Tag Archives: india

Girls in Pink – 1

Posted on 09/10/2012 by Anu M

  Amrita Sher-Gil’s “Child Wife”

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The Islamic Attire Post

Posted on 08/10/2012 by Anu M

  And those pieces of asymetrically aligned hair jewellery.

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The Islamic Attire Post

Posted on 08/10/2012 by Anu M

  And some of the discarded influences – like jaunty caps – need to come back.

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Posted on 08/10/2012 by Anu M

  A saree break. The previous modifier of dress – especially in North India – was of course Islamic rule.  There is a great deal of variation within this from fitted tunics to serious trouser flares. These styles live on … Continue reading →

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Posted on 06/10/2012 by Anu M

Since I started this blog, I have come across an astonishingly large number of “British Raj” romances. A few of these deal with “inter-racial” romances which were generally taboo subject matter. One of these is Lilamani. Apart from it being an … Continue reading →

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The Flapper Post

Posted on 04/10/2012 by Anu M

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 →

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The Movie Adaptation Post

Posted on 04/10/2012 by Anu M

Cissie and Katie in a new film adaptation of Shesher Kabita. The few pictures around don’t seem entirely authentic but its hard to tell at this stage.

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The Westernised Woman

Posted on 04/10/2012 by Anu M

The modern girl in another Tagore’s illustration is again the subject of satire. This is from Gaganendranath Tagore’s cartoons. At least for a period of time socks and shoes worn with a sari seems to have been very popular.  (Source: artnewsnviews.com)  

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The Corset Sari

Posted on 03/10/2012 by Anu M

  The corset is †a mutilation, undergone for the purpose of lowering the subject’s vitality and rendering her permanently and obviously unfit for work. British India at times seems like a marriage of opposites, the often uncomfortable melding of extreme corsetry … Continue reading →

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2 Oct 2012

Posted on 01/10/2012 by Anu M

Up in the Air, a cosy scence of domesticity with Mrs. Shastri in a saree draped UP style. Also Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri’s Birthday

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