Tara Arts Pennants

This banner celebrates Shakti, the goddess of power, and illustrates the dynamic creative forces empowering her daughters. Drawing on the rich textile heritage and embroidery techniques of South Asia, the group have used recycled saris and fabrics kindly donated by women local to Tara Arts, in south west London. This banner commemorates trail-blazers such as Suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh, activist, Malala Yousafzai, freedom-fighter Sarojini Naidu, trade unionist Jayaben Desai, astronaut Kamala Chawla, and artist Amrita Sher-Gill. These are just some of the Asian women who, through their actions over the 100 years, provide inspiration today.

“Working on this project has made me feel like coming home. I have made new friends and learnt so much about other women.”
Lorna Marshall, workshop participant.

Tara is an award-winning multicultural theatre in London, home to a world of stories, from the classic to the new. Committed to connecting worlds, audiences are invited to step through the Indian front door into a world of colour, where the small is global. Tara hosts and produces a variety of shows including theatre, comedy, music and family performances.