Category: Bengal
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International Rural Women’s Day: 15th October
International days are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. – United Nations To celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity I start my journeys to the clusters I travel to for my work. Be it a…
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Presenting…A New Season Of Jaypore
If the only thing that’s changed in the new year is your firm desire to remain (or become) a couch potato, might we suggest some highlights from our reel? Be a shining start in stylish kurtas, weep with joy in exquisite gold-tone jewelry, pack a punch with vibrant accessories and romance the running stitch because…
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Saree 101: The Chic Six-Yards Your Closet Needs
Chic LBDs, floaty anarkalis, silk kurtas or billowing tulle and lace gowns; your wardrobe can have all of these and yet not be complete because it’s missing that one iconic piece of clothing – the saree. Six yards of fantasy come alive in exquisite weaves, stirring motifs, and an unbelievable palette of colors, and you…
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Bengal’s Legacy
It’s that time of the year again when pujo is just around the corner and the excitement is palpable- pandal visiting, carefree lunches with family and friends and all the rituals we love- prepare for this happy time with Jaypore’s brand new edit of Dhakai jamdanis, opulent Balucharis, muslin sarees and more. Decorated with rich…
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Aparajita
Sublime hues, floaty silhouettes and a contemporary design appeal characterizes the freshest range of Kantha embroidered separates by Jaypore. The word ‘Kontha,’ derived from the Sanskrit word, rags, was traditionally made from discarded and old sarees and dhotis. It involves the use of a basic running stitch to create imagery that is derived from myths,…
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Celebrate Womanhood with Jaypore
International Women’s Day: How Women Artisans are Crafting the Stories of their Own Lives She feeds her family, is nearly always the primary care-giver, works the fields to produce half the world’s food supply and contributes to nearly two-thirds of the world’s cumulative work hours – so says the United Nations. That’s what a woman…
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Resurgence of ‘Shakti’: Shamlu Dudeja’s Kantha Crusade in Bengal
Each piece of work is a labour of love, in its patterns, the story of simple women, their joys, sorrows and aspirations. The origin of Kantha can be traced back to the Buddhist era when devotees had to seek alms for their daily survival. The ‘bhikshus’ often received old fabrics which they layered and tacked…
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Katna’s Kantha: Crafting Lives in Murshidabad, Bengal
Slowly one stitches together the layers of frayed fabric Slowly, step by step, does one tread the path Slowly and steadily one scales the mountain – Sanskrit shloka; oral tradition Kantha embroidery is a distinct style applied to the creation of coverlets. Traditionally the Lep kantha of old, involved poor village women sewing together layers…
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Treasured Travelogues: India through the eyes of Artists Thomas and Willam Daniell
India has bewitched many an artist who has found such beauty in the landscape and its people that it has prompted them to translate some of the experienced charm onto the canvas. The late 18th century saw an English uncle-nephew duo, Thomas and William Daniell, setting sail to India, arriving in Calcutta in 1786. Upon…
Storytellers of Wonder 