India: Art, Culture and Heritage

Exploring India's music through a curated spotify playlist.

Discover the tradition of mehndi (henna) in India, an art form rooted in ritual, patience, and connection. From weddings to everyday moments, explore how this fleeting adornment offers a deeper way to experience culture through travel.

In Jaipur, India blockprint is ubiquitous in every street-side market. However, the hand block production itself isn't obviously front and center. It's there if you know where to look, however. In Sanganer, outside Jaipur, long tables, trays of dye, and tacks of carved wooden blocks worn smooth from use are not far away at all, if you know where to look. It’s easy to think of block printing as decoration, just another pattern on cloth, but that’s really the end of the story

An unfolding conversation over mehndi about the lives of Rajasthani widows and the textiles that support them.

India Slowly: Observations on slow travel in India

Just outside Jaipur, handmade paper is still made from cloth, water, and time. A look inside the workshops of Sanganer and the craft that continues quietly.

I didn't expect to bump into history when I took a workshop in Sanganer, India. The real experience of travel are in the in-between spaces.

Sometimes it's good to take India slow. A change of plans can lead to the best experiences which is what happened during our time at Khatu Haveli in Jaipur.