KanchipuramPlacesThe Temples of KanchipuramShoba NarayanFebruary 8, 2019March 5, 2019 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 8, 2019March 5, 201912 642 The ground was laid when the Pallavas deemed Kanchi their capital city in the 6th century. Then came the Cholas, the Pandyas, the Hoysalas, the...
KanchipuramPeopleDoyennes of Textiles: Sabita RadhakrishnaShoba NarayanJanuary 28, 2019March 1, 2019 by Shoba NarayanJanuary 28, 2019March 1, 2019136 1197 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,...
KanchipuramProcessKanchipuram silk saree motifs: nature as museShoba NarayanJanuary 28, 2019February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanJanuary 28, 2019February 1, 20216 2060 ...
ChanderiPlacesSights and Sounds of Chanderi TownShoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 25, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 25, 20199 754 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...
ChanderiProcessClinking Bangles and Clapping LoomsShoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 25, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 25, 20193 639 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...