Vibha Mitra

My Women – Ruby Pal Choudhury

My Women – Ruby Pal Choudhury
Ruby Pal Chowdhury, the living legend, a repository of immense knowledge on Indian textiles and craft. I knew her from...
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My Women – Indira Gandhi

My Women – Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi was a politician, a prime minister in my growing up years. She announced the Emergency and everyone spoke...
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My Women – My Mother

My Women – My Mother
While growing up we went through difficult times but my mother managed by upcycling clothes. Table cloths covered trunks to...
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Papri Basak

Papri Basak
I have to talk about Papri. I met this spunky young girl teaching at the Art School in Santiniketan, her...
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The Cream One

The Cream One
I always knew that “Kantha” the Bengal art of quilting was layers of cloth embellished with motifs in a running...
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The Blue One

The Blue One
The Dhakai Jamdanis we wore were always fragile. They tore easily after a couple of wears and no one knew...
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Qissa 3.0 Mistakes

Let me discuss some I encountered before I elaborate my journey I wanted a fair priced store providing good quality...
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Qissaa 1.0, The Sutradhar

Qissaa 1.0, The Sutradhar
The Qissaa, the anecdote, albeit story of mine Why “Sutradhar”… Sutra is the thread, the yarn, the narrative… “dhar “...
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Qissa 4.0 Upcycling

A Darzi came to our house every week. My ma had a stock of pattern books, Burda, Women and Home,...
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Qissaa 2.0, The Store

Qissaa 2.0, The Store
The mad rush to find a place , my heart settled on this very rundown ground floor of an old...
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Qissaa 2.1 The Store

Qissaa 2.1 The Store
Why “Sutradhar”… Sutra is the thread, the yarn, the narrative… “dhar “ is holding together, the knot, the weave. Together...
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Qissaa 1.1 Qissaa Women The Photoshoot

Qissaa 1.1 Qissaa Women The Photoshoot
I met Paramita, a creative dancer who used art to promote concepts. A teacher at Opus also a frien Eshan...
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Snap Knots

Snap Knots
Many moons ago, maybe half a super moon ago, as soon as we turned 18, all North Indian girls trooped...
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We Care Initiative under The Opus Foundation

We Care Initiative under The Opus Foundation
Amphan and Covid Reach out for Help  
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Love for old, Love for tradition

Love for old, Love for tradition
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A woman I am!

A woman I am!
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Own The Past ~Pass to the Future

Own The Past ~Pass to the Future
Own The Past ~Pass to the future
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Mahatma – The Right Way

Mahatma – The Right Way
I grew up an idealist and critical of the Mahatma. His attitude towards Kasturba and son piqued me. His Experiments...
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A Biography ~ Ramblings

My journey at Qissaa has been focussed exciting wayward adventurous. My love for textiles prompted me to ask pertinent questions...
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A Biography ~ Ma sari

A Biography ~  Ma sari
  The story travels back 30 years when my love affair with Indian textiles began. My ma marched me down...
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Work Experience Then

  2016 – Till date 2021 – Research Consultant For an online story telling portal in collaboration with Takshila Foundation...
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Work Experience Now

Work Experience Ongoing                      OWN THE PAST             To create Heritage Awareness www.ownthepast.org AUTHOR AND CONTENT WRITER www.vibhamitra.com  Vibhamitra on...
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Who

Once upon a time… The story travels back 35 years when my love affair with Indian textiles began. My ma...
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Statement of purpose

 If one were to ask my friends to describe me they would describe me as a very pleasant, diverse, active...
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Skill Sets

Skill Sets Inter-personal Relations : Networking, contacting people, client follow ups, PR Writing with elan. Can process and distil information...
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Profile Book

Profile Name of Book Odds and Bends   Author Vibha Mitra ·         Phone ·         Email ·         Address ·         URL 9830933434...
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Love for sarees

Once upon a time… The story travels back 30 years when my love affair with Indian textiles began. My ma...
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Love for heritage

Love for Heritage The love for everything old or ancient probably started with tales of mythology, grandeur and valour we...
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Why Qissaa

WHY QISSAA Textile narratives!  Legends of the Indian artisan. Regional traditions, culture and history! Qissaa is the yarn, anecdote, the...
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Give Back

  The Opus Foundation In an endeavor to make a difference to the have nots, I had started an NGO...
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Education and Plus

vibha mitra Education 2006 Exec MBA from Indian Institute of Management Joka 1987 Llb from Calcutta University 1986 Passed the...
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