The sari is the most representative apparel of India that has intrigued men and tempted women all over the world. Worn in a variety of ways, the sari is a fabric-length of varying densities in its body, borders and end pieces often woven by combining a range of cottons and silks in colours and patterns that are constantly evolving. This book is an exhaustive overview of this fascinating unstitched garment and a cutting-edge documentation of design and all that supports it socially, culturally and economically. Travelling district by district, village by village, the book explores an entire spectrum of traditional weaver and printer settlements in fourteen sari-producing states of India. Thus emerges the first comprehensive compilation of the whole range and scale of the sari: the structures, designs, colours, the format and technology that make up the lingua of the sari; the inspiration, living experience and sensibilities of the weaving and printing communities; their economic viability and market system; and their predicament in an age of transition. For the first time, this book offers a step-by-step guide for atleast 108 ways of draping the sari, through a series of line drawings and colour photographs, after revealing the rationale of the varying lengths and widths of the sari in the distinctive wearing styles of every region. Produced after twenty years of research, Saris illustrates the vibrancy and splendour of this age-old garment through extensive documentation and stunning photographs. A vivid account of how saris come into being for the lay reader and the specialist – be they textilists, designers, scholars or developers who will find this book equally engaging.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Martand Singh
Martand Singh is Chairman of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) UK Trust and the Vice-Chairman of INTACH, India. He has worked extensively in the field of handlooms in India for which he has been awarded the Padma Bhushan.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Renuka Kelkar
Renuka Kelkar began her career as a management executive with with the Taj group. She went on to develop an understanding and a business in handloom textiles by the name of Indigo. She trained as photographer in New York and New Delhi a special interest in textiles.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rta Kapur Chishti
Rta Kapur Chishti is the co-author and editor of previously published Saris of India volumes on Madhya Pradesh; Bihar and West Bengal as well as Handcrafted Indian Textiles – Tradition and Beyond. She has been a contributing author to several other publications. As a writer and translator she has written about the life and work of craftspersons and scripted for films and exhibitions. She has been consistently involved with research and development of handspun-handloom textiles. She is founder of the ‘Sari School’ which produces saris and organizes workshops and private classes for those who wish to learn the wonders of this unstitched garment and make it more relevant to their lives today.
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Saris of India: Tradition and Beyond
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Roli Books Pvt. Ltd., 2010
ISBN
9788174363749
Length
274p., Maps; Colour Illustrations; Glossary; Bibliography; 31cm.
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