Aug 17 2025 to Aug 17 2025 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

RITU RAAG: The Living Textile Calendar of India is a thematic fashion presentation by Prasad Bidapa, inspired by Chandra Jain’s Ritu Samhar. It celebrates India’s six seasons through 16 handwoven Banarasi brocades dyed with natural colours.

Nine models showcase sarees representing each month, with narration, lighting, and live music guiding the audience through Basant’s spring blossoms, Grishma’s summer austerity, Varsha’s romantic monsoons, Sharad’s luminous autumn, Hemant’s crisp pre-winter, and Shishir’s colourful farewell to winter. Each segment blends seasonal imagery, festivals, and classical music, from Raga Bahar in Basant to Basant in Shishir – evoking India’s cultural and ecological rhythms.

The finale unites all models against a timelapse backdrop of the year’s changing landscapes, affirming that these sarees are “living calendars”, woven stories of nature, tradition, and artistry to be carried forward in both cloth and consciousness.

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Curators

Chandra Jain
Founder-President, Kadambari
Chandra Jain is a long-time advocate of India’s crafts and textiles. As Founder-President of Kadambari and a passionate promoter of Banaras brocade for over two decades, she has played a pivotal role in reviving and supporting traditional artisans through design, awareness, and market development.

She has curated and led numerous landmark exhibitions across India, and her work has been recognized for its impact on sustaining endangered craft traditions. Chandra’s approach combines cultural integrity with contemporary relevance, making heritage accessible and meaningful to modern audiences.

Prasad Bidappa
Fashion Stylist & Choreographer
Prasad Bidappa is a fashion industry veteran with four decades of being in the eye of the storm. Prasad runs an event management firm that specialises in fashion shows & promotions. He particularly enjoys working with heritage Indian textiles and his work in Rajasthan, Karnataka & many other states resulted in a major rediscovery of Indian textiles which revived the fortunes of hundreds of weavers, artisans & craftsmen. His most recent shows were with the weavers of Benares whose work he showcased in both traditional & modern idioms. He met his wife Judith when they were both cast in a stage production of Ira Levin’s murder mystery Veronica’s Room. They live in Bangalore on a farm with ten dogs and three cats, one of whom is an infrequent visitor.