A Curated Guide to Slow Living
Archana Soreng, Climate Activist and Member of UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, belongs to the Khadia Tribe from Odisha. She has been working to document, preserve and promote traditional knowledge and practices of indigenous, local communities. Soreng holds a Master’s Degree …
BY ARYA brings a modern perspective in reviving craft traditions in global Indian fashion Arya Giri’s label BY ARYA strives to revive traditions while creating a vocabulary for global Indian fashion. Since childhood, the designer has been exposed to weaver communities and craftsmanship, through her …
Anonymous visual and performance artist Princess Pea through her contemporary art practices brings to the forefront international issues of tradition, identity and celebrity with an underlying satire on global societal concerns. She presents to the world her alter ego in the form of a ‘living …
Designer Vaishali Shadangule’s eponymous label Vaishali S. celebrates her passion for classic Indian weaves, ever since the label’s inception in 1991. The designer became the first Indian woman to showcase at the Paris Couture Week recently. Her latest bridal collection, ‘Shakuntala’ continues her exploration of …
How often do you need to wash clothes in the tropics? And why should you care about wearing your clothes for longer? Can I dare to wear clothes for longer without washing? I rose up to the challenge with the UK-based BAM Bamboo Clothing in …
Surrounded by the Thar Desert is Bikaner, the desert city of Rajasthan. From here comes Ashok Bishnoi, who in 2004 founded the NGO Hastshilp. Working with folk crafts, he founded The Charkha (formerly knowns as Lokashram) representing the crafts of the region and khadi products. …
