What better way to welcome spring than by dowsing your friends – and complete strangers! – with coloured powder and water? That’s exactly what happens during Holi, a spring festival traditionally celebrated in India and Nepal, but now a worldwide phenomenon. The Festival of Colours, […]

There’s nothing quite like the messy, carefree festival of Holi. Literally, you have to see it to believe it. Social boundaries are blurred with rainbow colours. Collective minds are lost, decorum is abandoned and everything goes a little bit wild. Faces are smeared with gulal (brightly […]

Blacksmiths have played an important role in the advancement of civilisation. In this article, we look at what a blacksmith is & why they are so important

India’s influence on world history cannot be overstated. In this article, we go into detail about the culture, food, language and overall what it is like in India

The BBC’s recent news article which focuses on how Nepal’s blockade is affecting the country, is a powerful and shocking story, which makes you appreciate what you have this Christmas. Read the article here at www.bbc.co.uk

Here at Ian Snow we practice ethical ecommerce by treating every member of our supply chain as we would our UK based team. We also extend that level of respect to the natural world and ensure all of our processes from inland India to our very doorstep are sustainable, eco-friendly...