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When ajrakh meets swaraj

Artist Shelly Jyoti's textile exhibition sees her work with centuries old ajrakh designs on khadi cloth to preserve the technique and place it in the modern context of Gandhi's vision of independence

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Six bowls, bound by duty, ajrakh  printing and dyeing on khadi fabric

Six bowls, bound by duty, ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric

The third stop of textile artist Shelly Jyoti's travelling exhibition is a result of a decade of research and contemporising Mahatma Gandhi's principles which she feels are relevant today - swadeshi, swaraj, swadharma and sarvoday. Jyoti had worked with ajrakh printing and dying techniques to create her Gandhian-themed works on khadi.

"My works are centred on historical references within the cultural context of modern Indian history and contemporary fans with a huge focus on Gandhi," she shares. This exhibition is about Swaraj— self reliance, which actually began in 2008, when Jolly explored the idea of Swadharma —one's duty towards their country; and sarvoday that also means upliftment of all.

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