Pampa | In Hampi’s ruins, a textile template emerges

The bamboo poles stop just short of grazing the walls of the 17th century structure that, for 10 days, housed Pampa: Textiles of Karnataka — presented by the Abheraj Baldota Foundation, in…

Pampa | In Hampi’s ruins, a textile template emerges

The bamboo poles stop just short of grazing the walls of the 17th century structure that, for 10 days, housed Pampa: Textiles of Karnataka — presented by the Abheraj Baldota Foundation, in…

Indian textile is (finally) having its moment

We are at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity where I am trying to sneak a picture of a block print of cultural icon Begum Akhtar on a blouse. Its wearer,…

Textile experts on what to read now

5 from the Calico Museum “It is a reflection of the sheer number and variety of Indian textiles that there is no one book that could possibly encompass them all.…

Counting stitches in Jodhpur | Inside ‘Surface’ in Jodhpur

Jodhpur is a city of marvels, of which the Toorji Ka Jhalra is among the most iconic. Around this stepwell, where the water plunges hundreds of metres deep, the Walled…