Coverlets of Chamba
01/17/2010 · Mansi Shah
Chamba Rumal
Himachal Pradesh, India
Late 19th c., satin stitched silk on linen, 24″ x 24″
Chamba Rumal
Himachal Pradesh, India
Early 20th c., silk on linen, 16″ x 16″
Rajasthani Banjara
04/30/2009 · Mansi Shah
Scenes from Tony Gatlif’s Latcho Drom (1993):
Latcho Drom, also known as Safe Journey, is the second film in Gatlif’s trilogy about the Romani (Gypsy) people. The Romani are an ethnic group that presently live in the Central European states and the Balkan peninsula but linguistic and genetic evidence shows their Indo-Aryan origins. The roots of the Romani language being ancient Punjabi and originating from the modern Indian state of Rajasthan.
Latcho Drom follows Les Princes (1983) and precedes Gadjo Dilo (1997).
Madhubani Paintings From Bihar
02/25/2009 · Mansi Shah
Paintings colored by henna leaves, bougainvillea and
neem made by the women of Madhubani.
Suresh Dharbe – Mandla Paintings
02/20/2009 · Mansi Shah
Kali (Goddess of Time & Change)
Nagas (Cobra Snakes)
Suresh Dharbe with his family in the Madhya Pradesh town of Mandla.