Friday, January 26, 2007

Indian women - Art in daily life

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Somehow, when you talk about Indian art, you think of exquisite bronze sculpture or fine wood carving or Mughal miniatures...and you forget...
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Saturday, January 20, 2007

Of birdtalk and contraception

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I went to The Bombay Store recently, and bought statues of two tiny metal birds, in traditional Dhokra style. The birds are that famous pair...
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"OMG What do I wear?"

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A friend from London - a rather attractive Englishwoman in her late twenties - was in Mumbai last month. We went sightseeing and shopping. B...
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

There's always someone smarter

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Did you spot the special feeding of the crows in Bombay yesterday? Several houses laid out food in the morning, on plates made of banana lea...
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Saturday, January 13, 2007

One-stop mini mall

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As I walk along the streets of Matunga, I marvel at how South Indian culture has been transported to this small stretch in central Mumbai. T...
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Saturday, January 06, 2007

Saree as Pants

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Some things are just plain cool. Can you hear the swish of cotton as she walks?
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Climbing the Sahyadris

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Just a hundred kilometers from Mumbai, the Sahyadri hills begin. This New Year weekend, we decided to go climb one of the hills to see the r...
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Saturday, December 30, 2006

Birds Ahoy!

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Isn’t he handsome? Meet Aquila heliaca , the Eastern Imperial Eagle. He comes from Europe and the Middle East, and visits India every winter...
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Love stories from the Raj

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The pavement bookstalls of Matunga fascinate me. It's not that I cannot afford to buy from regular bookstores - but how much more fun it...
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Sunday, December 24, 2006

Incredible ikat

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This morning, my mom and I took stock of our Orissa ikats. We have several in our collection already, but the sale at Chetana Craft Centre ...
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