Syed Alif Shahed
@dietaarong.bsky.social
PhD-ing (or so they say) / religion, anthropology, public space / mostly posting about fashion and textiles on here #madeinbangladesh 🇧🇩
Had the opportunity to meet Sree Raghunath Basak, president of Tangail Sari Traders Association at his studio in Pathrail, the birthplace of the Tangail Saree. He is also the leading figure in the case to claim the G.I. for the Tangail Saree of Bangladesh.
January 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Had the opportunity to meet Sree Raghunath Basak, president of Tangail Sari Traders Association at his studio in Pathrail, the birthplace of the Tangail Saree. He is also the leading figure in the case to claim the G.I. for the Tangail Saree of Bangladesh.
had dinner with my lovely jethima afterwards ❤️
December 19, 2024 at 11:34 AM
had dinner with my lovely jethima afterwards ❤️
Presented my research on religion and infrastructural development at brac university yesterday! Thank you to the lovely folks at ENH who organized and everyone who attended.
December 19, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Presented my research on religion and infrastructural development at brac university yesterday! Thank you to the lovely folks at ENH who organized and everyone who attended.
I’ll be presenting what I’ve been up to the last thirteen months at Brac next Wednesday!
December 13, 2024 at 5:30 PM
I’ll be presenting what I’ve been up to the last thirteen months at Brac next Wednesday!
transferring incomprehensible handwriting from 1931 to my very own incomprehensible handwriting
November 30, 2024 at 6:44 AM
transferring incomprehensible handwriting from 1931 to my very own incomprehensible handwriting
short trip to kushtia
November 26, 2024 at 4:55 PM
short trip to kushtia
don’t ask how much weight i’ve put on doing fieldwork
November 25, 2024 at 4:22 PM
don’t ask how much weight i’ve put on doing fieldwork
working out of the department of archaeology today
November 25, 2024 at 9:29 AM
working out of the department of archaeology today
Reminds me very much also of both Satyajit Ray and Soumitra Chatterjee accepting the Legion of Honour in Bengali style dhuti-panjabi
November 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Reminds me very much also of both Satyajit Ray and Soumitra Chatterjee accepting the Legion of Honour in Bengali style dhuti-panjabi
He was featured in Vogue India shortly after his win alongside another Nobel Prize winner (his wife): www.vogue.in/magazine-sto...
November 24, 2024 at 3:59 PM
He was featured in Vogue India shortly after his win alongside another Nobel Prize winner (his wife): www.vogue.in/magazine-sto...
academics need to be more invested in their own aesthetic — abhijit banerjee is a good example (of someone who is very much concerned about fashion) that always comes to mind
November 24, 2024 at 4:46 AM
academics need to be more invested in their own aesthetic — abhijit banerjee is a good example (of someone who is very much concerned about fashion) that always comes to mind
weekends mean
1) visits from (one of) my mother’s (several) saree-walas (this one is the jamdaniwala)
2) taking this exact same picture from the gym balcony
3) playing with the gym cat
1) visits from (one of) my mother’s (several) saree-walas (this one is the jamdaniwala)
2) taking this exact same picture from the gym balcony
3) playing with the gym cat
November 23, 2024 at 8:13 PM
weekends mean
1) visits from (one of) my mother’s (several) saree-walas (this one is the jamdaniwala)
2) taking this exact same picture from the gym balcony
3) playing with the gym cat
1) visits from (one of) my mother’s (several) saree-walas (this one is the jamdaniwala)
2) taking this exact same picture from the gym balcony
3) playing with the gym cat
some blouses from the era (from the national museum of bangladesh)
November 22, 2024 at 8:04 AM
some blouses from the era (from the national museum of bangladesh)
Stumbled while scrolling TikTok, but every time I rewatch Devdas I realize the costume department had them wearing whatever — the blouse is accurate (minus the neckline perhaps) for the times but what is this saree/drape supposed to be?
November 22, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Stumbled while scrolling TikTok, but every time I rewatch Devdas I realize the costume department had them wearing whatever — the blouse is accurate (minus the neckline perhaps) for the times but what is this saree/drape supposed to be?
Dhaka University has my whole heart
November 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Dhaka University has my whole heart
another tangail i want to highlight is one belonging to my late grandmother. it was gifted to her by my grandmother in the 80s.
most dhotis i own were sarees belonging to women in my family at some point.
most dhotis i own were sarees belonging to women in my family at some point.
November 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
another tangail i want to highlight is one belonging to my late grandmother. it was gifted to her by my grandmother in the 80s.
most dhotis i own were sarees belonging to women in my family at some point.
most dhotis i own were sarees belonging to women in my family at some point.
i had one of my mother’s old tangail sarees turned into a kurta. it was one of her favourite pieces and now it’s one of mine! i especially loved the radhakrishna embellishments so much i had to make it the front panel
November 19, 2024 at 5:58 PM
i had one of my mother’s old tangail sarees turned into a kurta. it was one of her favourite pieces and now it’s one of mine! i especially loved the radhakrishna embellishments so much i had to make it the front panel
i also wore this last december while presenting part of my research to some lovely students and faculty at the independent university of bangladesh
November 18, 2024 at 4:31 PM
i also wore this last december while presenting part of my research to some lovely students and faculty at the independent university of bangladesh
i posted this only to be stuck in traffic for two hours before eventually turning back and going home 🫠
November 18, 2024 at 8:20 AM
i posted this only to be stuck in traffic for two hours before eventually turning back and going home 🫠
Been working out of the National Library of #Bangladesh as of late.
November 18, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Been working out of the National Library of #Bangladesh as of late.
My favourite Jamdani kurtas
1) “Jhuri buti” scattered patterns connected with diagonal lines
2) “Guinea buti” motifs resembling coins
3) “kodom chaak buti” motifs resembling a wheel
4) “pushpo buti” motifs resembling flowers
#textiles #madeinbamadesh #jamdani #bangladeshi
1) “Jhuri buti” scattered patterns connected with diagonal lines
2) “Guinea buti” motifs resembling coins
3) “kodom chaak buti” motifs resembling a wheel
4) “pushpo buti” motifs resembling flowers
#textiles #madeinbamadesh #jamdani #bangladeshi
November 17, 2024 at 10:30 AM
My favourite Jamdani kurtas
1) “Jhuri buti” scattered patterns connected with diagonal lines
2) “Guinea buti” motifs resembling coins
3) “kodom chaak buti” motifs resembling a wheel
4) “pushpo buti” motifs resembling flowers
#textiles #madeinbamadesh #jamdani #bangladeshi
1) “Jhuri buti” scattered patterns connected with diagonal lines
2) “Guinea buti” motifs resembling coins
3) “kodom chaak buti” motifs resembling a wheel
4) “pushpo buti” motifs resembling flowers
#textiles #madeinbamadesh #jamdani #bangladeshi
i got this kurta from khadighor in comilla some time back, it’s definitely one of my favourites
November 15, 2024 at 7:16 PM
i got this kurta from khadighor in comilla some time back, it’s definitely one of my favourites
day with the besties
November 15, 2024 at 6:13 PM
day with the besties
My late maternal grandmother’s mala sharee that I now wear as a dhoti occasionally. Heirlooms need not always be fancy handloom pieces.
November 15, 2024 at 2:57 PM
My late maternal grandmother’s mala sharee that I now wear as a dhoti occasionally. Heirlooms need not always be fancy handloom pieces.