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Limited Edition of 10- Part 2: Women in Bengal-Education - Limited Edition of 10 Photograph

Ankita Das

Switzerland

Photography, Color on Paper

Size: 11.8 W x 16.5 H x 0.1 D in

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This work is an attempt to use fashion as commentary to understand the evolution of the social identity of an upper-caste Bengali Hindu woman, specifically the bhadramahila in the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. When the British took control over Bengal, they had a poor opinion of the role of women in society. This forced the bhadralok to encourage their women to play a bigger role in the society, which included greater physical freedom, access to education and non-domestic work. The social contact between the ruler and the ruled encouraged revaluation of societal norms. Hence, the bhadramahila became a model, as an attempt to amalgamate virtues of new and old, on traditional Hindu womanly qualities, mixed with modern features of the Victorian image of a perfect lady. This work traces this evolution from the purdah system to getting an education to being a helpmeet to embodying all the values to become a perfect woman to going out more often out of their houses to rally for freedom.

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Photography:Color on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:10

Size:11.8 W x 16.5 H x 0.1 D in

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Constantly juggling between the identity of a photographer who designs and a designer who photographs, Ankita is a communication designer by profession, a National Geographic Photo Camp alumnus & teaching assistant and a Student Advisory Board member of VisionWorkshops while wearing a lot of other hats. The inertia of her design practice is in motion towards creating work that matters- work which informs, engages and stimulates the audience. A recent graduate of MA, Design- Space and Communication from HEAD Geneva, Ankita has collaborated with esteemed institutions such as the Financial Times, National Geographic Photo Camp, Dorling Kindersley (a division of Penguin Random House), Imperial College London, and the Ministry of Textiles (Government of India). Her work has been exhibited in various locations, including the United States, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, Ireland, and Spain. She won the best Graduation Project in the department of Fashion Communication among all 15 centres of National Institute of Fashion Technology, India. Her notable exhibitions include being in the PhotoVogue festival, Milan, Peckham 24 festival, London and the National Geographic Photo Camp Exhibition at the Kennedy Centre, Washington DC.

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