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Why Israeli Police Officers Are Frequent Visitors To A Kerala Town
Why are officers of the Israeli police force making frequent trips to a nondescript town in Kerala? The answer, for those who expect cloak-and-dagger stuff, may be disappointing. It so happens that their elegant light-blue, long sleeve uniform shirts are stitched at an apparel unit in Kannur, which has the glorious tradition of handloom making and ...
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Kolkata Festival Revives Magic Of 'Kantha', Humble Art Fit For A Queen
The simple running stitch most of us learnt at school is making waves in Kolkata. Experts in India's traditional textiles have mounted an exhibition in the city of the Kantha - the embroidery stitch whose beginnings some centuries ago may have been very humble but it has evolved into a fine art.
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Sahibabad stitches a link with Tom Cruise, Russel Crowe
The Tom Cruise starrer The Last Samurai, Russell Crowe's Robin Hood and many other Hollywood movies have an India connection.
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Why Israeli Police Officers Are Frequent Visitors To A Kerala Town
Why are officers of the Israeli police force making frequent trips to a nondescript town in Kerala? The answer, for those who expect cloak-and-dagger stuff, may be disappointing. It so happens that their elegant light-blue, long sleeve uniform shirts are stitched at an apparel unit in Kannur, which has the glorious tradition of handloom making and ...
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Kolkata Festival Revives Magic Of 'Kantha', Humble Art Fit For A Queen
The simple running stitch most of us learnt at school is making waves in Kolkata. Experts in India's traditional textiles have mounted an exhibition in the city of the Kantha - the embroidery stitch whose beginnings some centuries ago may have been very humble but it has evolved into a fine art.
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Sahibabad stitches a link with Tom Cruise, Russel Crowe
The Tom Cruise starrer The Last Samurai, Russell Crowe's Robin Hood and many other Hollywood movies have an India connection.
