Zeb Bilal
@zebtariq
History and museum buff. Wishing for peace and equality in an ideal world. Design educator/ exploring South Asian textiles
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04-06-2012 18:33:33
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I've been complaining a lot about #Heeramandi
Turns out I've written quite a lot about India's great courtesans and the culture that sustained them. If you're interested, here's a short list. 🧵
[Malagir, great Delhi courtesan 1815, Lalji or Hulas Lal William Dalrymple]
Weavers arranging #shawls in bales, #Sikh artist, style of Bishan Singh,Amritsar /Lahore,ca 1860-70 sold 10 times more than its estmtd price at recently concluded Sothebys auction. Click for the fantastic details. William Dalrymple ranjona banerji 🇮🇳 Zeb Bilal Fatima Zahra Hassan (Zahra) #art #history #culture