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International Museum of The Saree wrap-up

Graceful Fashion Exhibit

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
n November 12th, 2024 open-
ing reception of Splendor of
OSilk & Beyond, an initiative
of pop up, International Museum of
The Saree, welcomed the public in-
cluding many organization leaders of
Indian-South Asian, Caribbean and
Japanese diasporas, who also par-
ticipated in fashionable and virtual
display of exotic and vintage sarees,
sherwanis, kurtas, dhotis, lehengas,
kimonos and more from diplomatic,
judicial, professional and designer
communities.
The curation brags of Banarasi,
South Indian sarees, new historically Curators, Permanent Missions of Guyana, Suriname and participants: Indo-Caribbean musician, Terry Gajraj and com-
significant Indo-Caribbean & South munity leaders. PHOTO: International Museum of Sarees (IMAS)
American apparel, cancer aware-
ness-wellness saree to describe few
and an exciting preview of short doc-
umentary film, IM of The Saree, Act
1, with a message from founders of
International Museum of The Saree,
legendary musicians, Pt. Anup Jalo-
ta, Ustad Kamal Sabri and teaser
by Bollywood Star, Rahul Roy. The
exhibit has on reserve, audios of lec-
tures by legendary Pt. Ravi Shankar,
who taught music at City College,
CUNY.
Exclusive short film preview of
IM of The Saree and performances
by Terry Gajraj & Artiste Anjali of
Guyanese heritage followed an excit-
ing performance by renowned musi-
cian and composer, Ustad Kamal Sa-
bri and ensemble of musicians at the
opening reception, hosted by City
College of New York, Colon Powell tional, SACSS, Nataraja Arts, Vivarta
School of Civic & Global Leader- Arts, Sri Swaminarayan Baps Temple,
ship, City College Alumni and pop Mithila Center, Mala Desai School of
ups, IM of The Saree and Green Odissi Dance, Hearts of Change, Gra-
Fashion, Art & Design Museum. cie Mansion Conservancy, CUNY
The exhibit began on October employees and alumni, diaspora fam-
15th and concluded on 11th of De- ilies, and leaders of various organiza-
cember 2024 at City College in New tions, communities and diasporas of
York City. Those interested in viewing countries (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
this eccentric and fashionable exhibi- Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Guy-
tion of legendary icons’ apparel, ac- ana, Caribbean, Bangladesh, South
cessories, short film and audios in the Africa, Zambia, Pakistan, Europe,
Cohen Gallery & Archives, should China & Korea) were apt to partici-
contact by email and ask for private pate in.
curations. International Museum of Sarees
This is an ongoing initiative of In- may be reached by contacting team
ternational Museum of The Saree to IM of The Saree or co-founder, Ash-
archive development of arts, culture vini Persaud on email or visit its social
and people, which GOPIO Interna- media handles and website.

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