Remember kulhad wali chai?
KULHAD -biodegradable glasses Who doesn’t remember kulhad wali chai in monsoon or a rainy day. Every class of people in India enjoy having Kulhad wali chai…
SARI:FASHION WEAVES THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
Image courtesy:www.google/images.com SARI -Kriti Mohan Mishra,B.Des NIFT Acclaimed as ‘a very sensual dress’ by Dita Von Teese, Sari represents India in the international fashion fraternity. Celebrities…
The INDIAN HAND BLENDER: THE MATHINI
We Indians love our drinks and food, don’t we! And we have time immemorial gone all the length to get a good drink. The beverage being…
The Indispensable one : the chaaku
Call it chakku or choori or chura … Knife is sure to be that one object that is used by us all so often. The origin…
Kanche
The first thing that strikes one’s mind after hearing the word marbles (kanche in India) is the flamboyant agate refracting light. Marbles have been made of…
Gilli Danda: original Indian cricket…
Imagine a game like cricket or baseball but without a ball! That’s what ‘Gilli Danda’ is like. Gilli Danda requires two wooden sticks – a ‘Gilli’…
THE CLEANING LADY: an attire with a social responsibility
She walks in the heat, rain and cold, works through morning to evening and shoulders a huge responsibility ; preserving the cultural ethos and keeping the…
Maachis ka Dibba
Matchboxes -Maachis ka dabba Many of us found the nuggets of wisdom written behind, the AIM matchboxes and which enthralled us to look out for the…
The striking snake:The cheap thrills
THE STRIKING SNAKE: CHEAP THRILLS Ohh, and I scared you again! Hissssssss….. If you have ever played with the Striking snake (naag) toy, recollect it and…
Chatpati chat on Pattal..
PATTAL -biodegradable plates “Who wants to eat in a pattal nowadays” says Vikram Kumar who sells disposable plates when we asked him about the availability of…
WHAT IS DESIGN MELA ?
Design Mela is a INDIAN DESIGN AWARENESS PROJECT to celebrate Design solutions, Mass-consumed, Popular, frugal/low-cost, Functional and Aesthetic in its appeal And that have stood the…
From k(need) to belan..
The rolling pin or as lovingly called the belan in the Indian scenario has come a long way. Being passed on from one generation to the net…
Design Mela 