Category Archives: dastkar andhra conversations/monologues

I have some notes and observations regarding saris on SL

By cyberdiva | Published June 1, 2007

which link to issues of “Othering” – but more on that some other time.

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Zabibha creation

By cyberdiva | Published May 21, 2007

This one is a rad Zabibha original – from DAMA handloom texture.

Here she is standing near the Ganesha shrine on SL.

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Inter-facing DAMA – COMS 729

By cyberdiva | Published May 8, 2007

Understanding through doing…. the assignment emphasis was less on techical expertise of website building (most of the builders are beginners) and more on attempting to convey the concept that came from the client (as interpreted and understood by each of the groups based in their socio-cultural contextual locations). Is there a concept without [...]

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hooray for oryx temple!

By cyberdiva | Published May 3, 2007

She created a salwar kameez from Dastkar Andhra fabric:)

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Wall for sale …

By cyberdiva | Published April 22, 2007

There are walls – and then there are walls….

Come to cyberdivalive’s creations – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Brouwer/164/147/43 – and buy a wall made from Kalamkari (image is of Ganesh) handloom textures….
10 % of sales from rad Zabibha’s creations goes towards promoting Handloom via Dastkar Andhra Marketing Association.

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found రవీంద్ర నోట్సు

By cyberdiva | Published March 5, 2007

it goes…
మేము ఇక్కడనుంచి 9 మంది రాజవోలు వర్క్షాప్పుకు వెళ్ళాము…
so now I have to piece together based on all these notes since I cant seem to locate the tapes…

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Looking for Rajavolu online, I found…

By cyberdiva | Published February 28, 2007

I found Guntur on google map and found tenali and kuchipudi on wikipedia..
What do I remember of the Rajavolu trip?

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evidence – and evidence of what and for who?

By cyberdiva | Published February 25, 2007

so what is the nature of evidence in the academe – who is required to provide what evidence and why…

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By cyberdiva | Published February 25, 2007

how may you be made ready to hear the voice(s) you ask me/us to reveal to you?
why do you want us to reveal that “authentic” voice to you?
who decided that if I put something in quotes it becomes his authentic voice?
how may you be made ready to hear the voices you think you will hear [...]

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Protected: journeying back to Rajavolu…

By cyberdiva | Published February 23, 2007

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