Those places where sadness and misery abound are favoured settings for stories of ghosts and apparitions. Calcutta has countless such stories hidden in its darkness, stories that nobody wants to admit they believe but which nevertheless survive in the memory of generations as the only chronicle of the past. It is as if the people … Continue reading Quote for Today: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Flowers of the Indian Home: The Brilliance of Rangoli
People around the globe draw inspiration from nature to decorate their homes and workplaces. What lies beneath this creative impulse? Rangoli is an esteemed folk art which is known by many names across the Indian subcontinent where it originated, including Kolam, Muggu, Mandana, Alpana and Chowkpurna. Families make patterns from materials such as rice flour, sand, chalk … Continue reading Flowers of the Indian Home: The Brilliance of Rangoli
Weaving the Warrior Princess: Ragas of the Charioteer Collection by Harshitaa Chatterjee Deshpande
Harshitaa Chatterjee Deshpande is a filmmaker and fashion designer who made her fashion design debut at the Lakmé Fashion Week Winter Festival held in Mumbai, India August 23rd to 27th. Her freshness and youth come together with her interest in Indian history and revival to inform and shape her Ragas of the Charioteer Collection, a stunningly exquisite … Continue reading Weaving the Warrior Princess: Ragas of the Charioteer Collection by Harshitaa Chatterjee Deshpande
Quote for Today: Anne Lamott
My mother might find a thin gold chain at the back of a drawer, wadded into an impossibly tight knot, and give it to me to untangle. It would have a shiny, sweaty smell, and excite me: Gold chains linked you to the great fairy tales and myths, to Arabia, and India; to the great … Continue reading Quote for Today: Anne Lamott
