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Professor of History Lisa Trivedi, left, with textile artist Shelly Jyoti at Indigo: The Blue Gold II, which Trivedi curated in New Delhi, India.
Lisa Trivedi, the Jane D. and Ellis E. Bradford ’45 Distinguished Writing Chair and Professor of History, celebrated the opening of Indigo: The Blue Gold II, a retrospective of Indian contemporary textile artist Shelly Jyoti in New Delhi, India’s, Bikaner House.

Trivedi has been working with Jyoti for a dozen years, first contributing catalogue essays to Jyoti’s exhibitions, and, more recently, serving as curator of two exhibitions. Indigo featured Jyoti’s art, which makes use of a reverse printing process known in India and Pakistan as ajrakh (literally: blue/indigo) done on khadi, or homespun, home woven cloth. The exhibition was composed of 118 pieces, including 35 completed in the last 18 months on the theme of migration, that were created over a period of 18 years.  

The retrospective was covered in Indian media outlets that include Deccan Press, Tourism Quest, Daily Pioneer, and French Press Global.

The exhibition has been invited to the India Art and Architecture Biennale beginning December 4.

Posted November 13, 2026

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