Art & Culture

January 18, 2020

The Desire to Design by Varastraa

Beyond the unspoken and spoken words lie thoughts. Those thoughts are also dreams that sometimes urge us to translate that...

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November 27, 2019

A Trip Called Benares

We start our mornings in a rush, often thinking about the little worries sitting on our shoulders, which is the...

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October 25, 2019

Dispel The Dark To Bring In The Light This Diwali

  Yes, it is the season of lights. It’s festive with a general feel of the Diwali bonhomie all over...

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October 17, 2019

When Would We STOP These Gender Skewed Rituals

The moon and its relationship with human beings is a story of many layers. We love the full moon night...

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October 11, 2019

Ode To The Lotus

Karimnagar Filigree Jewellery   “As you make the moonlight the adornment of your bare body and rise from the depths...

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October 4, 2019

The Slay Queen Ma Durga

It is again that time of the year. When the sun sets with a special hue reminding us of Durga...

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June 20, 2019

The New Snob In The Block Called Khadi

When a bright brick red bustier hangs from the mighty colossal hangers of vanity, you are confused what to feed...

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January 4, 2019

Story On A Scroll

As you travel to West Bengal, the art form can be distinguished by the identity of each district. You have...

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December 28, 2018

Thrifty Yet Beautifully Artsy-The Kantha Art

The Kantha is the passing of emotion and art, combining the love, fear, and hope of the homes in rural...

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December 13, 2018

Song Of Sanganer

Traveling to Jaipur with school friends for my birthday was a trip reminiscing the days of no money. Fights over...

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December 1, 2018

Beast In Her Eyes And Beauty In Her Soul.. My Lost Banjaran Beauty

Do you recall sights that stay back long after you have left? Traveling through the desert landscape, this is what...

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October 24, 2018

Sindoori Saree and the Hibiscus Flower

Red is the colour of passion. It denotes the feisty spirit of the goddess who is more powerful than all...

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October 5, 2018

Desires and Dreams We Fold Into Our Benarasi

Have you ever caught the sunlight on rumpled up silk? When you carelessly keep a saree unfolded and silently watch...

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September 24, 2018

Benares Where The Looms Continue Irrespective Of Life And It’s Events

Here is India’s largest, at times ludicrous yet all the time thriving and living congregation of India’s Hindus. The city...

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