#Sutr Santati

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Some pictures from the Sutr Santati exhibition in New Delhi, a textile exhibition that brings together various diverse weaving methods and fabrics if the country.

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Hanging by a Thread by Lakshmi Madhavan: Fine cotton with zari fabric by Aravind Vijayan and family; Kerala - The words "anybody", "nobody", "somebody", "everybody" is woven into the fabric and morphs binaries between caste, class, gender.

The Moon Birds by Bappaditya Biswas: Cotton; West Bengal - Artist's involvement in reviving Jamdani weaving

Antarman by Sukanya Garg: Habotai silk , Gujarat - Using visuals of cellular biology to create iterations of the crescent moon (symbol of the flow of time), the textile symbolises the journey towards the timeless self, finding out own inner voice and self realization.

Tota Maina ki Kahani, Himroo ki Zubani by Ahmed Saeed Qureshi, Imran Ahmed Qureshi, Shaikh Yaseen: Cotton, Silk; Maharashtra - Based on the folklore of the love of the parrot and the mynah, the artist asks where will the birds perch now to chirp away and express their love? He feels it is no longer possible with the number of trees being cut down.

Curated by Lavina Baldota

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Textile exhibition in New Delhi: Sutr Santati

Textile exhibition in New Delhi: Sutr Santati

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Sunday Long Reads: Childhood obesity in India, Gandhi’s relationship RSS, Sutr Santati exhibition, book reviews, and more

Sunday Long Reads: Childhood obesity in India, Gandhi’s relationship RSS, Sutr Santati exhibition, book reviews, and more

Normally when girls turn 16, there is a spring in their step, they gain body confidence and a certain carriage born out of self-esteem. Rohini Gupta* didn’t have any of this. She was waiting to turn 16 so that she could have a life-saving bariatric surgery, just so that she could breathe and walk easy. Weighing 100 kg, she had Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, high cholesterol and blood pressure.…