Category Archives: Education

Teachers’ Day, 2017

Posted on 06/09/2017 by Anu M

Today is Teachers’ Day in India. A piece on one of our first women educationists. The pics: Girls School at Jaipur :- The Primary Class (1950). An interesting mix of frocks, uniforms and sarees for the young students. Students of … Continue reading →

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Short Sari

Posted on 24/06/2016 by Anu M

Sharkeswari Agha received a B.A., M.A., and LL.B. from the University of Allahabad; then she completed her Master’s degree in Education at U-M in 1930. In India, she later served as the head of the Teacher Training Department of Crosthwaite … Continue reading →

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The Group Photo Post

Posted on 07/03/2014 by Anu M

Group photographs are great because they give an actual sense of what people wore back in the day. The first pic for example is probably Madras in the 1930s. All the women are in the then modern six-yard sari.  The … Continue reading →

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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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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 Tehran University Post

Posted on 05/02/2013 by Anu M

  I did a couple of posts on tumblr on minorities in India, including the Jews and Armenians. Gauhar Jaan An Armenian Lady Jewish Dress And while doing the Armenian post, I came across this  at the Iranica site, a photograph of the first … Continue reading →

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