Join Geeta Khandelwal for an introduction to the distinguished world of Indian textiles. As the Indian economy grows and access to saris of synthetic fabrics become more cost-effective, the survival ...

As a Rabari bride-to-be sews a gudri (quilt) to take to her groom’s house, she sings, ‘Who has stolen my gudri with the priceless tassels and bells?’ The language of quilts articulates Rabari’s ...

Monday is the regular market day in Mundgod, India. On this particular Monday, Dumgi has a lot to buy: cotton sari cloth, white cotton thread, assorted needles. When she gets back home, she and some ...

Unlike the currently trending buzz about sustainability and recycling, India has had traditions in this direction since the Indus Valley civilisation, where clothes were reused and recycled. One such ...

"Paintings, people really don’t understand. They don’t really get paintings. Quilts they do understand because everybody has a quilt in their house," said Faith Ringgold, an American artist, known for ...

The pandemic has seen Covid warriors of all hues. Some are on the frontline, in the thick of deadly action. Others work in the background. These “Invisible Hands”, as Mumbai-based Taruna Sethi calls ...

In the village of Nattarasankottai, Tamil Nadu, students gather skeins of colourful thread and excitedly sit to work. This is their chance to showcase their creation to the world. With the India ...