🧵 Drawing Dignity: A Fulbright Scholar’s Tribute to the Banarasi Weavers
By Lenin Raghuvanshi
On a warm May evening, I witnessed something extraordinary at KA Gallery, Varanasi — an art exhibition by Fulbright-Nehru Scholar Natalie Callahan that beautifully honored the untold stories of Banarasi weavers.
Her graphite sketches do more than depict labor — they dignify it. In a world where fast fashion overshadows craftsmanship, Natalie’s work uplifts the soul of a syncretic, resilient community.
More than art — this is resistance, remembrance, and a call for justice.
📍Next: a visionary plan for a Textile Museum in Varanasi.
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