9.30 pm (Thursday) > Anita Dongre
Serpentine roots of a tree glowed on the ramp, the camera lens in an AV zoomed right into the withered face of a rural artisan, the radiant Dia Mirza spoke of the significance of Indian crafts and models in understated, elegant and most importantly, wearable apparel rocked the runway — Anita Dongre drove home the point to ‘Revive, Sustain and Empower’ with her ode to the Indian craftsmanship through her new collection, Grassroot.

Designer Anita Dongre and Dia Mirza with 26 craftswomen from Gujarat who were the showstoppers for Dongre’s Grassroot line. Pic/Shadab Khan