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All these schools are excellent academically. It seems to me that one of the main considerations about this decision is to decide: Do you want to go to a women’s college or do you want to go to a co-ed school? I graduated from Scripps College, a women’s college which is (and was from 1968–72 when I was there) a women’s college, but part of a group of 5 undergraduate schools and one graduate school who form a consortium. These schools are not only related to each other, but they were deliberately built adjacent to each other so that they could share facilities such as a HealthCenter, a central library, a performing arts theater, etc. Also, the Claremont Colleges offer cross-registration amongst the schools. Since all of these schools were in close proximity to each other the social life of these schools involved both women and men. Also, nearly all the classes one might take (except Scripps humanities classes only available to Scripps students) were open to women and men. Wellesley College is not like that. (I live in the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts where Wellesley College is located and my husband teaches at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts). Cambridge is just across the Charles River from Boston. Wellesley is in the burbs; it’s 13 miles away from Boston and Cambridge. There are buses that Wellesley students can take into Cambridge (near Harvard and MIT) and Boston, but on a day-to-day basis Wellesley students will be associating with all female peers. Of course, there are male and female professors, but the social life of all students of Wellesley College, whether heterosexual, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, will be with other women except for on weekends when they might have more time to go into Boston or Cambridge to meet up with male students at MIT, Harvard, Boston University or Tufts (or the students from these other co-ed schools find their way out to Wellesley).It just occurred to me in my editing of this comment that in the town of Wellesley and in the town next door, Needham, there are two additional undergraduate colleges, Babson College and Olin College. Babson College emphasizes business. Olin College is an innovative engineering college founded in 1997. It is physically adjacent to Babson College, although its address is in the adjacent town. Brandeis University, a medium-sized private research university with 3,600 undergraduates, is located about 8 miles away from Wellesley College (an 18–19 minute drive by car according to Mapquest) in the city of Waltham. Although the schools in this paragraph are physically close to the Wellesley College campus (especially Babson and Olin, less so Brandeis), I don’t know much about how much interaction there is between Babson, Olin, and Brandeis and Wellesley College. The issue is that there is no public transportation within the town of Wellesley or amongst the various suburban towns, only between Wellesley College and Cambridge/Boston. So, only students with cars can get between the Wellesley campus and the other locations or vice-versa. Therefore, unless these other suburban campuses organize mixers (is this an outmoded term?) with Wellesley College (or vice-versa), it is likely that there is not a lot of interaction.i didn’t have these issues to deal with when I went to Scripps College. I attended a women’s college, but there were men around all the time. I met my husband-to-be the first week I was in college. He was 2 years ahead of me in school. We married 5 months after I graduated. We’ve been married for 45 years.I didn’t select Scripps College because it was a women’s college. It just happened to be one. I liked the curriculum offerings. I liked the campus itself. I liked the idea that you could cross-register amongst the 5 undergraduate schools and thereby have a lot more offerings than what just one small school of 550 women could offer, but yet Scripps had its own identity. I wasn’t worried about the social life at a women’s college because there were lots of men studying at the other 4 undergraduate colleges.Think carefully about what you think you would prefer. There is no right or wrong answer. You just need to evaluate what you think would work for you. Educationally, Wellesley is superb, although it may not be any better than Brown or Duke. Socially, it’s very different. If it’s OK with you to reserve your male social contact for weekends (and it’s a little more complicated to make this happen), then go for it. Otherwise, go with Brown or Duke.

official written as Toda Embroidery: Pukhoor, A Tribal Traditional EmbroideryToda Embroidery: Pukhoor, A Tribal Traditional EmbroideryToda embroidery (source - Instagram)I along with my family traveled Ooty A hill station in Tamil Nadu, A family trip with a fun, food, travel, games, captured memories I mean Pictures, and lots of memories. When we were traveling, on the way to our hotel, I saw some different types of houses of the people residing there in those small huts, with no windows and oval-shaped. I couldn't resist myself to interact with the local people residing there. Though, Differences in our languages, I could communicate with a young girl named " Murthi ", in English. She was doing some unique embroidery work on her dress and I approached her and after a short conversation with her, I came to know about the Toda People and Toda Embroidery. The small huts in which they reside are called " Mundhs", a traditional settlement of Todas. The embroidery was so unique and known as " Toda Embroidery ".India is a country which has a rich culture, tradition, art music, literature, and sculpture and exhibits university in diversity through various charms of festivals, rituals, art music, costume, and languages. Embroidery is no exception. The Vedic literature of 5000 B.C. makes reference to embroidery work. The remains of Mohenjodaro of the Indus valley civilization reveal embroidery work as a manifestation of the artistic creativity of the people there. It is observed from ancient times, even primitive men did decorate themself through bodily decoration. Primitive man worshipped nature and it was one of the sources of inspiration from which he picked up motifs of floral, bird, and animal kingdom available geographically.India is world-famous for its rich heritage and traditional textiles, magnificent workmanship. It is a symbol to identify the groups of people religion-wise, culture-wise and designates the role, rank, and community at large. Each state in the country is unique by itself as