A travelling photography exhibition highlights weaving traditions of India

A travelling photography exhibition highlights weaving traditions of India

Ilkal sarees worn by women in North Karnataka | Photo Credit: Navaldeep Thareja “You are not a Bharwad if you wear a saree,” is how elderly Bharwad women chide young women from their community. Navaldeep Thareja, a textile engineer from Sangrur in Punjab, who often visits little-known places across India to meet craftspeople, artisans, weavers, and tribal people and photo documents … Read more

Gujarat: Communal tension eases at Kutch village after cops nab murder accused; heavy security in place

Gujarat: Communal tension eases at Kutch village after cops nab murder accused; heavy security in place

Police have nabbed a man wanted in connection with a murder that led to a communal clash in Madhapur village in Gujarat‘s Kutch district even as heavy police deployment remained in the area to avoid any untoward incident, officials said on Saturday. A group of members from a community attacked and vandalised shops and a … Read more