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The Veil Post
VEIL: avagunthana, niririgi, nirangika, mukhapata, sirovastra, yavanika. Veiling is mentioned in Ancient Indian texts by any of the above names, a primary source being Kalidas who mentions the avagunthana in several places. However, the practice does not appear to be … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient india, avagunthana, Dia Mirza, Dushyanta, ghoonghat, india, Kalidasa, purdah, ranjeeta, Shakuntala, Veil
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Weekend
I do not know what you think of me, but I think you are the most wonderful man on earth. Shakuntala*, Amar Chitra Katha. Its the weekend. Wear your best kanchuki (bodice). Shower some love on the pet deer. And write a … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient India, Comics, Costume, Illustration, Indian Dress, Mythology, Romance, Sanskrit Drama, Sari, Women
Tagged Amar Chitra Katha, comics, love letter, prem patra, Shakuntala, vintage comics
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The Epic Post – Shakuntala
byeloriszanianka: July, 1957 issue of the China Pictorial (Ren Min Hua Bao) shows a still of China’s National Youth Theatre’s performance of dramatist Kalidasa’s Shakuntala to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the founding of the China-India Friendship Association. Shakuntala is … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, Ancient India, Asia, Period Drama, Romance, Sari, Sari Blouse
Tagged 1957, China, dance, india, Kalidasa, Sanskrit Theatre, Shakuntala, vintage
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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
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Tagged Amar Chitra Katha, comics, india, Kalidasa, Sanskrit, Shakuntala, vintage
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The Epic Post – Shakunatala
Shakuntala has also been filmed a fair bit. Surprisingly MS Subbulakshmi dispensed with a blouse in the Tamil movie Sakunthalai (directed by the American, Ellis R Dungan). Other film depictions like V Shantaram’s also discard the blouse. All employ a number of flower garlands … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient India, India, Period Drama, Romance, Sari, Sari Blouse
Tagged film, india, MS Subbulakshmi, romance, Shakuntala, vintage
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The Epic Post – Shakuntala
Sacontala says goodbye to Madhavi. Illustration for La Civilizacion by Don Pelegrin Casabo Y Pages (Mir, Tarradas, Comas, 1881-82). Shakuntala first appeared in the West in a William Jones translation and its not surprising the German romantics loved the drama. Subsequently Theophile … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient India, Illustration, Period Drama, Romance, Sari Blouse
Tagged drama, Kalidasa, literature, Shakuntala, translation, 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 Epic Post – Shakuntala
Though the depiction of Shakuntala varies and very rarely does she wear bark, in most cases the artist retains a simplicity of clothing given Shakuntala’s forest beginnings. As in this watercolour by Kshitindranath Majumdar which hews to the usual representation of a strapless … Continue reading
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Tagged india, Kshitindranath Majumdar, painting, Shakuntala, vintage
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