Madras Girls a Century Ago

Here’s another postcard, tinted and printed about 1905-1910 and sold by Spencer & Co., a prominent department store in Madras.  Nine school girls were photographed in a studio wearing nice sarees and probably more jewellery than they wore to class.  I like the neat white saree with red borders, pallu in front and warp threads visible.  As usual, the colors are a bit off in placement and selection, but the girls are so sweet and focused in their poses. 

Looking at them one can’t help but wonder what they saw throughout the rest of their lives – surely Independence, possibly changing Madras State to Tamil Nadu a generation later, but not the contested renaming the city of Madras to Chennai in 1996.

I support slutwalk

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I think we’re beating around the bush here,” he reportedly told them. “I’ve been told I’m not supposed to say this – however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised.

I hate the word slut, but I support slutwalk.

I so strongly disagree with the notion that “if a woman dresses like a slut don’t be surprised if she gets raped and furthermore …. don’t expect any support from the cops or the courts. Simply, it’s your own fault…” This is WRONG with a capital W and capital R.

slut walk is a fight to claim dignity and rights! I fully support it

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-slutwalk-tomorrow-will-you-be-there/171646-19.html.

Love breakups zindagi, but makes you wear pretty sarees – thats a fair deal.

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Love Breakups Zindgi – and I guess it doesn’t help with your grammer either.

Love breakups zindagi, but makes you wear pretty sarees – thats a fair deal.

Here is the preview:

Born Free Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Sahara Motion Pictures present their first production, Love BreakUps Zindagi.

An exploration that asks if opposites attract or repel?

Is love an option or a choice?

And what if The One is already with Another?

Written and directed by Sahil Sangha, tuned by Salim Sulaiman and with lyrical inputs by Javed Akhtar, the film takes us into the baffling core of modern relationships.

For instance, Jai (Zayed Khan) and Naina (Dia Mirza) are almost “settled” in their life but missing something or someone who will complete them. Jai feels that magic and serendipity have passed him by. Naina has taught herself that a less than fulfilling life is enough for her. But is it?

Govind (Cyrus Sahukar) has a colourful past and is on his way to another major, seemingly all wrong relationship. But what if this ‘mistake’ is the love he has been looking for all his life?

Sheila (Tisca Chopra) has stayed single for a long time waiting for Mr. Perfect. When he does appear, will she take her chance at love, look beyond the odds that divide to see what binds them in a perfect whole?

Ritu (Umang Jain) lives on breakups and ice cream. Will she ever find a man, and share a beginning and not just a closure?

Arjun (Satyadeep Misra) and Gayatri (Auritra Ghosh) are the perfect couple on the brink of a dream wedding. Will their love inspire the others to listen to their heart?

Dhruv (Vaibhav Talwar) and Radhika (Pallavi Sharda) are driven workaholics ignoring the small text of their lives. Will they wake up to see what they have missed in their desire for everything?

Watch these characters as they find personal truths, shed illusions, laugh, cry, grow up and learn the biggest lesson of all. That even if you don’t go looking for love, it will come looking for you.

Sexy saree dance : Laga Laga Re Laga Prem Rog

One of the things that I haven’t been able to do is to chronicle the sarees in contemporary movies.

Here is a gorgeous dance in a monotone orange saree and she does look like she is on fire. When people say they want to see Sushma in a saree, well this is the reason. Most women when they put on a saree, are automatically restrained, but she doesn’t.

Watch it in 720p resolution, if you can.

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