Sumair [a relative] wanted to present me with a divine sari of pure gold that was her wedding present and she doesn’t want to wear for she claims to wear only French materials. Poor Indian women of…
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The heavy silver jewellery and skirts of Indian communities from Central and Western India are reflected in early photographs of immigrants to the West Indies. Early immigrants were often indenture…
Photograph by Francis Frith & Co., 'Rajpootee', ca. 1865, albumen print
Ayurveda is one of the world´s oldest science. It dates back to 3000 BC when India's sages have established the roots and Ayurveda concept in the Vedas, which is the ancient book of knowledge. Ayurveda is a holistic healing system based on the belief that our health depends on the…
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Jimmy Nelson spent three-and-a-half years photographing indigenous tribes across the world and the result is a series entitled Before They Pass Away, which is not only accessible but also reveals the photographer’s privileged contact with the 35 tribes he spent time with.
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“Afbeeldingen van de Kleeding, Zeden en Gewoonten in de Bataafsche Republiek, met den Aanvang der Negentiende Eeuw”, translated as “Pictures of the Dress, Manners and Customs of the Batavian Republic, at the Beginning of the 19th Century”, released by publisher Evert Maaskamp in 1803 is a very compelling book detailing the looks and styles of […]
Man's boot hose, 1640-60, English; knitted wool white and blue wool, with additional embroidery
As a race, we humans are obsessed with royalty - the evidence being the almost fanatical interest in the British royal family. As far as the Indian royalty goes, much has been said about the male lineage of the royal family, their habits, eccentricities, policies, what they did and did not do. There have been multiple exhibitions and publications dedicated to them. But the royal women, they are an invisible crowd, a gallery of silent beauties, confined only to playing second fiddle in family portraits. Any portraits that may have once been done of them, have been consigned to dusty corners in their own palaces. Yet these women were pathbreakers and fashion icons in their own time. So, as part of Tasveer Gallery's 10th anniversary season, they decided it was high time the spotlight shone on these erstwhile royal women. This led to Maharanis: Women Of Royal India, the exhibition and photo book-an archive of portraiture of the royal women of India that spans over half a century along with changing modalities.Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur, née Princess Ayesha of Cooch Behar, 1954Image Courtesy: Martand Singh / TasveerMaharani Mehtab Kaur Sahiba, née Mohinder Kaur of Patiala c. 1940sImage Courtesy: Jayatendra Singh & Poonam Singh/ TasveerMaharani Indira Devi of Cooch Behar, néeShrimant Maharajkumari Indira Raje Gaekwad of Baroda, 1935Image Courtesy: Shatrujit Singh/ TasveerThe three Princesses of Kapurthala:(L to R) Maharaj Kumar Rani Sushila Devi of Bharatpur, Princess Indira Devi and Maharaj Kumar Rani Urmila Devi of Jubbal, c. 1935Image Courtesy Martand Singh/ Tasveer Rani Usha Devi of Dada-Siba, formerly of Kapurthala, c. 1942Image Courtesy: Martand Singh/ TasveerPrincess Rafat Zamani Begum, formerly of the Najiabad Family c. 1960Image Courtesy: Museum of Art & Photography (MAP)/TasveerNawab Begum Sajida Sultan of Bhopal or Begum of Pataudi c. 1938-1940Image Courtesy: Museum of Art & Photography (MAP)/ Tasveer Begum Jahanara of Palanpur, nee Joan Falkiner from Australia. Image Courtesy: Hamilton Studios, Bombay, 1940/ Tasveer
About L'officiel India Over the last eleven years, L’Officiel India has established itself as the Fashion Bible for Indian women. Constantly at the head of cutting edge fashion and beauty, L’Officiel India features the most sought-after insider’s views of luxury The new publishers of the magazine while building on the L’Officiel ethos of being a premiere, go-to fashion magazine for women will continue to push the envelope as it evolves to cater to the new Indian woman. The content will be a mix of some of the most iconic fashion trends from India and global fashion runways backed by informed, fashion forward editorials penned by some of fashion-world’s most iconic names.
image heavy! part i. - 1800-1829 here all from the Hungarian Digital Image Library www.kepkonyvtar.hu
And the princess of Cooch-Behar in a blouse that shows a more demure Edwardian influence. Also from the National Portrait Gallery. And another princess of Cooch-Behar in what appears to be Edwardia…
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