ChanderiPeoplePortrait of a weaver’s family: Abdul Mubeen AnsariShoba NarayanDecember 6, 2018March 5, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 6, 2018March 5, 201901967The 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, 201902322Her 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....
ChanderiProcessClinking Bangles and Clapping LoomsShoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 25, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 25, 201901104The door was open. A baby sat on the threshold. Inside was the click clack of a loom. I peered in. A pretty young woman...
ChanderiPeopleA Weaving Family: Aminuddin AnsariShoba NarayanDecember 3, 2018March 7, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 3, 2018March 7, 201901333...