abhinaya: an indian art form

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The most beautiful things are created in humble surroundings

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the basket is weaved and so is one of the walls.

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hand on the loom again and again, the kid looks on ..

and the chulah in the background where she cooks her food. her utensils worn out after years of cooking. life still goes on, on the loom

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kandanghi sarees : a gift from women weavers of chettinad

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Hand spun khadi still provides a means of livelihood to a few.

 

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Khadi, was a sense of pride and a  sign of protest for  the freedom fighters of india. since then it has undergone a change . Read here : Has Khadi found a new spinning wheel ? 

Read more  here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/pj58/850590751/

love from lucknow. chikankari, an embroidery style.

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- a skill more than 200 years old.

A teacher to her kindergarten class:Who brings the milk ?

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Read: Indian Adventures with Milk by odzer - the rural and the urban perspective.

Amir Mukhtar Mughal posts an image here

impressions of the mind..creations by hand.

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toy artisans of yesterday, giving life today.

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Famously called the Channapatna toys.