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Lit Post – 2
अब मेरी बेटी का मामला है मेरी कोख में जन्म लेने वाली मैत्रेयी का। मैं इसको उस खड्ड में नहीं गिरने दूंगी, जिसमें गिरकर औरत जीवन-भर निकलने को छटपटाती रहती है और एक दिन खत्म हो जाती है। Now it … Continue reading
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Tagged bride, hindi literature, Indian literature, Kasturi Kundal Base, Maitreyi Pushpa, plam leaf crown, sari, Uttar Pradesh
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The Music Post
From a series of posts I did the week of 13 July 2015-17 July 2015. Saraswati painted by Hishida Shunsō [X, X] Flute Player (1) and Esraj Player (2), Nandalal Bose. Both were painted in 1937 and were commissioned by … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 20th century, Culture, Early 20th Century, Folk, Folk Dance, Goddess, Hinduism, India, Indian Music, Indian Singers, Indian Women, Japanese art, Music, Paintings, photodivision, Photography, regional styles, Sari, Sari Blouse, Sets, South India, Vintage Blouse, Vintage Music, vintage photography, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1910s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Amirbai Karnatki, Chhaya Ganguli, esraj, Film music, flute, Geeta Dutt, Hishida Shunso, Indian music, Kamala Sista, Kesarbai Kerkar, M saraswathi, Nandala Bose, photodivision, Saraswati, Sharda, veena, vintage art, vntage photography
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The Islamic Dress Post
When you think of Muslim influenced fashion in India you think of anarkalis, gauzy dupattas, tight churidars, a North Indian style that has a tremendous grip on the popular imagination not least because of Hindi movies. While the Mughals with … Continue reading
Posted in 1900s, 1920s, 1940s, 19th century, 20th century, Accessories, Art, churidar kameez, Colonial, Costume, Culture, Deccan, Dress Reform, dupatta, Early 20th Century, Family, fashion, Girls, India, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Islamic Dress, Islamic style, Literature, Mughal, Paintings, Photography, Postcards, regional styles, Religion, retro, retro fashion, Salwar Kameez, Sari, Sari Blouse, South India, Vintage, vintage art, vintage costume, Vintage Dress, vintage fashion, vintage photography, vintage sari, Women
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The Forest Post
Pic 1: Nandalal Bose, Evening, 1941. Pic 2: Girl in a Forest, Allah Bux, 1963. [X] Pic 1: Girl from Chotanagpur (1956) Pic 2: One of a series taken of a Santhal festival in Santiniketan. Via Shibaditya Ray. The original … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 21st century, Accessories, Art, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Tribal, vintage art, vintage sari, vintage style
Tagged 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, allah bux, anavila, beauty products, chota nagpur, contemporary fashion, evening, forest, forest essentials, forest girl, handloom, Indian Women, injiri, nandlal bose, padmaja, pero, Santhal, tribal, tribal girl, vintage art, woods, woodsy
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Home Science in India and the 1950s
Home Science teacher trainees in Poona in 1957 learn to make rangolis to ‘brighten up” traditional meals, pound rice, scrape coconut, use a “model kitchen” and much more…..including making some kitchen music. Lots of nine-yard saris in there. [X]
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Tagged 1950s, home science, Indian Women, kitchen, nauwari, nine yard sari, photodivision, poona, rangoli, teachers, training
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The 1930s Post
She wore an exquisite pink sari and the delicate gold thread embroidery on it added to the charm of both. The vermilion mark and the tiny decorative dots of colour on her forehead and the collyrium-touched eyes added much grace … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, bindi, finger waved hair, gold border, gold jewellery, green blouse, Indian Actress, Nalini Tarkhad, pink sari, postcard, sari
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The 1940s Film Post
இது, இது, இது எல்லாம் ஜப்பான். எல்லாம் செத்து ஒரு ரூபாய் கூட இருக்காது! This, this, this, it’s all from Japan. And all together not more than 1 Rupee! 1940s movies can be a bit amateurish to the modern eye but they can … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, 1942, AVM, brassiere, En Manaivi, indian, Japanese fabric, MK Meenalochani, Padma, sari, sari blouse, sari history, Sgnarelle, Tamil, Tamil Cinema, war years
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The Christmas Post
Merry Christmas to everyone and happy holidays! Watercolour by Manishi Dey.
Posted in 1960s, 20th century, Art, Asia, Bengal, Costume, Culture, ghaghra, indian art, Indian Dress, Indian Women, Paintings, regional styles, vintage art, Vintage Dress, vintage sari, Women
Tagged 1960s, art, Bengal, Christmas, delhi art gallery, fir, fire, Manishi Dey, vintage, vintage art, Vintage India, winter
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Vintage Indian Clothing 