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French-Indian textile designer brings back ancient Mughal designs on fabric / 32CM3VB
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Textiles designer Brigitte Singh lovingly lays out a piece of cloth embossed with a red poppy plant made probably for emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, four centuries ago.
For Singh who came from France to India 42 years ago and married into a maharaja's family, this exquisite piece remains the ever-inspiring heart of her studio's mission.
This is to keep alive the art of block-printing that flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries under the conquering but sophisticated Mughal dynasty that ruled India back then. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES