Tag Archives: V.Geetha

Sita’s Ramayana: The Many Lives of a Text

By admin | Published: December 5, 2011

In the aftermath of Delhi University’s decision to ban A K Ramanujan’s essay discussing disparate versions of The Ramayana, Tara publisher V.Geetha reflects upon the many lives of the text, and in particular our recently published retelling of the great epic from the female point of view, Sita’s Ramayana. 5 people like this post. Like [...]

Posted in Behind the scenes, Books, Events, Gender, Tara Ethos, Workshops | Also tagged A K Ramanujan, books, Chennai, Feminist re-tellings, Folk Art, Gender, independent publishers, india, Jonathan Yamakami, literature, mahabharata, Medinipur, Moyna Chitrakar, Orijit Sen, Patua Art, publishing, Ramayana, samhita arni, Sita's Ramayana, Tara Books, the mahabharatha: a child's view, Three Hundred Ramayanas, West Bengal | 8 Responses

Women’s Art of the Everyday

By admin | Published: June 23, 2011

A Workshop Exploring Indian Floor Patterns All over India, there are enduring traditions of women decorating the threshold of their homes with decorative patterns. Known by different names in various communities, they are called kolam in Tamil Nadu. Women create them every day with rice paste or powder, and by nightfall, they are usually gone. [...]

Posted in Behind the scenes, Events, Gender, General, Tara Ethos, Workshops | Also tagged Aniruddhan Vasudevan, aripana, Besant Nagar, Bhajju Shyam, Bihar, book craft, Chennai, community art, digna, floor art, Gender, Gita Wolf, gond art, handmade, india, Indian women's art, kolams, Madhubani, Madhya Pradesh, Meena art, publishing, Rajasthan, Sarla Devi, Selvi, Spaces, Tamil Nadu, Tara Books, Women's Art | 5 Responses

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