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A rich cultural heritage of their country that Indians are yet to fully appreciate is its textile traditions. Recent research is throwing up fascinating facts about this field. Moreover, many ancient designs and weaves continue as living traditions.
At Oxford Bookstore-Gallery on February 11, Rosemary Crill a specialist in Indian textiles, author of texts like India Ikat Textiles and currently Deputy Curator of the Indian and South East Asian Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, will capture the multi-textured magic to be found in the warp and woof of Indian textile history in her talk on the occasion of the launch of her latest book Trade, Temple and Craft: Indian Textiles from the Tapi Collection (Co-authored by her with Stephen Cohen and Ruth Barnes).
The event is being co-presented by Sutra, an organisation dedicated to the documentation and preservation of India's textile heritage.
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THE Ballygunje Music Conference, in association with Emami, presents a music performance on February 12 at the Birla Sabhaghar featuring some of the country's leading artistes. The star-studded cast for the evening's programme includes Shiv Kumar Sharma on the santoor, Bikram Ghosh and Samar Saha on Tabla; vocals by Ustad Rashid Khan; and a Bharatanatyam performance by danseuse Malabika Sen. For connoisseurs of Indian performing arts, this promises to be an evening to cherish.
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THREE international greats in Fusion Jazz perform in India for the first time with shows in Kolkata. Swedish bassist Jonas Helborg — rated as one of the top five bass guitarists in the world and equally adept at both intimate acoustic music and powerful electric jazz — teams up with guitarist Shawn Lane (reputed to be one of the world's fastest guitarists) and drummer Andrea Marchesini (founder of the famous music project "Andrea Marchesini's Jazz Pot") to give Kolkatans a show they will not forget in a hurry.
With a performance first at The Park's Someplace Else and then at the open air Nazrul Manch on February 10 (where they will team up with Skinny Alley), Helborg and company will rock the city with their powerful, heart stopping melding of rock and jazz characterised by furious tempos, rapid-fire percussion and dexterous bass and guitar lines.
ARUNDHATI RAY
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