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Happy New Year Kolam
Published 31 December 2007 Art & Culture , India 4 CommentsTags: Happy New Year, Kolam, Pondicherry
Tags: Happy New Year, Kolam, Pondicherry
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Wow! This is so cool! I didn’t know what a kolam is, so I looked it up and now I think it’s pretty much the coolest thing I’ve heard about. Wikipedia says the women make one every morning on the thresholds of their homes. Is that true? I think that’s great!
Ours was made by Selvi, one of the wonderful “beautifiers” of Shuddham, who collect trash and sweep the streets in our Pondicherry neighborhood.
There is quite an ironic disconnect between the meanings we give to the word “class”. I challenge anyone to find a more graceful, talented, intelligent — “classy” — woman than Selvi.
I WANT HOW MANY DOTS INTHAT NEWYEAR KOLAM
this all r good