Issue #007, Winter, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Since the break of dawn, irrespective of the weather, the washer takes a much deserved routine tea break […]
Humans of Block Printing: Photo Essay
Article Category: Photo Essays
Kundan Jewellery from Jaipur – A Photo Essay
Hands that speak “…the process and the skill was fascinating and for me it was as satisfying as photographing an accomplished musician or dancer.” […]
Idols of Pen, Raigad District, Maharashtra
God is Omnipresent. Quite literally in Pen. Everywhere you look in the quiet by-lanes of Pen, you see idols of the Hindu God of Luck and Prosperity, Ganesha, in various stages of production. Watching you from the parapets of houses while waiting for the the paint to dry; peeping through the windows, while the artisans […]
Mud and Magic
The atmosphere is thrilling in the makeshift studio constructed by Bengali craftsmen, adjacent to the dusty road south of the village of Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. An ephemeral haze surrounds the sculpting of the deities for Navratri, the nine-day Hindu festival in honor of the Divine Mother. The dates are calculated according to the lunar calendar and […]
Images of Involvement
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Walking Through Markets of Old Peru
We have to bear in mind that in Pre Incan time, numerous cultures were spaced throughout the territory, each with its own customs and traditions, working with whatever elements from nature they had at hand. These prevail to our time, making patterns and colours in jumpers and rugs distinguishable to different areas even now. The […]
A Hundred Charmers in Concert
The stereotypical representatives of India, one interaction with the snake charmers is enough to know why they fascinate and capture every imagination. A people immersed in tradition and colour and opium, they captivate attention easily especially once they begin to play. Their music leaves as much to the imagination as it reveals and today, when […]