Languages of resistance in Kashmir - Wednesday 2nd @ 18.30

An Anthology of Drape - Sunday 29th @ 16.00

A vocal advocate for India's design and craft communities, Malika is the Founder of Border&Fall - a strategic and creative agency working with India's leading design talent. In 2017, Border&Fall created and produced ‘The Sari Series: An Anthology of Drape’, a cultural digital documentation of India’s regional sari drapes.
 
This non-profit project includes over 80 how-to drape films and 3 independent art films. Launched in the fall of 2017, this free digital resource documents the various regional sari drapes of India through a short film. Since its release, it has been viewed over 1 million times online, and across exhibitions including 'Items: Is Fashion Modern?' (Museum of Modern Art 2018) and is online at Google Arts and Culture. Malika will take the audience through the creation of the project, focused on future cultural narratives of the sari and its drape.  
 
Created with the lead patronage of Good Earth and additional support from Verve, Raw Mango and Kickstarter, the creative team for this project includes the visions of its Producer/Creative Director, Malika Verma Kashyap; Sari Advisor, Rta Kapur Chishti & team; Filmmakers Bon Duke, Pooja Kaul and Q; Associate Creative Directors Rashmi Varma and Deep Kailey, along with the advisory of Sunitha Kumar Emmart and Sanjay Garg.

About Abha Dalmia: Abha Dalmia has been a pioneer in the revival of woven textiles in the region of Varanasi. Her traditional Benarsi sarees bespeak cultural heritage.  Her main forte is interesting blends of fabrics in the form of brocades, tanchois , silk organzas and georgettes. She has also revived the multi layered ghagras (lehenga) in the form of kalis In the numerous looms that she owns , her only concentration is experimenting with the ancient patterns and fusing it with a modern blend so that they can be accepted today. Her colour palette is a blend of all the colours of nature with its vibrant hues.

Malika Verma Kashyap

Founder of Border & Fall

A vocal advocate for India’s design and craft communities, Malika is the Founder of Border&Fall – a strategic and creative agency working with India’s leading design talent. In 2017, she created and produced ‘The Sari Series: An Anthology of Drape’, a cultural digital documentation of India’s regional sari drapes.

Malika moved to India from Canada a decade ago with extensive experience across fashion brand management, sales and retail operations. Previous work experiences include National Retail Operations Manager for Tommy Hilfiger India, and Brand Manager at Filippa K. A contributing writer for publications including Vogue India, Architectural Digest and Freund von Freunden, she has spoken at The Jaipur Literature Festival and Bhutan Mountain Echoes Literary Festival. She is an Advisory Board member of Lucknow’s Kalhath Institute and was on the 2017 MoMA Advisory Council for ‘Items: Is Fashion Modern?’.