Reflective Essay On Indian Culture And Traditions

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The one question I get asked most in my everyday life is “How do I know what I know about Indian culture and traditions?” Growing up in a traditional and conservative household that placed education and knowledge seeking about everything else it was only natural that I learnt a lot about it. Let me assure you folks that I am not a Culture Nazi and I dislike lecturing people about traditions, for what is tradition today was a practice that was started by somebody because it made sense to them at a particular point in time. It might have even contradicted what they were following before that. By when asked, I like talking about it and educating people. Why? My learned family inspired me to read and learn all about my roots which in turn made …show more content…

When I created my Chithiram collection for show on the Travel and living channel on TV in 2012, I had no idea that it would spark such a strong trend of wearing picture jewellery (with prints or minis of paintings of various traditional schools of art) in India and that it would inspire the wearer to use jewellery as tool of storytelling and in the process education. My 2014 collections Chitra katha (inspired by the visual narrative of storytelling in India) and my Ragamala (an ode to Hindustani music specifically the ragamala) were created specifically for this …show more content…

As a result, we are clueless about our background, its richness and about what makes us unique. We feel depressed, frustrated and lacking in strength as dichotomous feelings of inferiority and superiority spread through us creating a void. Today fashion and jewellery designers from around the world are increasingly turning to ancient designs, motifs, techniques and materials to create products that will fill this void. A piece doesn’t have to look traditional to showcase its value, it can be inspired, or stylized yet retain its cultural

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