ChanderiPeoplePortrait of a weaver’s family: Abdul Mubeen AnsariShoba NarayanDecember 6, 2018March 5, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 6, 2018March 5, 20190729 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, 20190645 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....
ChanderiProcessClinking Bangles and Clapping LoomsShoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 25, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 5, 2018February 25, 20190559 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...
ChanderiPeopleA Weaving Family: Aminuddin AnsariShoba NarayanDecember 3, 2018March 7, 2019 by Shoba NarayanDecember 3, 2018March 7, 20192 723 ...