Tag: Karnataka
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Out of the Woodwork
In a world of steel, glass and chrome, where does wood, one of the earliest materials used in a home fit in? In nearly every corner! As accents like keepsake boxes, tissue boxes and tea-lights, as serveware like trays, platters and bowls or table ware with coasters and napkin holders. Once largely relegated to the […]
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Charting a Contemporary Course for Traditional Craft Forms
How does one contemporarize traditional crafts without compromising on their purity? Taking heritage arts and crafts off the walls and elaborate mediums, designers today are bringing some of these into our homes through unique products, making them more accessible to a larger, appreciative audience. Bidriware from Bidar, Karnataka Striking strokes of silver against a deep, […]
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Of Soil and Silver: Bidri Metal Inlay Craft from Bidar, Karnataka
Striking strokes of silver against a deep, dark black, one that does not fade with time – these defining characteristics of bidriware from Karnataka in Southern India bear testimony to the fine craftsmanship involved in creating this metal inlay work. Believed to have been brought to Bidar (hence the craft’s name) by the Bahamani Sultans […]
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Home Diaries: Rustic Retreat
Many of us covet a getaway in the lap of nature, where quietude can release all the accumulated stresses of city living. When designer and decor aficionado Viji Jayaraman decided to set up home away from Delhi where she grew up, she wanted to create a space that encompassed all the fabulous ingredients of a […]
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Sacred Conversations in the Sanskrit Village of India
“All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Language evolves over time to allow effective communication and dialogue, giving expression to our ever changing lives and time. In this dynamic world where a social media tag can become a mainstream word, there […]
Storytellers of Wonder 