Explorations

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...

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

Website Content I Communication Strategy Start-up by Gaurav Bakshi that helps in Goverment, Legal and Financial Services I HelpdesQ is...

A story on Aurvedically-dyed clothing — December 2019

Phulkari Pink Silk 50 years old. Gurgaon’s Hemanta Ritu (pre-winter). "This sari was embroidered by my grandmother. I have no idea how...

Indigo Blue-White Cotton Five years old. Gurgaon’s Hemanta Ritu (pre-winter). "Oh! I love how this cotton indigo looks with its...

Green Mysore Silk. 20-year-old. Rituvu: Mumbai’s Sharad (autumn). "Saris are beautiful. But given my work, I wear them very little. But...

Checked Chanderi Silk. 12-year-old. Rituvu: Gurgaon’s Vasant (Spring). "I do not wear saris at all! And I only have two (that are gifts,...

15-year-old. Rituvu: Gurgaon’s Grishma Ritu (summer). "I like upcycling saris. But I don’t like cutting them unless they are faded or...

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

The basic art of handstitching is therapeutic.Think all ancient stitching and embroidery techniques, although tedious, were about human...

Tweaking a thought of a person and connecting it with a process thate creates a product is easy and difficult at the same time. On the...

A humongous bird looks down at you. A tiger runs along with a masked boy. A bunch of birds fly out chaotically. These are wall murals at...

It was a pleasant morning. A quaint, first floor room in Koramangala (Bengaluru) was set-up for a ReSkills session, which was about...

Raw Silk Green. Seven-year-old. Rituvu: Kolkata’s Hemanta (pre-winter) or Vasanta (Spring) "This piece was a left behind from an ethnic...

Navari Mustard Silk. 60-year-old. Rituvu: Mumbai’s Sharada (autumn). "This is my grandmother’s Navari (nine-yard sari). It is old and...

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Chikankari Pink Cotton. 20-year-old. Mumbai’s Grishma Ritu (Summer). "Please make two curtain panels for my living room out of any old...

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