How do you energize an ancient weave? Shoba NarayanMar 19, 2019June 27, 20190 Are handlooms everyday wear or a luxury good? In this edition, we present two points of view. One that is epitomized by Bai Lou, in Read more
Can you sell a saree for the price of an Hermes bag? Shoba NarayanMar 11, 2019February 1, 20210 Read more
The investment banker turned (woman) politician in West Bengal Shoba NarayanMar 11, 2019February 1, 20210 Bengal is a land of beautiful women with a distinct dressing style-- white sarees with red borders thrown across the shoulder with a clump of Read more
Giving a new twist to an old textile tradition Shoba NarayanMar 11, 2019February 1, 20210 Designer Santanu Das’s atelier lies in a quiet street in the Ballygunge area of Kolkata. When I walk in, Das is getting read for a Read more
The cloth that looks like the vapour of dawn. Shoba NarayanMar 11, 2019June 27, 20190 Muslin – what magic does the name hold? What mystery lies behind the filaments of this fabric? Who wove it? Who wore it? If the Read more