GujaratPlacesAjrakh: Part 5: Web of connectionsShoba NarayanFebruary 17, 2020February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 17, 2020February 1, 202191 951 It takes a village to raise a child, goes the old saying. Well, it takes a village to make Ajrakh as well....
GujaratPlacesBhujodi: Part 1: Between nature and traditionShoba NarayanFebruary 14, 2020February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 14, 2020February 1, 2021166 1592 Bhujodi is arguably the prettiest village in Bhuj. There is a neat main street with shops lining either side. When I drove in, I saw...
GujaratPlacesBandhini: Part 1: History and geographyShoba NarayanFebruary 14, 2020February 24, 2020 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 14, 2020February 24, 2020101 981 “ Many years ago, a holy man went to a khatri's house, and as the story goes, the sadhu was doing his meditation (jap) and...
GujaratPlacesPatola: Part 2: Patan the placeShoba NarayanFebruary 11, 2020February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 11, 2020February 1, 202199 863 Patan today is a clean quiet town. Its citizens still talk about the glory days when it was called Anhilwara. It is on this ancient...
GujaratPlacesGujarat’s culture of ornamentationShoba NarayanFebruary 5, 2020February 24, 2020 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 5, 2020February 24, 202079 775 The culture of ornamentation in Gujarat, which shows in its textiles also....
GujaratPlacesGujarat: a land of astonishing diversityShoba NarayanFebruary 5, 2020February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 5, 2020February 1, 202184 874 What is it about Gujarat that makes the state so diverse with respect to textile styles and techniques?...