Five interesting ways to learn about Indian and world history

Even the most avid lovers of history cannot deny that perusing tomes and volumes can be a tad tedious However history doesnrsquot necessarily have to be learned academically it can be observed through the bitesized stories of objects fabrics jewellery and other channels Herersquos a curation of five interesting ways to learn about Indian and world historyFabric of historyThe simplynamed Textile Conservation Studio a New Delhibased art and fabric conservation platform initiates discussions about ancient textiles that they restore The studio is run by Deepshikha Kalsi a materials conservator and consultant Some of their recent projects include restoring a 19th century silk velvet Chhatri belonging to the Maharawals of Dungarpur which we are informed is embroidered through with pure gold and silver thread The studio also posted the behindthescenes video restoring an 18th century world hemisphere map believed to be asampler depicting Captain Cookrsquos journeygtgtgtInstagram textile_conservation_studioArt to the pastDaak Vaak is an indie art store as well as a newsletter It creates gifts based on the lesserknown art culture traditions and poetry of South Asian cultures and talks about facets of history such as Hari Ambadas Gadersquos abstract expressionist paintings and the work of indie artists poetsand writersgtgtgtInstagram daakvaakDiaspora of survivalBrown History a newsletter dedicated to South Asian stories aims to retell history through ldquothe eyes of the vanquishedrdquo The platform brings to the fore tales of migration ethnic cleansing and diaspora narratives of the region For example a recent newsletter article talks about Balochistanrsquos disappearances the hundreds of people who are arrested mysteriouslygtgtgtInstagram brownhistoryPast wornJaipurrsquos Amrapali Museum is a space dedicated extensively to heritage jewellery and antique accessories Founders Rajiv Arora and Rajesh Ajmera started the museum to showcase their personal collections of tribal ornaments The museum has pieces such as a gilded silver pandan container a 19th century dancer who doubles up as a wine flask and a majestic gulab paash sprinkler from Jaisalmer used to sprinkle rosewatergtgtgtInstagram amrapalimuseumPoetic memoryIndigenous is a platform that captures stories of the Indian subcontinent in the form of photos exhibition pictures and film stills unravelling the stories and history they contain For example the blog showcases stills from the 1978 Tamil film Aval Appadithaan which starred Kamal Haasan and Sripriya and tells the story of the fiercely opinionated character Manju and her fight against misogynygtgtgtInstagram indigenous