We are delighted to announce an 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, ‘𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗸𝗵𝘆𝗮: 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗧𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗻’ at Arthshila Santiniketan. This is a part of the ongoing exhibition ‘𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀’ curated by Archi Banerjee in collaboration with Deena Pindoria.

𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦:
𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆
𝟲 𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹

An 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 that weaves together music, memory and community-history, Tangail Shari Taar Garober Dhan is a heartfelt performance by artists from Phulia’s migrant weaver families, sharing their community’s journey—from the roots of the Tangail sari in Bangladesh to rebuilding a thriving tradition in West Bengal after Partition. Through song, storytelling and narration, they bring to life the community pride, resilience, creativity, and cross-border heritage, woven into the very thread of their existence. It narrates, in a story format how the Tangail sari evolved from its origins in Tangail (now in Bangladesh) through innovations like the “Jhap” and Jacquard designs to gain popularity.

And eventually, how the partition led to Phulia becoming the new heart of the Tangail weaving tradition, transforming it into one of the major centres for handloom weaving in West Bengal and India.

The 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗷𝗲𝗲 will lead a 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 of the exhibition ‘Shifted Identities’ before the performance, setting the stage for this intimate musical narration.

𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗷𝗲𝗲 is a designer, craft researcher, and scholar specializing in South Asian art history, with a focus on living traditions and textile crafts.

𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Arthshila Santiniketan, Plot no. 424, Mouza Shyambati. P.S: Santiniketan, Bolpur, West Bengal

We look forward to your presence!