Local and Indian musicians perform on santoor, tabla, hammer dulcimer and digeridoo.
The Little Yurt That Traveled to Both Washingtons
The model yurt in Music for the Eyes appeared in an exhibition in the Washington DC Textile Museum.
The Lakai Tribe of Central Asia
The Uzbek-speaking lakai are the only real nomads left in Central Asia.
“New” Delhi–No Riding on the Tops of the Cars
On a recent trip to India, we learn that though things change, they stay the same!
Tibetan Aprons Tell A Story
Tibetans in exile maintain their culture through traditional dress.
“Get thee to a nunnery” in Dharamsala
Dharamsala is the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile and a focal point of Tibetan exile life.
Looking for Tibetan Rugs
We found a great new source of Tibetan carpets in Nepal!
Kathmandu 20 Years Later
We found the tourists are back to Nepal, and we enjoyed the sights and people in that country.
Rafting on the Ganges
Sharon and Fred Lundahl have just returned from a month of “buying for the shop” in Nepal and northern India. Future blogs will cover various aspects of the places we went shopping, but this first blog will tell about our R&R weekend at a wonderful vacation site up the Ganges River in the Himalaya Mountains… Read more »
Afghan Rug Comments from Kabul Jim
A friend of ours, Jim Senner, who’s spent a lot of time working in Afghanistan has interesting comments to be made on Afghan rugs,