A durrie in production

It takes two people a month to make an average-sized rug using a hand loom. The design is usually done from memory without a pattern.

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A tribe called 29

February 27th 2017
‘The best laid plans of mice and men...’, so the saying goes.* I usually plan my journeys in advance and in detail, with much careful thought. Doubtless, that’s something to do with what I once did for others when I worked in the holiday industry. This time, I’d pre-booked a train from Abu Road to Jodhpur, 1AC (First Air-Conditioned) class of course. Here in India that’s quite a b ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur

The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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