Q. What are the exciting discoveries you have made of shawls during your study?
A. The history of the European and Jacquard shawl is tied in with almost the whole of England and France of the 19th century. The industry of loom engineering, dyeing, wool processing, etc, was enormous. Many of the fascinating bits of this story can be found among the archives and travel books of spy agents, renegades, mercenaries, and explorers. Others are to be found in the discoveries of various designs and flowers in Mughal art that can be directly traced back to the 15th and 16th century.

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Q. What can the Mumbai audience look forward to during your talk?
A. The Mumbai audience can learn about the origins of the first Kashmir shawl designs and how early European herbal and florilegia (compilation) books, which were brought in by the Jesuits, influenced some. As my discussion moves into the first half of the 19th century, they will learn about how shawl patterns came under the influence of Sikh/Punjab culture, the Khalsa movement and Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Many people I’m sure, after my talk, will run home and re-open their shawls to see what they’ve been saving!

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