Kantha: folk embroidery holding Bengali stories, beliefs and resistance, now at Rithihi
Storied motifs upon the comfort of cotton softened by time; colours so generously bold, lifted…
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10/04
White: A Rithihi meditation on the colour traversing funerals, weddings, temples and parliaments
It was 1960, and Sirima Bandaranaike was thrust upon Sri Lanka’s political stage after her…
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11/03
For the Women Who Weave
A reflection for Women's History Month, on Sri Lankan women weavers and the knowledge that…
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17/02
The Beauty of Restraint: A Rithihi Story on South Asia’s Reverence for Simplicity
South Asia is known for its exuberance; saturated colours, vibrant rituals, homes thick with family,…
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12/01
Embodying Renewal: Dressing for When We Begin Again
Time, as we use it, is a human invention; an agreed‑upon lattice of time markers…
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