Welcome to the wonderful world of Chanderi weaves
The first time I saw a Chanderi saree must have been in the movies. In South India where I grew up, Chanderi weaves were...
Shoba Narayan
Potatoes and puri: delicious breakfasts in Jamdani country
It was a magical instrument that skinned vegetables, peeled them and chopped them into pieces....
How to gauge the quality of a Chanderi saree?
How do you gauge the quality of a Chanderi saree? One way is through the quality of the buttis. Are they simple or complicated?...
Welcome to the wonderful weaves of Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram is the place where every South Indian bride goes to buy her wedding saree. It is also the place where dreams are woven in...
The weaver’s mother and Spinner’s Son
It was actually an old bicycle wheel, but I was thrilled that it looked like a charka. She was winding a bobbin for weaving as...
The Future Belongs to Them
There is little that excites the Indian as much as a film shoot. Or even just a camera. Or a strange woman wandering amidst the...
The Colours of a Chanderi Saree.
Think of Chanderi and most people think of pastel shades. Here below is a 100-year-old heirloom saree that belongs to the family of master weaver,...
It takes a village to make a saree
I was following the goats really. That is how it began. We were at a small village on the outskirts of Chanderi. Yarn was being...
View from the Fort: Chanderi history
I grew up in South India where forts are not as common as in the North. This part of India has not been invaded...
