Bangladesh-origin Dhakai Jamdani sarees were set on fire during a protest in Kolkata against atrocities against Hindus in the neighbouring country. The protest, organized by the Bengali Hindu ...

“In that moment, I felt an overwhelming sense of acceptance,” says Sudipa, who showcased the same sari at an exhibition in Calcutta titled Queering the Six Yards. The exhibition organised at the ...

a tussar silk matha paar sari and a cotton zari sari from Nadia on display at the exhibition at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity Pre-Independence, unified Bengal’s textile legacy included not just ...