India, Oct. 31 -- Today, one might give their mother's old bell-bottoms from the 70s a miss but one would never say no to grandmother's handcrafted silk or Banarsi saris. It would in fact occupy the realm of classy and vintage, believes Shobha Deepak Singh, a Padma Shri Awardee, who presented an exhibition of antique textiles - Vastra Shobha . The collection consisted of a wide variety of silk, Ikat, Patola and Banarasi saris as well as a range of colourful dupattas .

She said, "Indian textiles and weaving techniques have been around from time immemorial and can be traced back to the Indus Valley Civilisation. Through this exhibition, I not only wanted to express my love towards them but also help the regional weavers to actually keep tr...