Neelanjana Ghose

Neelanjana has been working with the kantha craft for over four decades. She started in the mid 80s, assisting her mother – the pioneer of kantha revival and National Award winner, Sreelata Sarkar, and has since dedicated her life in carrying forward this legacy. Neelanjana has woven in her eclectic sensibilities in the traditional art form and has significantly contributed to making its appeal more global.

Neelanjana is also a well-known costume designer and has worked in over 20 feature films, including those of Goutam Ghose (all his features), Bedabrata Pyne (Chittagong), Suman Ghosh (Podokkhep), and Anjan Das (Shanjbatir Roopkathat).

o She has held several exhibitions of her kantha creations in Kolkata, Dhaka, Hyderabad, Bombay, Delhi, Rome.

o Showcased her collection in Göteberg, Sweden with Wendell Rodricks and Rahul Mishra in 2010.

o Conceptualised and designed a show on the Mahabharata in 2011

o Associated with the Bishwa Bangla – a West Bengal Govt. initiated Brand from 2016.

o She has also authored a book on the kantha craft.

o Over the last three decades, she has worked exclusively with and for the development of underprivileged women.