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Category Archives: 1850s
Holi
A quick trawl through Holi in Indian art. First up, sculpture at the Chennakeshava temple at Belur. A bit of water sport preparation at the feet of the madanika (photograph via Sandeep). Miniature paintings often feature the ever popular theme … Continue reading
Posted in 12th century, 1800s, 1840s, 1850s, 19th century, Ancient India, Art, art recreation, Bengal, Costume, costumes in art, Culture, Dance, Early 19th century, fashion, Hinduism, historical art, historical costume, indian art, Indian Costume, indian festivals, Indian men, Indian Mythology, Indian Women, miniature paintings, Paintings, Pakistani Art, Royalty, Sculpture, vintage art, vintage fashion, women in art
Tagged 11th century, 1800s, ar chughtai, belur, chennakeshava, Colours, eco colours, happy holi, Holi, Indian royals, jamini roy, kangra, koli girls, Kotah, madanika, Mewar, Miniature Paintings, palash, pichkari, radha krishna, Santiniketan, water
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On Clothes
Now and then i think of the underlying philosophy of clothes and how markedly this differs from country to country but haven’t sat down to pen a deeper piece. So I have kind of relied on extracts as preliminary thoughts. … Continue reading
Posted in 1850s, 18th century, 1900s, 1990s, 19th century, 20th century, Costume, Culture, fashion, historical costume, History, Philosophy, Vintage, Women
Tagged clothing, Eatern clothing, essay, fashion, Great renunciation, philosophy
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A saree break. The previous modifier of dress – especially in North India – was of course Islamic rule. There is a great deal of variation within this from fitted tunics to serious trouser flares. These styles live on … Continue reading
Posted in 1850s, Costume, Indian Cinema, Vintage
Tagged 1857, clothing, india, Islam, Islamic Dress, Junoon, Shabana Azmi, vintage
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The Princess Post
Princess Victoria Gowramma’s story, the subject of a recent biography, is a somewhat sad one of a girl caught up in the politics of empire. There are a few parallels with the Pocahontas story – the conversion to Christianity, the inter-racial marriage, travel … Continue reading
Posted in 1850s, 19th century, Colonial, Royalty, Sari, Sari Blouse, South India
Tagged 1852, Coorg, india, Pocahontas, princess, saree blouse, vintage
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