Song of the Sari:  An ongoing Instagram Archive documenting the history of the South Asian unstitched garment - ‘Sari’.

Khadi is central to the discourses of freedom struggle in India in context of textiles. In ideologies around self manufacture (Swadeshi), the fabric played a primary role in non violent resistance to colonial rule. However, less has been written and
Hind Mata 1930s. Photo-montage, silver gelatin, charcoal, watercolours and glitter dust. From the Priya Paul collection of popular art.
Various operations of the kalamkari technique depicted by J. Niranjan on cotton cloth, designed by Berenice Ellen's, 2013. From the collection at the Mill House Museum of Printed Textiles. A collaborative project supported by @hermes Paris.
Celebrating Lui-Ngai-Ni festival today which is a seed sowing festival in Nagaland, essentially celebrated to seek blessings of divine forces to ensure an abundant harvest. A time to share traditions and values, with cultural dances, folk songs, drum
Self love first #HappyValentinesday
Remembering #Faiz Sahab today on his birthday, and thinking about the famous Iqbal Bano's resistance through Faiz Ji's words and a black sari. February 1985, Iqbal Bano performed Faiz’s ghazal ‘Hum Dekhenge’ (We Will See) at Al Hu
Radiant landscapes, elephants, flowers, leaping tigers and even seductive Hindu gods and goddesses - bright bold and dramatic- such is the imagery of matchbox labels in Indian history. Here are a few matchbox covers depicting 3 different Sari drapes
India by Henry Clive (Australian-American), mixed media painting for American Weekly magazine, September 17, 1944 #India #HenryClive #theamericanweekly #sarihistory
Odhni pleated and tucked into the front of ghaghra resembling a sari drape
Another depiction of women swinging, wearing their colourful ghaghra choli. Source- exoticindiaart.com
Women in leisure, one woman is swinging on a peepul tree while other two have a conversation. Found in a collection of Barahmasa (song of the seasons) series, these miniatures were made in circa 1680-1700. These paintings from Mewar (now Rajasthan,