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February 08, 2010

Indian Dresses

The women of Rajasthan, much like the region itself, are surrounded with colour and tradition. This is reflected in the vitality of their dress and ornament. For centuries, the ensemble most commonly worn by the women in Rajasthan has been a combination of an upper garment ( the puthia, or kanchli and kurti), a lower garment ( the ghaghra or skirt) and the veil (odhna), draped to flow across the upper and lower parts of the body. There are numerous variations and additions to this ensemble across and within communities, depending on the wearer's social position. However these three items of dress comprise the essential costume typically worn by women in Rajasthan even today.

The most important factor that determines variation in a woman's costume within a communitiy is her marital status. Bright colours, heavy ornamentation and rich fabrics are associated with marriage, fertility and the prime of a woman's life.

Styling of dress is also an indicator of social disparity. For instance, the Rajput women, who belonged to the highest social order, traditionally followed the parda system where women's movements were, by-and-large, limited to the zenana. Their costume, in the privacy of the w omen's quarters, could be elaborately decorated and free of restriction. Their ghaghras were fairly short exposing beautiful leg ornaments, as portrayed in numerous paintings. However, as the parda became outdated, women's attire saw corresponding changes to ensure the preservation of feminine modesty in public places. Therefore, the length of the ghaghra was increased to avoid exposing any part of the leg and feet. The present day Rajput ghaghra now trails on the ground. In contrast, many women who work in the fields, wear ghaghras which end about 10 cm. above their ankles, as dictated by their occupation. They also wear leg and ankle bracelets, not just for adornment, but also as protection against brambles and bites as they walk through the fields.

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August 21, 2009

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July 10, 2009

Indian Silk Saris

Kanchipuram, in Tamil Nadu, is a famous temple town forty-seven miles south-west of Madras. It was the capital city of the Pallava Empire, in the latter part of the first millenium AD, and then became part of the Chola and Vijayanagar Empires. Kanchipuram produces brocaded silks of superb texture, colour and lustre. As in many weaving centres, the workers say that the weaving of silk developed from that of weaving cotton through a series of intermediate stages. The raw mulberry silk used is brought in from the Bangalore area, which has ideal climatic conditions for the rearing of mulberry silk worms. Zari threads for brocading come from Surat, Gujarat. The dull raw silk yarn is washed in the waters of Kanchipuram. It is this water which gives Kanchipuram silk its lustrous sheen.

The main items of production are the silk saris with the solid brocaded borders; silk yardage is also produced. The silk is woven on a throw shuttle pitloom with a drawboy harness. Designs and patterns are wovne with extra warp and weft, and are worked into the body of the fabric by means of an indigenous device known as the 'adai', which fulfills the same function as the jacquard. Kanchipuram saris in the south Indian style have a pallav and/or borders that contrast in colour to the main field of the sari. Although methods of weaving are traditional, Kanchipuram textiles have attained their current status by always keeping pace with changes in popular preference and taste. It is in this capacity that the role of the weaving service centre set up at Kanchipuram by the All India Handicrafts Board as been vital.

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July 08, 2009

Indian Embroidery

Throughout the seventeenth century, Gujarat was probably the most important centre for fine commercial embroidery in the world. Today, the belt comprising Kutch and Saurashtra up through northern Gujarat to western Rajasthan and the Thar Parkar district of Sind in Pakistan is the world's richest source of folk embroidery. Marriage costumes, wall hangings,quilts, cradle clohts and animal trappings are embroidered, appliqued, decorated with beadwork and embellished with mirrors, sequins, buttns and shells.

Each caste passes on unchanged from generation to generation its own distinct designs, colours and range of stitches which, together with the cut of their garments and their own particular tie-and-dye and block printed designs, form the major visual part of a caste's cultural identity.

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