Nakshi Kantha

Essentials for Home, along with Samalay, Kolkata, are currently holding a Nakshi Kantha exhibition in Gulshan. Neelanjana Ghosh has brought her Kantha creations all the way from Kolkata. Costume designer by profession, Ghosh has kept up the tradition of modernization of the craft of Kantha along with her mother's mission to support needy women to become economically independent and help their own families. She not only works with traditional Indian motifs but also infuses international designs, which lend her creations a wider appeal round the world, she actually wishes to bring the world culturally closer in her craft.

The Nakshi Kantha exhibition was inaugurated by Michel Lummaux, the Ambassador of France to Bangladesh and celebrated actress Madhabi Mukherjee graced the occasion as the guest of honour. The exhibition, which will run till September 24, has designs woven on saris, cushion covers, quilt covers, bed sheets, scarves, handkerchiefs and many more. Ghosh has successfully brought her traditional thoughts and feelings through the medium of Nakshi Kantha to the people of Dhaka.