Category: Wondrous India

  • National Handloom Day, India: Jaypore Speaks with Experts

    National Handloom Day, India: Jaypore Speaks with Experts

    The Indian government announces 7th August as India’s first ever National Handloom Day, with the unveiling of the brand ‘India Handloom’. “The National Handloom Day and honouring of handloom weavers will not only provide an impetus to the handloom industry of India but would also serve to promote handloom as a genuine international product of…

  • Indian Craft Meets International Design

    Indian Craft Meets International Design

    The rich cultural heritage and exquisite craft forms of India have always been a source of inspiration for global fashion and international designers and the latest thing to add on to this list are the beautiful embroideries done at a workshop called ‘Aditiany’ in Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, India. Finding their way to the red carpets…

  • Spiritual Self

    Spiritual Self

    Your surroundings reflect who you are and what you aspire to be! Uplift the look and feel of your home by creating a spiritual space within your house that will soothe your eyes and calm your soul. Indulge in a wide range of elegant décor pieces, rare collectibles, accessories, jewelry and books to match your…

  • 7 Indian Women of Style & Substance

    7 Indian Women of Style & Substance

    These legendary women represent the quintessentially Indian sense of style by pairing handcrafted sarees with elegant accessories in their unique way…read on! 1. MS Subbulakshmi Image Courtesy: The Hindu & karpuramanjari.blogspot.in A renowned Carnatic vocalist and the first Indian singer to receive the Bharat Ratna Award, the divine voice of MS Subbulakshmi is an inspiration…

  • 5 Perfect Father’s Day Gifting Ideas For Every Type of Dad

    5 Perfect Father’s Day Gifting Ideas For Every Type of Dad

    A compulsive reader, a disturb-me-not-on-a-Sunday-soul, a fashion conscious trend-setter, or a culinary expert… Whatever the type, this Father’s Day, we’ve put together a gifting guide that keeps you covered for any type of dad! The Raving Reader Dad Is your dad a book lover? Is a mug of coffee in one hand and a book…

  • 7 Workwear Styles That Every Wardrobe Needs

    7 Workwear Styles That Every Wardrobe Needs

    Contemplating about what to wear to work? Here’s a simple work wear guide from Monday to Sunday that will be your ultimate wardrobe changer! Beat the Monday blues with a pop of bright pink and add summer spirit with hand crafted silver bangles. 1. Pink Hand Woven Silk Saree 2. Brown Saddle Tote 3. Dendrite…

  • 6 Ways To Reinvent Your Saree Style

    6 Ways To Reinvent Your Saree Style

    The most elegant of Indian dress forms, the six unstitched yards gracefully accommodate individual creativity and aesthetic, making the saree so unique to each wearer. Read how this time tested and much loved silhouette can make way into your wardrobe. 1. Cocktail Craze Whether you’re attending a cocktail party or a wedding, add a chic…

  • Braj Ki Holi

    Braj ki Holi beckoned a band of thirsty travelers from across the land to rejoice in a colorful feast this spring immersed in the magic of Krishna’s playground. In Mathura lay history writ in stone tales of grandeur and glory framed Of Kanishka and his burgeoning metropolis and Buddha worshipped in many a form. Then…

  • To Alwar and Back in a Heartbeat

    The yellow of her odhni, of the mustard in the breeze, of the unabashed sun. It is the color that follows you through the dusty roads that lead out of Delhi and towards Alwar, the ‘Gateway to Rajasthan’. Sitting to the north of the capital city Jaipur, this erstwhile princely state now beckons weekend free-wheelers…

  • The Nomad Lyric: Embroidered Textiles from Kashmir’s Gujjar Bakarwal Tribe

    The river Lidder that flows through majestic mountains and meadows near Pahalgam in Kashmir had earlier this year taken on a ferocious form, threatening all life that breeds alongside its banks. But before nature played truant, perhaps in just retaliation against man, a community of nomadic tribesmen began to migrate southwards from their camps at…