Last of the blues

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Last of the Blues

Remembering the exceptional Yellappa, a man who carried the knowledge, skill and practice of colouring cotton yarn with natural indigo as part of a rich tradition in the Indian sub-continent.

In The Hindu Sunday Magazine, December 13, 2015

 

Cotton yarn in the many shades of Indigo (Pic by Pankaj Sekhsaria)
The indigo vat (Pic by Pankaj Sekhsaria)
The many shades of indigo (Pic by Pankaj Sekhsaria)
Yellappa, at his home in Uravakonda in 2014 (Pic by Pankaj Sekhsaria)
The village of Uravakonda, a 2002 picture (Pic by Pankaj Sekhsaria)

 

 

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About Pankaj Sekhsaria

Pankaj Sekhsaria is author of 'The Last Wave', (http://tinyurl.com/njatxm2) a novel based in the Andaman islands of India. He is also a journalist, photographer and researcher with four books, a dozen peer reviewed papers and nearly 200 newspaper and magazine articles to his credit. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Science and Technology Studies (STS) at Maastricht University Science and Technology Studies (MUSTS). His Phd research involves studying the techno-scientific practices inside nanotechnology labs in India to understand and articulate the idea of a 'culture of innovation'

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