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Stitch Journal: June 2015
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A contemporary embroiderer's journal - of images, thread, fabric, colours and textures that evoke living, through the language of stitch. Wednesday, 24 June 2015. Knots, a Long Way. All who know, those who've attempted those tricky stunts, have all said we shouldn't keep the thread too long. But I was in a hurry. I had so much I needed to do. I thought the longer thread would sew faster. All I could think of was that the time it took, it wasn't worth it. I was self-critical, judgemental and grouchy.
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garam masala chai: February 2012
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Like the condiments that go into making a good, tasty cup of masala chai; these stories about people, places and events surrounding the ritual of drinking or making tea, draw a portrait of city/nation/self. Monday, 27 February 2012. Then tying a gentle knot I placed the tea-bag into the glass, ‘Borosil’ carafe, of hot, milky water, with a sense of achievement. But apparently the evolved human being can and does. And somehow, I had expected it of the inanimate tea-bag too. I suppose, one could wri...Peopl...
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garam masala chai: April 2012
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Like the condiments that go into making a good, tasty cup of masala chai; these stories about people, places and events surrounding the ritual of drinking or making tea, draw a portrait of city/nation/self. Saturday, 28 April 2012. Of Kaavads and Kanvarias. Each year during the month of Saawan, which usually falls in August, the long drive from Gurgaon to Delhi and back, is peppered with ‘Kanvariyas [i]. Using this concept, artist Gulammohammed Sheikh [iii]. Merge, as people from the past converged with ...
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garam masala chai: March 2012
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Like the condiments that go into making a good, tasty cup of masala chai; these stories about people, places and events surrounding the ritual of drinking or making tea, draw a portrait of city/nation/self. Thursday, 15 March 2012. Darjeeling Tea, Mendelssohn and the Flight of Pigeons. I relate to Amina’s idea that these birds flock to a call, unheard by human ear, for why else would they all seemingly rush in one direction, inexplicably, following each other? What is it that they hear? There are some th...
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garam masala chai: September 2011
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Like the condiments that go into making a good, tasty cup of masala chai; these stories about people, places and events surrounding the ritual of drinking or making tea, draw a portrait of city/nation/self. Wednesday, 14 September 2011. April was quite pleasant this year so I decided to walk to my singing class; camera in hand, looking out for chai wala’s. I found one on the kerb opposite. 8221; This was greeted with silence, but I saw a glint in the boy’s eyes which emboldened me to continue, sayi...
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garam masala chai: And Looking, I Found Myself Change
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Like the condiments that go into making a good, tasty cup of masala chai; these stories about people, places and events surrounding the ritual of drinking or making tea, draw a portrait of city/nation/self. Monday, 8 August 2011. And Looking, I Found Myself Change. There have been many instances in my life, where I think of what it would have been like had I done things differently. What would life have been like, for instance, if I had not returned to India, from London in the nineteen-eighties? Thanks ...
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garam masala chai: How Do You Like Your Tea?
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Like the condiments that go into making a good, tasty cup of masala chai; these stories about people, places and events surrounding the ritual of drinking or making tea, draw a portrait of city/nation/self. Monday, 13 July 2015. How Do You Like Your Tea? Who has decided what is the right way and the wrong way to do things and live life? I was sharing this with a friend, who then asked but what would you say for a man who has just killed someone in road rage? We had been discussing a mutual friend’s...
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garam masala chai: August 2011
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Like the condiments that go into making a good, tasty cup of masala chai; these stories about people, places and events surrounding the ritual of drinking or making tea, draw a portrait of city/nation/self. Monday, 8 August 2011. And Looking, I Found Myself Change. There have been many instances in my life, where I think of what it would have been like had I done things differently. What would life have been like, for instance, if I had not returned to India, from London in the nineteen-eighties? Rabaris...
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garam masala chai: Textile traditions of Kutch [Part I] - Guest Post by Archana Shah, Founder-owner of Bandhej
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Like the condiments that go into making a good, tasty cup of masala chai; these stories about people, places and events surrounding the ritual of drinking or making tea, draw a portrait of city/nation/self. Saturday, 10 January 2015. Textile traditions of Kutch [Part I] - Guest Post by Archana Shah, Founder-owner of Bandhej. Whose ways were totally alien to them. They evolved a way of living that had great respect and concern for the land and its scarce natural resources,. Embroidery, as a means of ornam...
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