Culture Kaleidoscope

Bali is about 4500 km away from India by flight. So far. Yet the seeds of culture planted centuries ago have thrived in that soil and the culture today is … Continue reading →

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A Cup of Unusual Brew - a note on Luwak Coffee

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A good example of a Batak manuscript or Pustaha. These were also called the Book of Ritual Knowledge. Written on bamboo or bark in a cryptic script, these were primarily … Continue reading →

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I did not realise the complexity of our naming system until I came across the extremely simple – and therefore confusing – naming system used for naming children in Bali, … Continue reading →

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Semarang, Central Java. Dec 15th, 2015.   A culture as old as Java is likely to have highly evolved rituals and traditions. And quite naturally their system of beliefs and … Continue reading →

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The title is a misnomer as this note does not offer the meaning of this motif. This note only puts together several lifestyle objects to show that this motif has … Continue reading →

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Every now and then in auction houses, I come across a few dozen pieces of some category coming up for sale. It seems like a whole collection is being given … Continue reading →

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More textiles, more meaning! Here are some created by a Bishnoi group from Rajasthan India. These motifs that tell us about their lives through their portrayal of the cultural elements … Continue reading →

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