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Books and other cool stuff we discussed on Episode 9:

Japanese art textiles at NUNO

Satya Paul who was an innovative sari designer who launched contemporary, printed saris in the 1980s

Tharangini Studios in Bangalore, who print Seema’s fabrics

The iconic Nalanda bookstore in the Taj, now open as part of the CMYK group, and this wonderful tribute to the sad closing after 70 years, of another iconic Bombay The Strand Bookstore earlier this year. BOOK LOVERS - it’s a must watch and a powerful reminder of the serendipitous discoveries we miss out on when we search for specific titles on amazon.

Brigitte Singh: Printress of the Mughal Garden

Peter Korn’s Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman

A related book by Alexander Langlands: Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts

Special thanks to Mohit Shandilya & Rajat Upadhyay / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering.