Unpacking the Magic of Woven Strands of Silk and Wool
Laila Tyabji
FLOOR COVERINGS OF KASHMIR: KALEEN CARPETS, NAMDAH, GABBA, ARI RUGS AND WAGOO MATS by By Promil Pande Niyogi Books, New Delhi, 2023, 263 pp., INR 2500.00
OF INDIAN CARPETS & CARPETWALLAHS: AN APPRECIATIONby By Jon Westborg Aleph Book Company, 2023, 162 pp., INR 999.00
March 2024, volume 48, No 3

Not one but two stunning books on Indian carpets, one anecdotal, one scholarly, landed on my hall table for review this week.
, somewhere I have visited and worked in for over 70 years.

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