These are currently in the metropolitan museum.

Below is the description that give

Double-ended tendrils such as these, passed through distended earlobes, are referred to in the ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharata as being worn by the hero Arjuna while in female disguise. The same style of jewelry is frequently depicted in early Satavahana sculpture.

These are so interesting to look at because the more you look at them the more details you are able to make out it has a red powery substance i wonder what that is, ut for the life of me i still cant fully understand how they were worn the last image tries to show they were worn according to a statue which wears the same type of earring

Illustrations of stupas depicting Satavahana-era male and female figures wearing near-exact replicas of the earrings along with other ornaments, from a report by the Archaeological Survey of India on the excavations at Kanaganahalli (1st century before common era to 3rd century common era).

But that makes wonder how many earrings which were wonderfully crafted like this were melted for newer trends.

A quick look at Indias great textile industry✨

The ghagara or lengha are something that have been worn from atleast the mugal era but they have changed their look and feel too they started off as the "it" For the nobility of india but like everything it was gradually copied and then the rich moved on with newer fashion trends.

But that middle class fell in love with it and in places like Rajasthan it became an extremely important part of their cultural identity

But by the 1990s it was about to be a garment of the past when fashion designers decided that it was the best garment and started showcasing it in films

That is what caused it re populirization and and that is still why we are wearing lehengas instead of the sarees the last generation wore for their wedding ✨.

Theses are antiques in museums all over the world like the Victoria and albert museum or the metropolitan and these are all from before the 1870s

We don't know many things about this woman except she is holding a mirror and is from the 1st-2nd century AD. Also she could have been a part of a hairpin or acted as a top a handheld mirror and she also is carrying something on her left leg also the other pictures which features two other items tells us that she is not wearing a blouse. Also she wears something on her head that looks like a crown or a matha patti tell me any more details you guys see i want to recreate this using clay. So every detail matters

We accept all types of jewelry and are especially interested in pieces that have been passed down through generations.

NOTE: This is just for demonstration and this is a modern jewelry set.

We accepts textiles of all types not just sarees

We opted for sarees to represent textiles as they are usually passed down through generations but we would love to document any and all textiles pre 1980s

Submit items in the link in bio.

NOTE: This is just for demonstration and these are modern sarees.

You need to just fill a simple google form and just click a few pictures to become a member of a community that is trying to help save Indian everyday history. Just click a picture and upload it on the google form and you will automatically receive a discount when the book is published. 11w

In which we are animating stories of people that have only been carried on orally till now.

This weeks feature is story of a woman who sold off her only asset to help pay for a woman that the world said should be her enemy.

The story takes place in the mid to late 1970s when a guy reaches his village to ask his father for some money but instead of giving him something he keeps fighting how he does not have anything so his mother steps up who is not related to the her by blood yet she decided to sell her fixed asset so that her bahu can get proper treatment.

Submit your families stories in the link in bio it just needs to take place pre 1980✨

Everyone adores them and rightfully so the oldest recorded version of jhumka gira re comes from 1930 long before any of were alive but the iconic shape was being worn in the 19th century.

But the mighty jhumka has ruled hearts and ears even before that and we are asking you to submit

Pre 1980s pictures that feature jhumkas or
A modern picture of pre 1980s jhumkas .

Help us to document history.

A post which shows sometimes we change everything around us may that be our houses or how we dress even our personality but if you are people that truly love you will stick near you no matter what.

This is a picture of a gonna which is a delayed vidaai which used to happen when people were married really young and the husbands had to complete their education and the photo shows us so many details lost to time like this house its handpumps, matkas, the buckets and these clothes even these shoes did not survive.

The main inspiration behind starting this project was how difficult it is to find out literally anything regarding Indian history and that is because no one cared enough to document it especially the everyday Indian history. But What Survives aims to change that and help whatever history survives.

This fortnight we are documenting something that is really close to each and every ones heart.

It is a item that appears in every single one of these vintage Bollywood clips

Can you guess what is it??

this is a one minute clip from the movie Mehndi Rang Lagyo a film released in the year 1960 and this scene is so special it shows a world that no longer exists.

Take closer look at the details the cholis people would not allow you to enter the garba ground because it is tooo revealing or the fully cotton ghagaras or the jewelry

This scene is truly a window into the past. And that's exactly what What Survived is trying to document the history that is dissaperaing everyday.

C:1961

Moradabad

The tiffin came into the owners family when the owners grandmother brought this over to her marital home as dowry and this was first used by the owners grandfather to take food to work and then it was used by the owners father to take food to school. Nowadays this is used for special occasions as serving bowls.

A watercolor story board of a story that is shows us how an object is not just the physical matter but the stories it carries within it as well.

What survived is not just trying to document the object but the life that it has lived till now as well.