RAINBOW - The Colours of India

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

Thanks 'The Key Bunch'...for our home feature!

The Key Bunch doesn't need any introduction....this very well known and unique design blog has featured my home and my blog today!!!

I'm grateful to The Key Bunch people and specially to Rekha for this wonderful feature. I wish them every possible luck and success !
Rekha, thank you once again :-)
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RAINBOW-The Colours of India is my maiden attempt in the home decor and styling world ....
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Have a lovely week ahead :)

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Thursday, 3 June 2010

My sunny Sunday morning :)

...a late start of a beautiful day....

....with a few fresh flowers in our garden...green 'n pink 'n pink 'n green !!!

...the other side of the sun kissed garden...just next to my kitchen window....

...yes, it's summer here....in Singapore :)

....the morning tea at balcony....soaking in the sunlight...

...the starting of a lazy day....

sshhhhhh.....our naughty brats are still sleeping :-)

.....peep into my cozy kitchen....my small kitchen plants...sun lights 'n shadows...

a happy happy day :-)

...an apple day....with some chocolates of course !!!

.....the lazy view of a summer morning.....

.....my money plants...drenched in sunlight...

tea 'n tea 'n more tea...it's breakfast time dear :-)

....a morning with some good books...

....the soup bowl 'n chopstick....

....a touch of Orient :-)

Let me enjoy this lovely view...till my kiddos are sleeping :-)

Have a fantastic weekend !!!

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Images of Bengal...Art,Handicrafts and Culture....from my Bengali Diary

This post is all about my Bong connections!...a tribute to Bengal !!... my home state.

In this post I'll try to display the fascinating elegance of art and culture of this mesmerizing, beautiful 'Eastern Indian state'.

So, please come over and enjoy this colourful journey in a very Bengali way.....:)

Amar Bangla (My Bengal)

Durga Maa....Solar saje Durga ....the ultimate of Bengali devotion, sophistication and art (pics from my Singapore home)

Banglar Tanth...Cotton Sarees from Bengal...the craftsmanship, the colours, the fine texture, the finishing...a true timeless beauty!!!! Even in today's world I found 'Bengal-Cotton' is very much ravishing and contemporary in terms of style and elegance.
Here, some of my 'Bengal-Cotton' collections...

Terracotta art works from Bankura and Bishnupur....

a fascinating old world charm....Faces of Bengal

Terracotta horses and other terracotta motifs from Bengal....unique in style and design.

A Jamini Roy painting 'Krishna-Jashoda'....and 'Kalighater Patochitra'...

...these are the true faces of Bengal.

The 'Potua' and 'Patochitra'....were the integral part of Bengali culture in the famous'Bengali Babu Era'

The elegant Katha Stitch Sarees from Bengal....

'Nokshi-katha' ['Katha stitch'] was one of the most famous medium to tell (or to draw) a story( Golpo) in Bengal....nowadays a very famous export item from this eastern state.

a Bengal Katha Saree....!!:)

This Red 'n Black Bishnupori-Baluchori is one of my fevourites.... a perfect example of Bengal's timeless craftsmanship. These sarees can tell a whole epic(part-by-part) and may take years to weave.

An antique piece of Baluchori from my own collections...

'Alpona'...the Bengali version of Rangoli...mainly drawn with liquid form of rice-flour...isn't it eye candy?

'Alpona'-'Ghot'-'Amropallab'(Rangali-Earthen pot-Mango leaf) are essentials in any Bengali Puja-rituals

Glories of Bengal:-'BATIK' art work from Santiniketan.....!!

These beautiful Batik art works from Shantiniketan(Bolpur, West Bengal) are the highest form of Bengal's small-scale hand loom products...Batik is a very wellknown art form in Bengal...:)

An unique Santiniketani Leather Bag...my all time favourite.

Eye Candy Bamboo-Jute and Shell products..

...the essence of Bengal....

Bamboo products and

earthern pots...a very common image(s) of Bengali Hatt (Banglar Hate-Bajare).

Shell products from Digha-Shankarpur (Midnapur Dist of Bengal)

Though Dohkra art work originated in Orissa-Chattishgarh, Bengal is also very famous for it's own specialised types of Dohkra art work.

Some Dohkra works from Bengal :

Bengal and it's mind blowing folk dance...a perfect blend of mainland Bengali culture with the tribal folks ....it's called Chhau Nach.

Chhau Nach from Jhargram (Purulia district of Bengal)....the dancers and their musks :

The Culinary Delights of Bengal : Luchi-alurdom(Bengali version of roti/paratha/fulka), Ghee-bhat(Bengali fried rice), Mach(the femous Bengali fish) ,Payesh-Mishti(Bengali sweets).....