Category Archives: 1920s

The Art School Post

Posted on 30/07/2013 by Anu M

Two of early 20th century art/dance schools in India, Santiniketan/Viswa Bharati and Kalakshetra were not just involved with a revival of Indian dance and art traditions but were also responsible for a new kind of aesthetic.  Khadi, so intregal to … Continue reading →

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Sunayani Devi

Posted on 14/06/2013 by Anu M

Sunayani Devi stands out not because of her degree of conformity to male peers but because of her distinct pursuit of a personal vision.  Although Abanindranath Tagore and the Bengal School would have been influential, her concerns were more mythic … Continue reading →

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1925 – Karachi and Kolkota

Posted on 14/06/2013 by Anu M

Saris in the 1920s on either side of the subcontinent 1) A Parsi family in 1925 Karachi and 2) A Calcutta Cup Race where “horses take second place to fashion” (from the film Calcutta Topical No 1-1925) . The pallu is worn … Continue reading →

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The Girls Post

Posted on 04/06/2013 by Anu M

  From this week’s series on costumes for young girls.

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The Royalty Post

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Anu M

“The Maharaja of Indore came to the studio to be photographed, also in Western clothes-sack suit and formal evening dress. He was young, tall and very elegant“  Cartier wearing aesthete, photographed by Man Ray (a particularly fruitful photo session) and Bassano, painted by Bernard Boutet De Monvel  (he … Continue reading →

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Regional Dress in the 1920s

Posted on 13/03/2013 by Anu M

From MV Dhurandhar’s set of watercolours from the 1920s. It pretty much covers the diverse costumes of communities at the time and you can see a number of regional variations at play. This set largely has attire worn in Bombay and Gujarat … Continue reading →

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The Monsoon Post Contd.

Posted on 21/12/2012 by Anu M

The abhisarika nayika is a heroine who sets out to meet her lover, heedless of the consequences.  Often depicted walking in the rain with snakes out and about. The nayika says: I know it is now time to part. To part … Continue reading →

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The Paintings Post – 1920s

Posted on 06/12/2012 by Anu M

  Damerla Rama Rao, who died in 1925 at the early age of twenty-eight…..paintings remained practically lost in an obscure collection in Rajahmundry till they were brought to Delhi and exhibited in 1991 by CMC, the public sector corporation.  He … Continue reading →

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The Indian Flapper

Posted on 01/12/2012 by Anu M

  I didn’t do this post for awhile because I wasn’t able to locate any good pictures, apart from the usual ones of Devika Rani circulating on tumblr, though of course I have posted on fashions of the 20s and 30s. So this post … Continue reading →

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The Missionary Post

Posted on 11/11/2012 by Anu M

Christianity has a fairly old history in India. However, the arrival of “Christian soldiers” during the British Raj seems to have given rise to questions of attire for missionary work.  For the most part, most women missionaries appear to have adopted … Continue reading →

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