Its was less than a five kilometres hike, but it has left me winded because of the altitude, and a cough that I have been nursing for a week. Just a few days ago I was living at sea level in Mumbai, and today I am at 3300m, gasping for breath on a four day hike through this Trans-Himalayan range.
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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.