Explorations

Yesterday, I took out a turquoise-cyan beauty. A 25-year-old Kanchipuram silk sari / saree. It is my Amma’s (mom’s). I admired it. I let...

"Didi! Nah! Foto tulbe na! Altha uthe gyache!" (‘Sister, don’t click a picture. Altha has faded.’ in Bengali). She shied away from my...

Would you style it as a chic skirt? Read the extraordinary story of this ordinary underskirt and decide for yourself. More than a decade...

When is world is going through a crisis -- #pandemic #lockdown #covid19 -- what is the least we, as consumers of fashion clothing, can...

What does it mean in sari symbolism? "Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime."  -- Proverb A fish...

NAMASKARAM # ६ षट / ṣaṭ / six / 6 We sometimes end up living far from our places of birth and nativity. So, we learn to adopt and adapt...

NAMASKARAM # १ एकम् / ekam / one / 1 We know the cosmos, its bodies and forces help us function with rhythm, balance and fragility. We...

“Tathamma, naaku podugu juttu kavali!” (grandma, I want long hair) — Little Miss B. “Na chera batta tesukura!” (Get my sari fabric) —...

‘Preventive’ not ‘curative’ design Words Sathya Bhavana / Photographs Amrita Haldipur Namaskaram! In my previous story, one of the...

This story was written for Singapore-based sustainable living platform www.secondguru.com founded by Lara and Anuja Namaskaram! After...

Just the phrase 'travelling textile art installation' (New Delhi, London, New York and other cities) was enough to inspire and create an...

DIY: Repurpose with minimal waste This story was published on Singapore-based, sustainable and 'green' living digital platform...

This story was written for design, culture and travel publication www.cocoaandasmine.com by Sayali Goyal Circles. Squares. Rectangles....