An immersive exploration of the Tagore family’s enduring influence on Bengal’s textile heritage. This two-day event spotlights their role as...
An immersive exploration of the Tagore family’s enduring influence on Bengal’s textile heritage. This two-day event spotlights their role as trendsetters—fusing colonial-Brahmo dress codes, pioneering Batik in Santiniketan, and fostering a Swadeshi aesthetic that shaped Bengal’s cultural fabric
Where: Kolkata Centre for
Creativity, Amphitheatre, First Floor
When: Friday, 21 February
2025 & Saturday, 22 February 2025
Timings: 21 February 2025
from 5:00 PM – 7:15 PM
& 22 February 2025 from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Highlights
21 February 2025
5:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Batik, Alpona & Tagore Aesthetics
· Tuli Batik & Natural
Dyes by Esha Mukherjee (Research Scholar, Textile Design Department,
Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati), showcasing the evolution of Batik
from craft to art.
· Alpona Traditions &
Live Demonstration by Sudakshina Ghosh.
· Tagore Performance
Traditions by Purnima Ghosh.
· Dance Performance:
Aesthetics of Tagore by Aindrila Ghosh and Team.
22 February 2025
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Sartorial Identity, Khadi & Folk
Narratives
· Sriniketan and its
Pioneering Work in Artistic Crafts (1920s-1930s) by Uma Das Gupta
(Former Research Professor, Social Science Division, Indian
Statistical Institute, Kolkata),
tracing Sriniketan’s contribution to the artistic crafts
movement in Santiniketan.
· Thakur Barir Saaj Poshak by
Reba Som (Historian & Writer), featuring a choreographed
fashion show by Neelay Sengupta, exploring colonial modernity
and Brahmo dress codes in
Bengal.
· Spinning Weaving Songs:
Folk Tales of Bengali Female Spinners narrated by Sangeeta
Datta, with a musical performance by Dipannita Acharya and Band
(Folk Foundation).
The performances are curated by Dr. Sangeeta Datta.
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