This Tuesday, the city hosts a unique seminar that will discuss how fabrics from North-East India have held stories and fables in their intricate weaves What: Woven Tales from the North East by The Morarka Cultural Centre. 
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(Above) Monpa girl wearing a coat in wool with woven details along the lower half in black, white, green and yellow on a maroon base</td></tr></tbody></table>When: January 16, 2.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Where: National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Nariman Point Entry: Free and open to all What to expect: Conceptualised by Siyahi, this one-day conference explores story-telling traditions through textiles from Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Manipur. Panel of speakers include Zasha Colah, Rahul Bhattacharya, Sentila Yanger, Desmond L Kharmawphlang, Cherrie Chhangte and K Sobita Devi. Sessions will trace narratives in various North Eastern textile forms like The Luingamla Keshan, Naga Shawls, the Sherdukpens, Hmar and Paitei textiles and Manipur textiles. The North-Eastern states with their unique motifs, weaves, dyes and prints, have been an age-old medium for sharing tales, recording legends and perpetuating myths and folklore. WOVEN TALES FROM THE NORTH-EAST The Luingamla Keshan 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm Speakers: Zasha Colah, Rahul Bhattacharya The naga shawls 3.35 pm to 4.35 pm Speakers: Sentila Yanger 4.35 pm to 4.55 pm tea break The sherdukpens 5 pm to 5.50 pm Speakers: Desmond L Kharmawphlang Hmar and Paitei textiles 6 pm to 6.50 pm Speakers: Cherrie Chhangte The Manipur textiles 7 pm to 7.50 pm Speakers: K. Sobita Devi Aye Kuzu Le weavers song by the Sumi Tribe from Nagaland 8 pm to 8.30 pm

This Tuesday, the city hosts a unique seminar that will discuss how fabrics from North-East India have held stories and fables in their intricate weaves

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