March 2nd, 2008Rangoli
“Boom or bust, this too shall pass. Just don’t let anyone catch you without the experience of either.”
~ the Wise Fool
It sits not on paper and not on wall, but on the ground. It comes colored or all-white; it is small or big; simple or complex; it may be silly at times, magnanimous at others; it may be magnificent, but it is fragile. It’s made up of lines that are straight, curved or squiggly, which go through or around tiny dots. The dots, if present, form a skeleton; the lines give it the body. Together, they form a pattern. It has different names in different parts of India. Whatever it’s called, one thing is for certain: It never lasts. So it won’t be long before it must be redrawn. What is it? Answer: Rangoli.
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