It is not always easy to remember these days that the kantha was once a homely piece of cloth embroidered by a woman for a newborn, or her family, a personal, intimate expression of her love, memories ...
At first glance, the textiles in the ‘Threads that Bind’ exhibition look like art pieces meant for the wall—vivid surfaces of ...
Designer Amit Vijaya’s exhibition ‘Threads that Bind’ in Delhi traces the origins of Bengal’s kantha embroidery, showing how ...
What began with a visit to a crafts mela and three silk saris has, over 37 years, reshaped the trajectory of a simple running ...
A Delhi exhibition examines why a craft’s evolution matters as much as its survival ...
The thousand-year-old upcycling handicraft was traditionally a canvas for ordinary women to tell their stories and express their fears and hopes. Now it's hugely popular again, writes Kalpana Sunder.
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