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Revelling in the Legendary Weaves of Jamdani
Jamdani is a complex handweaving technique originating in the Indian subcontinent. Its weave produces super fine fabrics with intricate floral and vine patterns often laced with geometric hints. The uniqueness of the craft lies in weavers using extra weft to create these patterns.
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Summer Travel Edit: For Dewy Mountain Peaks & Shoreline Strolls
There was a time when summer wasn’t just a pause — it was a ritual. Slow trains, sweet mangoes, dripping kulfis, Kishore Kumar’s songs echoing in the backdrop through sleepy afternoons. The air was thick with the tang of raw fruit & the promise of nani’s courtyard.. And at the center of this season was…
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An Ode to Summer Fragrance: Jasmine & the Timeless Gajra
“If I ever had to bottle up summer, not in degrees or destinations, but in memory, it would smell like the divine jasmine.” Kalidasa in Meghadūta describes jasmine as a symbol of feminine grace and longing — “She, with jasmine in her braid, awaits you under the moon.” It’s not just flora. It’s emotional vocabulary. …
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A Craft-Centric Escape to Tamil Nadu
Whenever I travel, I seek more than sights—I seek to feel the place. And for me, the truest essence of any destination reveals itself in three things: its food, its clothing, and its crafts. To eat what the locals eat, to wear what they wear, and to try your hand at what they make—that’s when…
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Tamba Tales: The Living Tradition of Copper in India
On a blazing April afternoon, the kind that sizzles rooftops and wilts bougainvillea, little Veda wandered into the courtyard where Maharishi Ji sat in quiet contemplation. In his hand was a reddish-brown glass—gleaming, almost alive in the sunlight. “Why does this tumbler look different than the rest?” she asked. With a gentle smile, Maharishi Ji…
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Devi – An Exploration of the 9 Phases of Goddess
“न स्त्रीणां देवताः के चिद्विशेषेण पृथग्दृशः। स्त्री हि देवस्वरूपा हि स्त्रिया देवाः समाहिताः॥” “Women are divine; they are not separate from the gods. The divine resides within them, for they are the very embodiment of divinity.” – From the Mahabharata (Anusasana Parva) There are days she rises as Durga, fierce & unshakable, standing her ground against…
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Holi – A Celebration of Conscious Transformation
Holi isn’t just about splashing colors—it’s about recognizing the unseen hues that constantly shape our inner world. Just as we joyfully smear colors on one another, our consciousness is being painted every moment by the thoughts we think, the words we speak & the energies we absorb. Imagine your mind as a canvas, every interaction,…
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Basant Bahaar: The Breathable Luxury of Handwoven Weaves
Spring arrives like an old song, each note laced with nostalgia, carrying me back to childhood when seasons weren’t just passing time, but rituals woven into our days. The moment woolens made their quiet retreat, my mother would unearth stacks of cottons & linens, their scents trapped in months of waiting. She would spread them…
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Tales of Shiva & Shakti: The Myths & Meaning of Shivaratri
From the time I was a little girl, Shivaratri was always a whirlwind of excitement for my sister, our girlfriends, and me. The aunties and moms in our neighborhood would tell us, with a twinkle in their eyes, that fasting on this special day would bring us a wonderful husband in the future. We were…
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Legends of Basant: Tales of Love, Bloom & Renewal
The Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz compares his beloved to the beauty of spring blossoms in his poem Suna Hai: “Sunā hai us ke badan kī tarāsh aisī hai, ki phuul apnī qabāeñ katar ke dekhte haiñ”— “I have heard that the beauty of her form is such that the flowers bow before her.” The celebrated…
Storytellers of Wonder 