far as textiles and embroidery are concerned. This is mainly because of the difference in the made of the people, availability of the indigenous textile material, ground fabric, influence of ecology, custom, festival, deity, occupation, skills, various motifs, the technique of stitch, and threads. Today embroidery as a form of art is universal. The impact of foreign influences figuratively speaking, the globalization of the embroidery art is manifested at a level of technical details. Indian culture, art, and traditions depict 'Diversity and Yet University'. In India, there is a various state having their own particular embroidery. One of which is Tamil Nadu famous for various embroidery and arts. The southern parts of Tamil Nadu are surrounded by very beautiful Nilgiri Hills.Let us see some detailed descriptions and information and discuss today's Toda Embroidery.IntroductionThe Toda Embroidery, also locally known as "pukhoor", which means flower, is an artwork among the Toda pastoral people of Nilgiris, in Tamil Nadu was made exclusively by their women. The embroidery, which has a fine finish, appears like a woven cloth but is made with the use of red and black threads with a white cotton cloth background. Both sides of the embroidered fabric are usable and the Toda people are proud of this heritage. Both men and women adorn themselves with the embroidered cloaks and shawls.This handicraft product is listed as a geographically tagged product and is protected under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act (GI Act) 1999 of the Government of India. It was registered by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks under the title "Toda Embroidery" and recorded at GI Application number 135 under Class 24, Class 25, and Class 26 as Textiles and Textile Goods, clothing, and Embroidery, respectively, in March 2013. A certificate of the GI registration was formally presented to the community leaders in June 2013. This was first initiated in 2008 and the agencies who supported this registration are the Toda Nalavaazhvu Sangam, Keystone Foundation, and Poompuhar.HistoryThe Todas (also known by names such as Tudas, Tudavans, and Today) who make this embroidery live as one small community, the population of 1,600 spread over 69 settlements, and about 400 of them are stated to be engaged in the embroidery work) in the Nilgiri Hills in the higher elevations of the Niligiri plateau, in Tamil Nadu. Apart from their vocation as herdsmen of buffaloes and cultivation in the grasslands, they are also involved in the the tradition of making many handicrafts items which includes traditional black and red embroidery practiced by the women of the community; the embroidery is usually made on their cloaks called "pootkhul(Zh)y" which is draped by both their men and women.Murray Emeneau, a well-known linguist of the Toda language, had referred to nine Toda embroidery designs in his paper published in 1937. There are earlier mention in the ancient ethnographic documents of the Toda women working on this art form in the western region of the Nilgiri plateau.Production ProcessThe local terms used to describe the embroidery work are 'kuty' or 'awtty' meaning "stitching" and 'kutyvoy' meaning the embroidered piece. The materials used in this work are roughly woven white cloth, woolen black and red threads with use occasionally of blue threads and manufactured needles. The designs developed relate to nature and the daily cycle of life.The fabric used is coarse bleached half white cotton cloth with bands; the woven bands on the fabric consist of two bands, one in red and one band in black, spaced at six inches. Karnol is the name of the embroidery done on the left part of the fabric, whereas the right part is known as karthal. The thread count is key for the embroidery to yield clean, impeccable, and detailed geometric motifs. The whole process is carried out by a darning stitch needle. Embroidery is limited to space within the bands and is done by using a single stitch darning needle. It is not done within an embroidery frame but is done by counting the warp and weft on the fabric which has a uniform structure by the reverse stitch method. To bring out a rich texture in the embroidered fabric, during the process of needle stitching, a small amount of tuft is deliberately allowed to bulge. A geometric pattern is achieved by counting the warp and weft in the cloth used for embroidery.In Toda embroidery, it seems that every stitch has a story to tell, a meaning that is waiting to be conveyed—for instance, it is believed that the black of the embroidery represents the goings-on of the netherworld, the red, the essence of the earth, while the white signifies empyrean elements.Though their favorite study is related to floral landscape, the patterns used in Toda embroidery do not cover many floral motifs but generally cover celestial bodies (like Sun and Moon), reptiles, animals, and horns of buffaloes, made in crimson and black colors. Rabbit ears are a constant depiction of the boundary of the embroidered cloth. Another common design in the form of black triangles in a box design is done in honor of their first priest. Women who do embroidery consider their work as a "tribute to Nature". A dead body is always wrapped in an embroidered fabric with traditional designs and then buried. However, colored stripes are used in fabrics of daily use. As a traditional garment, it is worn by both men and women at all ceremonial occasions and also at funerals. Elderly people of the community wear this cloth daily.The inspecting agency to oversee the quality of embroidery is the Textile Committee of the Ministry of Textiles of the Government of India.design collection (source - Instagram)Usage & DepictionsUsage of Toda embroidery (Source - Instagram)From drapes and upholstery to apparel such as kurtas, skirts, jackets, and the traditional puthukali, Toda embroidery's rich detailing can be sighted in several items. The textile received a Geographical Indication in 2012, giving the people of the tribe residing in the Nilgiris full control of making the authentic textile form.Even today, the puthukali is considered auspicious by the locals and draped by the bride and groom during a traditional ceremony, as well as by people during festivals. The dead are buried wrapped in it and the elders of the community, as well as the priests, can be seen clad in them. If you happen to be visiting Ooty, it is possible to buy various iterations of the textile.Status & Revival EffortsCheck out the official post Toda Embroidery: Pukhoor, A Tribal Traditional Embroidery