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Deepavali Special
Manoranjan*, in its Diwali Special issue, published a separate section ‘Striyance Lekh’ (Articles of women writers). The enthusiastic editor Kashinath Raghunath Mitra, is responsible for the creation of a whole generation of women short-story writers [X]. Almost everyone must be … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, 1960s, 1990s, 20th century, ananda vikatan, Bengali, Culture, Early 20th Century, Hindi, Hinduism, Illustration, Indian Aesthetics, indian art, indian festivals, Indian Women, late 20th century, Magazine, Maharashtra, retro, Tamil, Vintage Magazine
Tagged 1910s, 1960s, 1990s, Ananda Vikatan, Arunachal, bengali magazine, deepavali, dharamyug, diwali, hindi magazine, Indian illustrators, indian magazines, loksatta, marathi magazine, tamil magazine, vintage magazines
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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 Bindi Post
The tikli or spangle is worn in the Hindustāni Districts and not in the south. It consists of a small piece of lac over which is smeared vermilion, while above it a piece of mica or thin glass is fixed … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, Accessories, bindi, Central India, Colonial, Culture, Early 20th Century, fashion, Hinduism, historical fashions, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Literature, regional styles, Rural, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage style, Women
Tagged 1910s, 1916, bindi, Central India, lakheras, making bindis, stick on bindis, tikli, tribes and castes of the central provinces of india
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Aya de Yopougon
Sari Break. Immigrant Côte d’Ivoire ladies in Paris offer up their honest opinion on leopard prints. From the utterly delightful bande dessinée I am presently reading, Aya: Love in Yop City, set in 1970s Côte d’Ivoire. Everyone should read Aya … Continue reading
Posted in 1970s, Africa, African, Art, Authors, Comics, Contemporary, Culture, fashion, french illustrations, Illustration, retro, retro fashion, Vintage, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1910s, African comics, Aya, Aya of Yop City, bande desinee, bell sleeve, Cote d'Ivoire, French comics, Ivory Coast, leopard skin, Paris, Yop City
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Khada Dupatta of the Deccan
The six-yard khada dupatta required a whole nine yards of the heaviest gold borders to include both elaborate edges or pallows, with a particular order of gota masala stitched just so. The gala, the baghli, the aasteen, borders around neck, … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, dupatta, Indian fashion, regional styles, Salwar Kameez, vintage fashion, vintage style
Tagged 1910s, deccan style, dupatta, fusion sari, hyderabad, khada dupatta, khada salwar, nizam
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The Salwar Post-North & South
North and South: Punjab Hills, circa 1840-50 Mohammedan Girl, Madras, Illustration by Lady Lawley, 1914. __*__ All the salwar posts on tumblr.
Posted in 1840s, 1910s, 19th century, Art, Birds, churidar kameez, Early 19th century, Early 20th Century, eez, fashion, Girls, historical costume, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Islamic Dress, Paintings, salwar, Salwar Kameez, upatta, vintage fashion, Women
Tagged 1840s, 1910s, dupatta, indian painting, kameez, Lady lawley, Muslim Girl, North India, painting, punjab, salwar, South India
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The 1960s churidar kameez
In the 60s, churidars and short tunics [X]. This is likely silk. And a close up of the kameez. And you can see the footwear in the first pic. The women: Persis Khambatta and Meher Mistry.
Posted in 1960s, churidar kameez, fashion, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Islamic Dress, vintage fashion
Tagged 1910s, 1960s, 1960s style, churidar, churidar kameez, dupatta, kameez, kurta, Meher Mistry, Persis Khambatta, silk
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Midweek Post- 3
In the closing decades of the nineteenth century in a land already thronging with all manner of gods and goddesses there surfaced a novel deity of nation and country who at some moments in the subsequent years seemed to tower … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, 1920s, Art, British Raj, Colonial, Early 20th Century, Flapper, Goddess, History, Illustration, Independence, India, Indian History, Sari, Sari Blouse, vintage art, Women
Tagged 1910s, 1923, Bharat Mata, flapper, Gadar Party, goddess, india, Indian independence, Mother India, Shakti, United States
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Gandhi Jayanti
In the Bombay Presidency, the use of printed textiles was concentrated in the Gujarat districts, where women tended to wear clothing with patterns that covered the whole cloth….Even as late as 1938, more than 1500 artisans, using stamps that they … Continue reading
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