Pink Balloons – the Gay Village of Montreal
Every individual is a combination of his preferences – of food, of interests, of music, of art, of worship, of fashion, of style, of profession and other aspects Sexuality is … Continue reading
Epic Photographer – Edward Curtis, an extraordinary life
Every time I click images of vanishing tribes the motivating idea that drives me is that in a small way I am capturing history as it passes. There is a … Continue reading
Inuit Art – whale bone sculptures Mc Cord Museum
On a casual stroll through the Mc Cord museum in Montreal I stumbled upon many delightful facts! Whale bone art sculptures that depicted scenes from daily life were interesting mainly … Continue reading
Mumbai says Happy Birthday Krishna 2012!
Mumbai celebrates Krishna’s birthday with a dramatic ritual sport : making human pyramids to reach and break a pot of milk that is suspended high between two buildings. Krishna stole … Continue reading
New Acquisitions of Kutch Textile Art in the Wovensouls Collection
The eye learns with every new exposure and becomes more discerning. Now I value the unusual form more than I did earlier. In the world of textile art everything can … Continue reading
Kutch Diaries
Travelogues from Kutch from various travels : A cup of tea with nomads and gypsies of the Kutch (2006) Tribal Textile Art of Kutch – the Bhuj Folk Art Museum … Continue reading
A walk through a Rabari tribal Village
Rabari people are gypsies having their deep ancestry origins in Mount Kailash. They migrated to the Kutch via Afghanistan & Kashmir. Just a video taken as I walk about a … Continue reading
A Rabari Gypsy Tribal Wedding Ritual
‘Luck by Chance’* was on our side Mr. V.bhai – my self appointed guide for the day – declared observing that we had just witnessed two pre-wedding rituals an hour … Continue reading
