Tag Archives: Vintage India

The Christmas Post

Posted on 25/12/2014 by Anu M

Merry Christmas to everyone and happy holidays! Watercolour by Manishi Dey.

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The evolution of the modern sari

Posted on 08/04/2014 by Anu M

It’s been difficult for me to update this blog along with tumblr as I am a little hard pressed for time. The only significant thing that I need to update here are a series of posts I am doing on … Continue reading →

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The Marilyn Silverstone post

Posted on 28/02/2013 by Anu M

Marilyn Silverstone‘s 1959 photograph of Waheeda Rehman. More on her here.

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The Period Drama Post

Posted on 30/10/2012 by Anu M

There aren’t a whole lot of period dramas in India though they turn up now and then, often in Bengali cinema with Tagore stories being remade often. I am not a stickler for detail in period drama neither do I … Continue reading →

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The Modern Girl Post

Posted on 12/09/2012 by Anu M

Rehana Mogul’s very demure blouse with the puff sleeves common for young women and girlish plaits contrasted with a hitched up sari (was it a sari or just draped cloth?). The pic source site has interesting bits on the modern girl in … Continue reading →

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