In the pre-puja shopping spree that engulfs Kolkata, thousands of shops sell millions of saris every year. In a move to step out in the mainstream, transgender and queer (lesbian-gay-bisexual) artists of the city will sell saris they have designed and produced along with jewellery. Read: Transgenders arrange flood relief in Bengal for the first time“We were thinking of such an effort for quite some time, and finally decided to hold it just before Durga Puja. (Photo courtesy: Amra Odbhut)The products to be displayed will include hand-embroidered saris, T- shirts, apart from jewellery. The members of Amra Odbhut said the jewellery will be priced between Rs 250 and Rs 2,500.

Source: Hindustan Times September 09, 2017 07:30 UTC