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Andhra's Own Muslin: Patnulu Khadi of PonduruImage Gallery
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On a visit to local temples with their classmates, Guddu and Muniya (Rajesh Kumar and Nusrat) hear the story of a king who renounced his kingdom to go and live a life of contemplation in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh. Srisailam is a wondrous place, but the spiritual journey is arduous...
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Stories about bhakti and tasawwuf (‘sufism’) are told in puranas, kirtans and malfuzat (conversations with Sufi pirs). Each teller adds something of her own. 'Suni Sunai' is a retelling of such stories inspired by the Hindustani tradition of dastangoi.
The stories here are…
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पुराण, कीर्तन और मलफ़ूज़ात में भक्ति और सूफी धारा की कहानियां सुनने को मिलती है. हर कथाकार कुछ नई बात जोड़ता है.
बजाज ऑटोस के सौजन्य से सहपीडिया इन्हीं …
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An architectural feature seemingly unique to South Indian temples, mellifluous pillars that create music for the gods are found in a handful of temples in ‘Draviḍadeśa’. We explore these euphonious maṇḍapas, analysing the sui generis nature of this style of architecture that begs a more…
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Women spinners use the traditional single spindle Gandhi charkha to make very fine khadi yarn up to 100s count. Harvesting locally grown native cotton and using handheld indigenous tools, the process of preparing the cotton for spinning—from ginning, carding to spinning—is entirely done in the…
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Patnulu (pronounced pātnūlu), the handspun khadi of Ponduru is one of the best surviving examples of the glorious heritage of fine-count cotton hand spinning and weaving in India. In and around the Ponduru town of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, rural women are still engaged in spinning fine…
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Patnulu is khadi made from fine-count cotton spun on a single spindle charkha by the rural women of Ponduru and the neighbouring villages in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Mostly of the Pattusali caste, the spinners of patnulu khadi make the entire fabric from scratch, starting from…
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She is also a research scholar and runs a dance institute called Trishna. She currently serves as the Head of the Dance Department at Telugu University.
Following is an edited interview with Dr Alekhya Punjala on the learning and teaching process of Kuchipudi. The interview was conducted…
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For most agrarian societies, harvest festivals are an integral part of their culture, and India is no different. Often, each community has a different name for the celebrations, but there is a lot that is common in the intent and festivities. Here we look at three—Ugadi, Gudi Padwa and Mopin—that…
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