Sunapranta- Goa Centre for the Arts, Altino, Panjim, recently hosted an exhibition by photographer Bharat Sikka, titled ‘Where the flowers still grow’.
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The photo series is based on Sikka’s discovery of Mirza Waheed’s novel The Collaborator, which tells the story of a young Kashmiri man’s struggle with his own sense of self, buffeted by the exigencies of history and the present. This propelled Sikka to make numerous visits to Kashmir in 2014 and 2015, travelling throughout the region to photograph the people who live there, to attempt to make some sense of their dilemma through his own personal experience.
Designer Ninoshka showcased her latest handloom collection called the khadi - shibori collection at the grand finale of the International fashion week held at Taj Vivanta, Panjim.
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Published May 22, 2017, 6:26 AM IST
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15 models sashed slowly down the ramp accompanied by original instrumental music by a talented young duo Udhav Naik on guitar, and Kishore Bandodkar on the tabla ; playing amidst scented candles and flowers giving the whole show a totally natural unconventional look. The collection bought two eastern crafts together, as “Itajime Shibori”, a hand dyeing technique of Japanese origin was used on khadi to create fluid garments dyed in organic dyes like lac and madder. In…
