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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15/12
Cloth as Gesture: A Social Code of South Asian Gifting
In the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lankans have turned instinctively toward one another in…
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24/11
To Wear a Poem: Śṛṅgāra of Kanchipuram Silks
She said, There are good omens: the house-lizard chirps, and my dark-rimmed left eyelid flickers.…
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22/10
Textile Tales by Rithihi featuring Paromita Banerjee
Textiles made by hand are so much more than fashion. A handwoven cloth is a…
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10/09
Six yards of Story in Thread and Ink: Madhubani’s Storytelling Sarees at Rithihi
Fabric is not mere clothing; it’s canvas for culture, for the pulse of a people’s…
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12/08
Fluid and Form: A Story of How South Asia Shaped Its Stitched Garments
In the earliest rhythms of South Asian life, clothing meant drape and fold. The unstitched…
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15/07
Rithihi presents Bai Lou: Alchemy of the Warp and Weft
Every artform has its practitioners who continue it and enrich it with their work. Then…
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