Indian Ornamentation and Globalization

Series produced by Christine Beaderstadt

Construction workers in Pune, India.

These short stories examine how life in India is changing rapidly, through the lens of how women are dressing.

With the massive influx of Information Technology and its presence in the subcontinent, India is at a crossroads of old-world and modernity; this is expressed and often evident through physical adornment. Women, especially, are important to observe and document since they are often the leaders in ornamental customs.

Women have strong traditions of adornment practices, and their stories, passed from mother to daughter, are changing in the process. Their stories, some centuries old, are told in this series.

With Indian parents, a childhood spent in Pakistan, and now living in America, Nazleen has a unique perspective on Indian dress. She tells us her story of how she dressed growing up, and how she thinks Indian dress is changing.

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