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New Delhi | Textile exhibition Vayan – The Art of Indian Brocades delves into the history of the decorative weave

New Delhi | Textile exhibition Vayan – The Art of Indian Brocades delves into the history of the decorative weave

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The 17th century English explorer Edward Terry wrote of his visit to India: “The natives there show very much ingenuity in their curious manufactures, as in their silk stuffs, which they most artificially weave, some very neatly mingled either with silver or gold or both…” It is these glowing, glistening, lustrous “silk stuffs” that are […]

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Red Lilies, Water Birds: the exhibition in Hampi showcases the sari in nine stories

Red Lilies, Water Birds: the exhibition in Hampi showcases the sari in nine stories

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The Tungabhadra river flows, not too far from where we stand. On its southern bank is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi, the capital of the mighty Krishnadevaraya’s Vijayanagara empire. But we are on the northern banks at Anegundi village, said to be older than Hampi. All around are hills with massive boulders precariously […]

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