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Unveiling the Marriage Industry: Commodities, Digitalisation, and the Pandemic

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Vrnda Dhar 0 Comments “virtual marriage”, Bollywood, commodification, community, COVID-19 pandemic, cultural capital, Culture, digital infrastructure, economy, employment, globalisation, homogenisation, luxury, marriage, Power, privilege, ritual, Society, status, wedding industry

As social beings, we reinforce the meanings and values of our lives through a collective of people. Due to social distancing, we have lost touch with the essence of the collective, and our values and traditions have reached a saturation level.

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Handloom –A Revolution or a fiasco?

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Editor 0 Comments ajrakh print, ancient craft, Ancient Indian culture, artistry, arts of India, artwork, Aurangzeb, crafts of India, creativity, Dastkar bazaar, designs, economic sector, economy, employment, fabric, figurines, globalisation, Gujarat, hand loom, Hand woven clothes, india, Indian culture, Indian history, Indus valley civilization, jamdani, khadi, Mahatma Gandhi, mechanisation, modern, modernisation, Mohenjo-Daro, Mohenjo-Daro Priest King sculpture, muslin, patterns, power looms, Princess Zeb-un-Nisa, Rajasthan, sindh, Swadeshi Movement, Tradition, weaver

Handloom still holds finesse as an ancient Indian craft. Tracing its history, this article brings forth hand woven clothing’s charm even in modern India. Celebrating the 6th National
Handloom Day, we are here with another insight into the artistic realm of our handloom industry
– a revolution or fiasco?