Contents
Joshil Naran 14
The violence in value
'Racial embellishment' as embodied apartheid in contemporary Johannesburg
Khushali Haji
The belle of embellishment
Women and decoration in an Indian context
Isha Chouksey 46
Zamindars, British and the pursuit of Europe
Deconstructing symbolism of the 19th century Thakurbari ·
Ankita Gupta 64
Hyperbole and the whole embellishment
Elaborate situations, flawed detailing mechanisms, order and disorder
Anusree B 74
The urban embellishments of Chennai
Kollywood cut-outs and katchi kodis
Dhruv Pandya 90
Translation of layers
Perceiving subjectivity in "decoration"
Eva Thomas 98
Hidden in a motif
A case of Muktambal Chathram at Orathanadu, Thanjore
Kuldeep kundnani 118
The evolution of embellishment in architecture
Necessity or leisure?
Ranjana shah 134
Sensing beauty-experiencing architecture
Assessing the psychological impact of architectural design and ornamentation
Shruthi Ramesh 144
Colour as embellishment
The transforming culture of aesthetics in the realms of the urban poor
Shubhayan M 160
Decoding ornamentations in architecture and lifestyles
An introspection into the evolution of embellishments in design, and its influence in the evolution of human habitations, lifestyles, cultures, and societal fabrications
Smita Patil 176
Embellishment
An expression of cultural identities
Srusti Shah 188
Decriminalize the ornament
Towards an assertion of identity