Sharbat Making Workshop – Sat 5 May
Buddhist Walk – Sun 6 May
Decoding Contemporary Art Workshop – 13 May
Sharbat Kulfi Walk in Old Delhi – 20 May
View the works at RED EARTH DESIGN MELA, Spring 2012
(Click on image to enlarge)
Untitled DERO 40 – Acrylic on canvas / 72×48” / 2012 / Price on request
Untitled DERO 41 – Acrylic on canvas / 72×48” / 2012 / Price on request
Untitled DERO 42 – Watercolour on paper / 30×22” / 2012 / Price on request
Untitled DERO 43 – Watercolour on paper / 30×22” / 2012 / Price on request
Red Earth Design Mela – Spring 2012 Edition
Discover & celebrate design: A curated design fair featuring multiple design mediums & the country’s best creative talents. About the Project
@ Alliance Francaise de Delhi / (Galerie Romain Roland)
72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003
On Sun 22- Mon 23 April 2012, 11 am to 8 pm
Partcipants
- Red Earth / New artworks by Debarchan Rout
- Green the Gap / Responsible, upcycled merchandise
- Artfeat Designs / Funky, fun and functional products
- Baby Baniya / Quirky, whimsical jewellery
- Pluriel Design / Interiors, spaces, objects
- Elan / Objects for home and garden
- Tota Maina Designs / Hand-crafted home accessories
- Beeja / Craft based design practices
- Ameet Singh / Chromatic Orchestra: Music and Space (a site specific installation)
- Delhi’s Gluten Free Kitchen / Cakes & coffee
- Sumearth / Handcrafted solutions
- Urvashi Kaur / Apparel: Summer’12 Pret Collection: ‘Banaras Se’
Entry free and open to all.
Contact Himanshu Verma / himanshu@site.redearthindia.com / 41764054
Conceived, curated and presented by Red Earth
As part of THE SPRING FESTIVAL 2012
Genda Gulaal
Home-made colour from marigold petals
100% pure
1 kilo gulaal contains the best of 30 kgs of flowers, probably the purest gulaal ever!
Can be used for
- Holi (colour play – use as dry or wet colour!)
- Rangoli (floor decorations)
- Painting (by soaking it for a while)
- In the temple for worship
- And much more – celebrate the versatile genda!
Holi 2012
- Play Holi with Genda Gulaal.
- Celebrate Naturally!
- Genda is good for people, plants & parties!
- It brings magical good luck!
VARIETIES (See pics below)
- Narangi / Orange – Consistency: F
- Basanti / Yellow – Consistency: F
- Bhagva – Maroon Colour – Consistency: F
- Triple Genda Mix – 3 marigold colours mixed together. Consistency: M
- Rose-Genda Mix – Desi Indian roses with marigolds. Consistency: M
- Seedy Gulaal – Crushed whole flowers of all three mariogold colours, along with seeds. Play Seedy Gulaal in your garden and watch the Gendas grow! Consistency: C.
- F – fine, almost powder like, with tiny petal bits
- M – medium, contains bigger petal bits.
- C- coarse, contains bigger petal bits, seeds and flower parts.
PACKAGING & PRICING (See pics below)
- By the Kilo
- Packed in plastic bags.
- Price: Rs. 2700 per kilo / Rs. 500 per kilo (Seedy Gulaal)
- Earthern Handi
- Can be re-used as a container / flower vase.
- Contains 100 gms. Total app. weight: 650 gms.
- Price: Rs. 300 (Types 1-5) / Rs. 200 (Seedy Gulaal)
- Chai Glass
- Can be re-used as a tea glass.
- Contains about 25 gms. Total app. weight: 150 gms.
- Price: Rs. 90 (Types 1-5) / Rs. 60 (Seedy Gulaal)
- Chai Set (Contains all six types)
- Can be reused as a tea glass set, comes along with stand.
- Contains about 150 gms. in all. Total app. weight: 1100 gms.
- Price: Rs. 550/-
- Cloth Potli (Courier friendly)
- Can be reused as a jewellery pouch / purse, made with tissue and brocade.
- Contains about 200 gms of gulaal. Total app. weight: 300 gms.
- Rs.650 (Types 1-5) / Rs. 400 (Seedy Gulaal)
ORDERING DETAILS
- Email us your order with choice of varieties and packaging.
- Courier / delivery charges extra as applicable. We can courier gifts on your behalf.
- Customisation and personal message facility also available.
- For orders / inquiries contact 91-11-41764054 / himanshu@site.redearthindia.com
GIFT PACKING EXTRAS
- Cane Baskets and paper bags are available at extra cost.
