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Category Archives: Tamil
The Group Photo Post
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
Posted in 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, churidar kameez, Colonial, Costume, Early 19th century, Education, fashion, Girls, History, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Photography, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, Tamil, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Dress, vintage sari
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, chennai, freedom fighters, india, Indian Women, Lahore, salwar kameez, sari, sari blouse, students
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Hairstyles: 1951: Tamil Nadu
Hairstyles of the 1950s. 1951 to be precise, this is from a Diwali Special edition of Ananda Vikatan. Almost all styles you will note use flowers or jewels for ornamentation. Click to view full size. The translations of the captions … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, fashion, Flowers, Hair, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Magazine, Tamil, vintage fashion
Tagged 1950s, 1951, Ananda Vikatan, Braid, flowers, hair, hairstyles, indian, Indian fashion, sangeethas, South India, Tamil Nadu, vintage indian fashion
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Kumbakonam
My grandparents came from the villages around Kumbakonam but lived most of their adult lives in Maharashtra and Bihar. My great grandparents had a house in Tiruvidaimarudur, they moved here in the 1950s from Mumbai. Given their long lives, we … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, Contemporary, Culture, fashion, Flowers, Girls, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, Tamil, Village, Women
Tagged Contemporary Tamil Clothing, Darasuram, fresco, india, Kumbakonam, salwar kameez, sari, sari blouse, sculpture, Tamil Nadu, Tiruvidaimarudur
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The Tamil Historical Post
The illustrations for Tamil periodicals have a long history and some illustrators are nearly as well known as the writers. A number of serialised stories are historical romances (think Chola empire, Pallavas) and the drawings are fairly vivid in recreating an era, albeit … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, Ancient India, Costume, Early 20th Century, fashion, Hair, History, Illustration, India, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian History, Indian men, Indian Women, Jewellery, Love, Novels, Period Drama, Romance, Royalty, Sari, Sari Blouse, Tamil, Tamil Cinema, Vintage, Women
Tagged ancient india, chola, historical costume, historical drama, illustrations, kalki, pallava, parthiban kanavu, sandilyan, sujatha, Tamil, Tamil Cinema, Tamil magazines, tamil women, Vyjayanthimala, yavana rani
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