-Oishee Bose What made people spend time braiding, oiling, winding, braiding again, knotting and adorning hair across centuries until whole guilds of specialists existed to do it for them? Hair reveals much about one’s age, lineage and care and unlike clothing, it cannot be changed by a single purchase. In South Asia, hair became a […]Read More
Perfumery, an art as old as civilization itself, has woven an intricate tapestry of cultural, religious, and medicinal significance across the tides of time. From the sun-drenched plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the enigmatic temples of Egypt and the bustling streets of the Indus Valley Civilization, the story of perfumery unfolds as a captivating journey […]Read More
In the 1850s, Chales Masson, a soldier of the East Indian Company was exploring the dusty plains of Punjab when he came across the apparent ruins of an abandoned and forgotten town. It was not until 1920 that the Indian archaeologist, Daya Ram Sahni started excavations and conducted a path-breaking archaeological discovery which finally revealed […]Read More