JamdaniPeopleHow do you energize an ancient weave?Shoba NarayanMarch 19, 2019June 27, 2019 by Shoba NarayanMarch 19, 2019June 27, 201901479Are handlooms everyday wear or a luxury good? In this edition, we present two points of view. One that is epitomized by Bai Lou, in...
JamdaniPeopleCan you sell a saree for the price of an Hermes bag?Shoba NarayanMarch 11, 2019February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanMarch 11, 2019February 1, 202106354...
JamdaniPeopleThe investment banker turned (woman) politician in West BengalShoba NarayanMarch 11, 2019February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanMarch 11, 2019February 1, 202102248Bengal is a land of beautiful women with a distinct dressing style-- white sarees with red borders thrown across the shoulder with a clump of...
JamdaniPeopleGiving a new twist to an old textile traditionShoba NarayanMarch 11, 2019February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanMarch 11, 2019February 1, 202101578Designer 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...
JamdaniPeopleThe cloth that looks like the vapour of dawn.Shoba NarayanMarch 11, 2019June 27, 2019 by Shoba NarayanMarch 11, 2019June 27, 201901769Muslin – what magic does the name hold? What mystery lies behind the filaments of this fabric? Who wove it? Who wore it? If the...