tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post8912908719161186312..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: H is for...Herodotus... Handlooms...n ...Hub...Nilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-88005437224560969632019-04-11T11:45:25.101+05:302019-04-11T11:45:25.101+05:30Of course Bengal wasn't only about textiles, b...Of course Bengal wasn't only about textiles, but textiles is what Bengal was and to some extent, is still known for.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-39030700055602050392019-04-10T20:01:09.207+05:302019-04-10T20:01:09.207+05:30Quite an interesting and informative wrap of the t...Quite an interesting and informative wrap of the textile scenario. Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-73963483442990741102019-04-10T00:55:55.911+05:302019-04-10T00:55:55.911+05:30Aren't they sumptuous? I particularly like web...Aren't they sumptuous? I particularly like webs of winds, such amazing imagery!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-80106675804042951552019-04-10T00:54:11.171+05:302019-04-10T00:54:11.171+05:30Variety is the spice of life! Glad you've enjo...Variety is the spice of life! Glad you've enjoyed them. Thanks for your time, David. My A-Z posts are superlong always and April is a busy month for everyone. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-37734817856470146642019-04-10T00:51:34.107+05:302019-04-10T00:51:34.107+05:30I'm a great admirer of handmade stuff, Indian ...I'm a great admirer of handmade stuff, Indian or otherwise. Feels very sad when artisanal skills die out. Thankfully it has dawned on us that they need to be preserved, but the pace is necessarily slow mainly because there are no written records. Weaving techniques were passed on from one generation to the next orally, so revival is inspired guesswork mostly.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-45269233919088756632019-04-09T22:58:00.292+05:302019-04-09T22:58:00.292+05:30I love the fabric names! Evocative indeed.
The Mu...I love the fabric names! Evocative indeed.<br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-9026404895635700662019-04-09T22:03:35.113+05:302019-04-09T22:03:35.113+05:30(I almost wrote "I have been reading and enjo...(I <i>almost</i> wrote "I have been reading and enjoying almost all of your April posts," then realized that could be misinterpreted.)The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-21904114789625425512019-04-09T22:01:18.757+05:302019-04-09T22:01:18.757+05:30I know I haven't commented much this month, bu...I know I haven't commented much this month, but I have been reading almost all of your April posts, and enjoying all the ones I've read. You give us plenty of variety, too!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-28643181220406540022019-04-09T17:21:41.625+05:302019-04-09T17:21:41.625+05:30You wove quite a post of handloom history, music, ...You wove quite a post of handloom history, music, politics, and a lost art of silk with sadness. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-1615018575696222712019-04-09T09:30:05.363+05:302019-04-09T09:30:05.363+05:30Nearly all of colonialism was wrong. The only good...Nearly all of colonialism was wrong. The only good that came out of it was an interest in Ancient India and some solid education infrastructure.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-29478630569751642942019-04-09T02:44:02.384+05:302019-04-09T02:44:02.384+05:30Those images were heartbreaking, and his voice fit...Those images were heartbreaking, and his voice fit perfectly.<br />I was told the 'cutting off the thumbs' story while in India. I am glad that it is 'sort of' apocryphyal. None the less the loss of the families livelihood, culture and income was real. And wrong. Glad to hear that steps are being made to revive Bengal muslin.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com