Dance of the LooM: portrait of a female weaver Shoba NarayanDec 5, 2018February 24, 20190 Her name is Kisbar Jahan, her age, 32. She is better known as master weaver, Abdul Mubeen’s wife. She has a daughter and a son. Read more
Sights and Sounds of Chanderi Town Shoba NarayanDec 5, 2018February 25, 20190 Nobody in Chanderi Wears a Chanderi By which I mean, nobody in Chanderi town wears a Chanderi saree. I don’t know why I was Read more
Clinking Bangles and Clapping Looms Shoba NarayanDec 5, 2018February 25, 20190 The door was open. A baby sat on the threshold. Inside was the click clack of a loom. I peered in. A pretty young woman Read more
The Clothing of Royalty Shoba NarayanNov 25, 2018March 3, 20200 It was Delhi-based textile and art expert, Alka Raghuvanshi who put the thought in my head. Chanderi in Mughal Miniatures? “If you look at old Read more