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When Mircea met Maitreyi
She is without doubt the most gifted and enigmatic of all the girls I have known. But obviously I cannot marry. What will become of my freedom? Mircea is twenty-three, I am sixteen. But both of us are a bit too … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, India, Literature, Sari Blouse
Tagged It Does Not Die, La Nuit Bengali, literature, Maitreyi, Maitreyi Devi, Mircea Eliade, Na Hanyate
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The Writers in Saris Post
If Rokeya wrote in a humorous vein, Rashid Jahan was a writer who was part of the Progressive Writers Movement, a fiery feminist, a doctor and a contributor toAngarey. The photographs are from an article on her husband, Rashid Jahan is the woman on the … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, Authors, Feminism, India, Literature, Sari, Sari Blouse
Tagged 1930s, 1940s, feminist, india, Muslim, Rashid Jahan, saree blouse, vintage, writer
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The Epic Post – Shakuntala
And last an interesting peek into the making of the dress of ancient heroines, including Shakuntala, in the Amar Chitra Katha comics. No doubt a Shakuntala of the 21st century would again be quite different (though we can perhaps skip this soap opera … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient India, Comics, India, Literature, Period Drama, Romance, Sari, Sari Blouse
Tagged Amar Chitra Katha, comics, india, Kalidasa, Sanskrit, Shakuntala, vintage
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The Epic Post – Shakunatala
Posted in Ancient India, Art, India, Literature, Romance, Sari, Sari Blouse
Tagged ancient, blouse, heroine, india, Kalidasa, Raja Ravi Verma, Shakuntala
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The Flapper Post
Though the Tagores had been at the forefront of dress reform in Bengal and in devising a new form of saree and blouse suitable for appearing in public, by the time Shesher Kabita came to be written in 1928, you can sense … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, Literature, Novels, Vintage Dress, Women
Tagged 1928, flapper, india, saree blouse, Shesher Kabita, Tagore, vintage
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The Victorian Blouse
Victorian influenced blouse from Charulata. Bonus: Hair ornaments.
Posted in 1890s, India, Literature, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage, Vintage Blouse
Tagged Charulata, check out the hair ornaments, saree blouse, Victoriana, vintage blouse
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Vintage Indian Clothing 