Tulsi Vatsal
Biographic Data
| ID | 1690542 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tulsi Vatsal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tulsi |
| FAMILY NAME | Vatsal |
| SIGNATURE | VATSAL T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tulsi Vatsal is a Mumbai-based independent researcher. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Still Heard
In the 19 th century, Parsi women started wearing elaborately embroidered saris known as garas. What is not generally known is that these beautiful textiles were imported from China. Their arrival in India forms a little known sub-plot in the wider saga of British imperialism and the unique Parsi response to the imperatives of foreign rule. When new marketing opportunities opened up in China for the East India Company in the second half of the 18…
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Still Heard
In the 19 th century, Parsi women started wearing elaborately embroidered saris known as garas. What is not generally known is that these beautiful textiles were imported from China. Their arrival in India forms a little known sub-plot in the wider saga of British imperialism and the unique Parsi response to the imperatives of foreign rule. When new marketing opportunities opened up in China for the East India Company in the second half of the 18…
Ancient history (1 work) · Appeal (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · China (1 work) · Clothing (1 work) · Colonial rule (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Craft (1 work) · Crafts, Textile, and Design (1 work) · Elite (1 work)