Ryndia is a rare silk from north-east India - more specifically Meghalaya.
Savitha Suri
Weaving it is a means of livelihood for members of the Ri-Bhoi...
Tangaliya : Piece of Love & Survival
The rare and precious Tangaliya from Gujarat has an interesting background. Its a love story indeed. a girl and a boy fell in love...
300 year old Rogan art alive, writes Savitha Suri
Nirona, in Kutch, is now the only place where this complex art form is practiced. The piece is a treasured one that the AUTHOR...
AJRAKH TEXTILES : Craft of the River Indus – Savitha Suri
Ajrakh as a craft was practiced along the banks of the River Indus now divided between India and Sindh, Pakistan.
Text and Photographs : Savitha...
Textiles excavated from Fustat, Egypt – Savitha Suri
Hundreds of textile fragments were discovered in Fustat and research revealed that they all originated from the state of Gujarat.
Savitha Suri
The Mosque of Amr...
The word 'ikat' comes from the Malay-Indonesian word for 'tie'
It is one of the techniques of weaving that uses a resist dyeing process similar...
