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Weaving Jamdani — a 40-inch piece of saree that lived through Partition

MAP Academy - 26 June, 2022

Both men and women made Jamdani, a saree that came out of the Dhaka muslin industry and was brought to India by Persian craftsmen.

Benares brocades wove Hindu-Muslim peace for centuries. But those old ways changed

Archana Shah - 21 November, 2021

In 'Crafting a Future,' Archana Shah talks about the ground realities of Indian textiles and their histories.

Sarees are not dying in India, but don’t trust #SareeTwitter to show whole nine yards

Kaveree Bamzai - 20 July, 2019

Sarees on Twitter doesn’t showcase the clothing’s multi-layered universality in the real India of traffic jams and back-breaking farm work.

Garden Vareli ads with three Miss Indias made the everyday saree a fashion statement

Mahua Venkatesh - 5 May, 2019

Top actresses and models – Namrata Shirodkar, Madhu Sapre, Aishwarya Rai and Lisa Ray – were a part of the ads, which gave the saree a new modern twist.

Why is Sabyasachi shaming women who can’t drape sarees but not men who can’t tie dhotis?

Makepeace Sitlhou - 13 February, 2018

Castigating Indian women is convenient, lazy and unpleasantly paternalistic.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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Will US craft a new oil compact with Saudi Arabia? Joe Biden may have to eat his own words

Praveen Swami - 29 June, 2022

Like many, India will be anxiously watching the US-Saudi Arabia summit in Jeddah—knowing its fate is tied to the decisions King Salman and Joe Biden make.