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Designer's new gift for Kolkata

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST

"Let's do it in Kolkata this time, the city of discerning audiences. This city never fails to honour a work of art. Veda is my gift to the city of (Rabindranath) Tagore and (Satyajit) Ray," Bal said as the architectural spendour showcasing various oriental influences including Mughal minaret work was unveiled this evening.

Intensely concerned with design as an art form, the world-famed fashion designer drew on history, fantasy and folklores in Indian scriptures to conjure an impression of the bygone era and bring back the magic.

No detailing should jar, or stick out, the visitor should have equal visual and culinary experience, which should gel, as designing is an art manifested in each and every walk

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