Garas: Prized Possessions
Posted by | Posted on 08-08-2010
Old and new garas enjoy equal popularity at social occasions. Photographs Courtesy: Khurshed Poonawalla
The book, “Peonies & Pagodas: Embroidered Parsi Textiles” details the history of Gara embroidered creations and talks about new trends in Gara embroideries. Garments with Gara embroidery once produced by Chinese weavers and embroiderers, became a distinctive mark of the community’s identity in India. The b