning

Friendship

This post is dedicated to the lovely turquoise-and-lapis-clad lady standing next to me. A person I...

Dec 22

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Pietra Dura on Silk

Vintage Weaves

I donned this black, soft silk Benarasi Valkalam saree to a wedding reception last week. Have...

Dec 9

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The Royal Hunt

Vintage Weaves

#15, SHIKARGAH, The Royal Hunt So many stories and ages come together in the wearing of...

Dec 2

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Gaaye Holud

Friendship

“Gaaye holud”, as the Bengalis term it, literally means “turmeric on body”. Better known as “haldi”...

Nov 30

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Lapis Lazuli and Turquoise Love

Saree From My Past

My romance with lapis lazuli and turquoise (and coral) began very early. My deep-seated obsession for...

Nov 23

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Killi pacchhe!

Gifts of Love

“I don’t like the colour, Ma. I don’t want it!” That was my emphatic outburst as...

Nov 17

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by Pratima Marwah

Subtle stripes

Saree From My Past

It is still Diwali week. The festivities are on the ebb, but people seem loath to...

Nov 16

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Of mallimoggu and raindrops

Festive Mood

It was Chhoti Diwali. The day before Karthik Amavasya. The precursor to the day when India...

Nov 13

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