The Art of Block Printing
For four centuries the block-printers of Bagru and Sanganer have carved their patterns into seasoned teak. Each block carries a single motif; a finished yard may…
The Beauty of Natural Dyes
Indigo, madder root, pomegranate rind, turmeric. Our dyers still read colour by the light of the courtyard, adjusting the vat by an instinct built over decades…
Whispers of the Hawa Mahal
The palace of winds has 953 windows, each a lattice of carved sandstone. We return to it often — the jaali screens are where many of…