Dhakai Sari

1951

Partition Museum
Amritsar, India

This Dhakai Sari, gifted to Bakul Chandra at her Wedding in 1951, was carried by her when she migrated in 1955 from Comilla, (then) East Pakistan to India. Donated to the Partition Museum by Bakul Chanda.

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Title: Dhakai Sari
Date Created: 1951
Type: photograph
Medium: Cloth

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Dhakai Sari

1951

Partition Museum
Amritsar, India

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