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"A garment once considered by young people to be traditional and uncomfortable has in recent years evolved into a modern expression of identity and resistance. The exhibition explores how designers and craftspeople are reshaping the ways in which the sari is understood, designed, made and worn in India today.--Nadia Khomani ""The Guardian"" Seeing the sari reclaimed to represent where India is going, as opposed to where it has been, is a powerful moment.--Billie Bhatia ""Vogue"" Shows how a wide range of diverse voices and personas have adopted the sari.--Babette Radclyffe-Thomas ""Costume Society"" Surprises abound... including a sari and baton belonging to feminist Gulabi Gang leader Sampat Pal and saris worn by a skateboarder, a mountain climber, and more.--Vittoria Benzine ""Artnet"""

A garment once considered by young people to be traditional and uncomfortable has in recent years evolved into a modern expression of identity and resistance. The exhibition explores how designers and craftspeople are reshaping the ways in which the sari is understood, designed, made and worn in India today.--Nadia Khomani ""The Guardian"" Seeing the sari reclaimed to represent where India is going, as opposed to where it has been, is a powerful moment.--Billie Bhatia ""Vogue"" Shows how a wide range of diverse voices and personas have adopted the sari.--Babette Radclyffe-Thomas ""Costume Society"" Surprises abound... including a sari and baton belonging to feminist Gulabi Gang leader Sampat Pal and saris worn by a skateboarder, a mountain climber, and more.--Vittoria Benzine ""Artnet""

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Priya Khanchandani is the head of curatorial and interpretation at the Design Museum, London.

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