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...rights than men and seeking to dissociate the caste system from Hinduism.“It’s a social system, so linking the caste system to Hinduism is the same thing as linking slavery to Christianity, which doesn’t happen,” said Janeshwari Devi, VF’s director of programs. “People opposing our edits are not practicing Hindus so they don’t understand what Hinduism is—they’re looking at it from a scholarly perspective, and we’re looking at it from...
...small office. It shows a tall crown studded with 4,000 diamonds and made from seven kilograms of gold. Four craftsmen from NAC Jewellers spent six months making the crown, at a cost of about $700,000. It now rests on a statue of the goddess Padmavathi Devi at the Tiruchanur Shrine in South India. Anantha Padmanaban, a partner of NAC Jewellers, proudly shows off a photo album full of snapshots of the work his shop has done for other Hindu shrines: a gold-plated archway for the temple at Guruvayur, a silver crown for the god Kubera at Badrinath...
...have no other choice. They must buy gold for weddings." Won't Indians stop buying once they begin to understand they can get better returns in stocks and mutual funds? Sitting under a portrait of the seven-kilogram crown of gold that his shop crafted for the goddess Padmavathi Devi, Padmanaban begins to rock with laughter. "It may happen, but it'll take a hundred years...
BOOTS Edie Sedgwick wannabes are snapping up the season's must-have accessory: mod-inspired over-the-knee flat boots. Some of the best come from young New York City designer Devi Kroell. Big luxury houses like Dior are putting their twist on the trend, equestrian-style...
...specially commissioned for the show. Despite a stereotype of Indian women as passive extensions of their men, women have won legendary victories over men. Spotlighting the heroism of women in India, the drama stayed true to the storytelling roots of traditional Bharatnatyam dance, depicting the Hindu myths of Chamundeshwari Devi, Saavitri, and Obavva. Although Rohini Nair ’08 prefaced each act admirably by reciting summaries of the drama’s parts, multiple complex names made the plotline from Hindu mythology hard to follow. Thus, audience understanding of the program might have benefited from written summaries...