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From the east

Ants stocks interesting products from the northeast



NEW STOP The store at Indiranagar

There’s a new store of northeastern craft in Indiranagar that will force you to change your perceptions on northeast India. Called Ants, the store stocks products ranging from skirts in cottons to lovely stoles and shawls in Eri silk, kurtas an d tops in all sizes and designs.

The mezzanine section houses mattresses and cushions made from kona grass in Manipur, black stone pottery of the Tangkhul Nagas. From the matrilineal Khasi tribe of Meghalaya come tidy basketry, while the Karbis and Dimasas contribute with their weaves. Jewellery from Kinnaura tribe of Himachal complements the dresses that you may pick up.

Books come with an inaugural 20 per cent discount in collaborations with Blossoms.

There’s also a café serving coffee and herbal teas. In house tailors could fit your dress for you while you sip coffee.

The design studio in the store will also make anything to order for you, stitch it, and courier it to you in a week.

Ants is at #2023/B 1st Cross, 14th A Main, HAL IInd Stage, Indiranagar. Call: 41715639 or 41521742. Or visit www.theant.org

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