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Screening: Bridging Tradition and Modernity through Craftsmanship in India

by Program in South Asian Studies

Film Screening

Thu, Apr 24, 2025

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room A71

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

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Join the film's director, Pia Sarah Haykel '25, for a screening of her film, Bridging Tradition and Modernity through Craftsmanship in India. Q&A with Professor Divya Cherian to follow.

This film is dedicated to garment designers and patrons in India, highlighting the craftsmen who have masterfully reworked classical Indian and Indo-Persian motifs, traditional textile designs, and techniques into contemporary fashion. Through interviews with leading textile and garment designers, the film aims to showcase the taste and economy underpinning the success of Indian craftsmanship.

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Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room A71

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

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Co-hosted with: Princeton Institute for International & Regional Studies, Program in South Asian Studies (OWNER), Center for Global India

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