- Visit this page for details.
(Images by Supriya Consul, click on image to enlarge)
Six types of Gulaal
Earthern Handi Packaging
Earthern Handi Packaging with Descriptive Tag
Earthern Handi Packaging
Chai Glass Packaging
Chai Set Packaging
Chai Set Packaging with 6 types of Gulaal
Chai Set Packaging
Potli Packaging
Potli Packaging with Inner Plastic Bag
The Spring Festival 2012
Presented by Red Earth
March-April 2011
Holi Tour of Braj
A burst of spring colours in the land of Krishna
Friday 2 March (7 am) – Sunday 4 March (9 pm), 2012
Starting Point: Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi: Friday 2 March, 7 am sharp
Ending Point: Dilli Haat on Sunday 4 March, 9 pm
Mode of commuting: A/c Coach
Registration Details
* Contribute: Rs. 11,000/- per person on twin sharing.
Rs. 12,500/- per person on single occupancy.
* Includes: Accommodation, travel and all meals.
Does not include other personal expenses
Accommodation at Anand Krishna Van Guest House – A/c rooms
See http://anandakrishnavan.com/ for details
* Please register and pay in advance.
* To register contact Himanshu Verma / himanshu@site.redearthindia.com / 011-41671100
Description
In the magical playground of Krishna – the land of Braj, Holi is celebrated with a gusto that is unmatched anywhere else in India. Our special tour is designed to give you a flavour of some of the varied events of Holi in this dev-bhumi (land of the gods). Learn about the traditional ethos of the festival, and the philosophy centred around traditional celebrations. Revel in the ever-increasing accelerating madness of colour that begins in Braj much before the rest of India starts playing Holi…
Holi in Braj carries on for more than 10 days. The Holi celebrations are centred around the opposition, and change in power equations between the male as embodied in Krishna and the female, as embodied in Radha. Pushti-Margi temples, spread throughout North and Western States of India, celebrate the festival. The Deity, and the laity, are liberally sprinkled with perfumes, saffron water, kesudo, and covered in sandalwood as well as the white and pink powder, abir and gulal. Joyous celebration is accompanied by classical music, poetry and folk songs appropriate for the occasion.
Itinerary and Places Visited
Day One: Friday 2 March – Barsana / Lathmar Holi
7 am: Leave Delhi for Vrindavan
10 am: Reach Vrindavan / Check-in to guest house / Breakfast
12 noon: Leave for Barsana
1 pm – 6 pm: Lathmar Holi Celebrations in Barsana
7 pm: Return to Vrindavan
The Holi celebrations in Braj begin at Barsana, Radha’s (Krishna’s consort) village, six days before Holi. Krishna arrives, with the men from Nandgaon. The people of Nandgaon and Barsana play Holi together. The men wear huge turbans decorated with leaves to protect themselves from the colour and beatings of the women of Barsana. Lathmar Holi (literally Stick Beatings Holi) is played at sunset, when women dressed in beautiful sarees hit the men with sticks. They unleash a shower of sticks on the naughty boys of Nandgaon to teach them a lesson for all the broken pots and for teasing the girls of Barsana.
Day Two: Saturday 3 March – Nandgaon Holi
8 am: Visit some main temples in Vrindavan / other sites of interest
12 noon: Leave for Nandgaon
1 am – 6 pm: Holi Celebrations in Nandgaon
7 pm: Return to Vrindavan
The following day, the play of Holi manifests itself in Nandgaon, Krishna’s village, where the women on Nandgaon reign supreme over the men of Barsana, in yet another day of Lathmar Holi, but the beatings are much gentler, since Radha’s side remains the more powerful one during Holi.
Day Three: Sunday 3 March – Vrindavan Darshan and Holi
8 am – 1 pm: Darshan, Aarti and Holi Sewas at main temples in Vrindavan
1 pm: Check out from hotel
1 pm – 5.30 pm: Lunch, Free personal time in Vrindavan
6 pm: Return to Delhi
9 pm: Tour ends at Dilli Haat
Third day into the magical madness of Holi, Vrindavan, the playground of Krishna erupts with celebratory colours. We will visit some of the main temples and ghats of Vrindavan, and take part in Holi celebrations, which includes special Holi samaj gayan (community singing) and often also Ras-Leelas (processional theatre).
Notes
* Dress Code: Holi Colours – White / yellow / orange / red / multi-colour. No black allowed.
* References for Descriptions: Goswami, Shrivatsa. Celebrating Krishna. Vrindavan: Shri Chaitanya Prem Sansthan, 2001.
Photographs by Priscila Patel (Click on images to enlarge)
