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Holi 2024 - A Chronicle of Colours, Cuisine, and Clothing

History and SignificanceWhat is life without colours? The seven colours of the spectrum breathe life into our existence and enrich it with amazing visual luxury and vibrancy. The Holi festival is a...

Squaring Up With Checks and Stripes on Kanchipuram Sarees

The checkerboard pattern or ‘checks' as it is popularly known has existed from time immemorial and has no definitive origin. The black and white checks of the chess board, gingham checks on fabric,...

Top Tips on Buying Your First Kanchipuram Saree

Your First Kanchipuram SareeThe first summer shower, the first winter snowflake, the first bud on a rose bush, and the first shoot sprouting on the muddy earth are all very dear and special to the ...

Flower Power: Top 5 Floral Motifs for Kanchipuram Sarees

Significance of Flowers for the Indian WomenFlowers are the most beautiful of God’s creations and the best gifts bestowed upon us by Mother Nature. The sight of flowers in full bloom fills our mind...

Kanchipuram Silk Feature: Animal Motifs For The Win

Saree as the saying goes, is not merely a garment but an emotion for an Indian woman. She wears it with a great sense of pride and certainty, that she looks best in her ‘six yards of magic’. Any ob...

Caring for Your Silk Saree Like A Professional

Kanchipurams are TreasuresThe traditional kanjivaram sarees is a flowy, fabulous dream garment created from the figment of a master weaver's imagination. He gives colours to his creation in his min...

The Bandhan of Silks: A Bandhani Silk Feature

Did you know that Bandhani is the world’s oldest tie and dye technique applied to cloth and textiles? Historians and researchers date its origins to about 5000 years ago. The word ‘Bandhni’ is deri...

Pongal 2024: A Sun-ny Celebration of Harvest and Unity

Pongal-O-PongalCome January and the sun begins its apparent northward journey (Uttaryana) in the vast continuum of space. Mother Earth bestows her bounty upon mankind, plumping the beautiful yellow...

The Brocade and Borderless Beauties

Brocades, a.k.a. AffluenceBrocade is a rich, opulent-looking fabric with a raised, embossed sort of pattern in a bronzy golden or shimmery silver zari thread. The word ‘brocade’’ has its origins fr...

Mystical Margazhi: Unravelling A Tapestry of Tradition

Margazhi: The Divine MonthThe crisp nip in the air and the overcast sky are harbingers of the pleasant Margazhi month. As the ninth month in the Tamizh calendar year, Margazhi augurs the cool seaso...