If you ask Shilpa Sharma to explain her venture Breakaway, she would say—a company of travellers who have broken away from the clichés of travel, going far beyond the cookie-cutter approach, helping its guests discover the length and breadth of India like never before.
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100 days of lockdown. 100 days of blue skies, birdsong and window-facing workdays. 100 days of balcony greens, dewdrops and virtual events. 100 days of introspective solitude and small mercies. Occasional anxiety bouts and unexpected disaster-strikes.
Set against the 200,000 square kilometre golden sand carpet that forms the Thar Desert (Great Indian Desert), is an Indian city that often misses the limelight. It has a capacity to delight you with unexpected architectural splendour…from ornamental havelis hidden in a mesmerizing old town maze to sumptuous palaces overflowing with examples of rich artistic craftsmanship.
In today’s feature, the first in our exclusive week-long series exploring Indian textile culture, Brinda Gill interviews Surendra Kumar Patra, former Deputy Director of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.