KanchipuramPeoplePeople of KanchiShoba NarayanFebruary 4, 2019March 5, 2019 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 4, 2019March 5, 201910 835 “You young women are so stupid,” said the old crone. She sat under a tree in the outskirts of Kanchi. Frogs frolicked around a nearby...
KanchipuramPeopleDoyennes of Textiles: Sabita RadhakrishnaShoba NarayanJanuary 28, 2019March 1, 2019 by Shoba NarayanJanuary 28, 2019March 1, 201961 1009 Sabita Radhakrishna is a doyenne of textiles. Her passion is South Indian weaves, specifically Kanchipuram. She is a woman of many avatars: founder of Amrapali,...
ChanderiPeoplePortrait of a Weaving HouseholdShoba NarayanDecember 8, 2018March 5, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 8, 2018March 5, 201960 1043 In Chanderi, most of the weavers are Muslims. Samaruddin Ansari and his wife Saida-Bi are fairly typical. They are part of a larger household of...
ChanderiPeoplePortrait of a weaver’s family: Abdul Mubeen AnsariShoba NarayanDecember 6, 2018March 5, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 6, 2018March 5, 20199 815 The road to his home is through tiny clean cobblestone lanes. The doorway is unassuming. But inside, as with many homes in Chanderi is a...
ChanderiPeopleDance of the LooM: portrait of a female weaverShoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 24, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 24, 20195 702 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....
ChanderiPeopleA Weaving Family: Aminuddin AnsariShoba NarayanDecember 3, 2018March 7, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 3, 2018March 7, 20199 820 ...